The University Centre of the Westfjords will be closed over part of the Easter holidays. The building will be closed on Good Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4. The entrance from Suðurgata will be locked, and key cards will not be active during that time. In case of emergency, please call 844 3148.

From 16 March to 1 April, the course Planning for Climate Change in Coastal Regions: Adaptation and Mitigation is taught at the University Centre of the Westfjords, where students take a closer look at one of the most pressing issues facing coastal communities today.

From 16 March to 1 April, the course Aquaculture, Environment, and Society is taking place at the University Centre of the Westfjords.

From March 2–13, students at the University Centre of the Westfjords are diving into the world of Marine Spatial Planning — a field that sits right at the meeting point of ocean use, environmental sustainability, and decision-making.

A course exploring how people and societies respond to crisis is now underway at the University Centre of the Westfjords. Running from March 2–13, Coping with Disasters introduces students to the foundations of Disaster Risk Management while encouraging them to think deeply about how disasters take shape and what helps individuals and communities recover when hardship strikes.

From February 9–27, the University Centre of the Westfjords holds the course Outlook to the Future: Coastal Arctic Scenarios, an interdisciplinary course that gives students practical tools for thinking ahead and planning for change in Arctic coastal communities.

From 9–27 February, the course Data Analysis and Interpretation is underway at UW, giving students the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and skills in analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research.

Dr. Catherine Chambers, who will take on the position of Director of the University Centre of the Westfjords on April 1, is currently living in Japan with her family, where she is on research leave as a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo.

Last summer, one of our students, Gustav Hvalkof Kristensen, participated in the Wadden Sea World Heritage Summer School and decided to tell us about his expirience there.

Since 2015, Byggðastofnun has awarded grants to master’s students working on final thesis projects in the field of rural and regional development, with projects linked to Iceland’s Regional Development Plan considered an advantage.