Teaching and supervision

Supervision

I have supervised number of students, both on undergraduate and graduate level. In addition, I have advised various masters’ and doctorate students. All supervised students have worked on marine ecology or biology projects. I have acted as an external examiner for a number of masters’ thesis examinations.

Alumni students’ thesis:

Alumni summer-students' projects:

  • Arctic Tern migration and movement - Iceland, Angola and Namibia.Victor Wendulika Agostinho. Summer Research project funded by RANNIS Student Innovation Fund 2020.
  • The value of Arctic Tern colonies for Eiders and Eiderfarming. Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir og Hjörleifur Finnsson. Summer Research project funded by RANNIS Student Innovation Fund 2020.
  • Kríuvarp á Seltjarnarnesi - ásamt öðru fuglalífi 2019. Unnið fyrir Umhverfisnefnd Seltjarnarness. Nemendur: Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir og Elísa Skúladóttir.
  • Sjófugl í borginni: Lífsbarátta borgarkríunnar og samlífi með mennskum nágrönnum. Nemi: Hrafnhildur Vala Friðriksdóttir. Summer Research project funded by RANNIS Student Innovation Fund , 2018.
  • Úr hafi að jökli: gildi hafræns næringarefnaflutnings fyrir þróun landvistkerfa við hopandi jökla. Nemi: Elísa Skúladóttir. Summer Research project funded by RANNIS Student Innovation Fund , 2018.
  • Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea as indicator of mairne conditions - diet and productivity of Arctic Terns on Snæfellsnes. Steinunn Guðmundsdóttir. Summer Research project funded by RANNIS Student Innovation Fund 2010.
  • Impact of weather on attendance of breeding guillemots in seabird cliffs. Dóra G. Þórarinsdóttir student at The Icelandic Teaching College (KHÍ) Summer Research project funded by RANNIS Student Innovation Fund 2006.

 

Lectures and practical classes

Since 2006, I have taught in 24 different courses (>3000 hours) at Universities in Iceland and UK, mostly in marine themed courses, both at undergraduate and masters’ levels. I have supervised number of students and been an opponent/examiner of master’s thesis defense.

Table with overview of my teaching (in Icelandic)

Table with overview of my teaching (in English)

 

List of teaching 

  • 2022
  •  2021
  • 2018 – 2021
  • 2017
    • University of Akureyri: Marine Ecology Lecturer for the Fisheries Management Program.
  • 2016 – 2017
    • University of Iceland: Primary supervisor of two BSc dissertations in marine ecology.
  • 2014 – 2016
    • University of Exeter: Lecturer on marine biology Bahamas field course and on terrestrial biology Scotland field course. Teaching assistant in vertebrate practical in 2014 and 2015. Advisor of two MSc dissertation completed in September 2015 and 2016.
  • 2013 – 2015
    • University of Iceland: Lecturer in Fish Biology (supervisory teacher), Vertebrate Zoology (taught 1/3 of the course on fish), Environmental Issues, Tourism and Environment, Ornithology, Behavioural Ecology, and lab demonstrator for Invertebrate Zoology.
  • 2011
    • University of East Anglia: Demonstrator on MSc statistics modules, and on MSc field course on estuarine ecology.
  • 2010
    • University of East Anglia: Demonstrator on 1st year Biodiversity module.
  • 2009, 2010
    • University of Iceland: Teaching Assistant on Ornithology 3rd year field course.
  • 2009
    • Co-supervisor of BSc dissertation research at the Agricultural University of Iceland.
  • 2006
    • University of Iceland: Demonstrator in Entomology Lab and Zoology Field course.
  • 2006
    • Co-supervisor of BA dissertation research at The Teaching College of Iceland.
  • 2004
    • Centre of Schooling and Continuous Education, Vestmannaeyjar: Two-day lectures on the Fishing Industry and the Environment for people in Fishing Industry.