Climate Crisis and Affect: A network for climate humanities and social sciences in and around Iceland
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Effective climate communication is about more than sharing facts. It is about reaching people, building understanding and encouraging informed public discussion. In …
A new documentary focusing on Iceland’s aquatic ecosystems will premiere at Nordic House in Reykjavík on June 11 at 19:00, in collaboration …
The Climate Crisis and Affect network is organising a symposium at the University of Iceland’s annual Conference of Humanities. The symposium takes …
Speech by Ole Martin Sandberg at the Learning, Teaching, and Training Activity (LTTA) for the Media for Future network in Hvollsvöllur, Iceland, …
From 29 September to 1 October 2025, the Media for Future training programme in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland, brought together journalists and climate scientists …
This newly published audio paper offers an autoethnographic engagement with both glaciers and the ideas-of-glaciers through acts of listening by Snæfellsjökul fyrir …
The research project Centring Families in Iceland’s Just Transition sheds light on the key role of Icelandic families in climate action and …
Í Nóvember 2025 verða 180 ár liðin frá því að Árni Thorlacius hóf samfelldar veðurfarsmælingar í Stykkishólmi sem hafa staðið óslitið síðan. …
The third edition of the Confluence of European Water Bodies will take place in the Netherlands, from 21–24 September 2025. On September 21st, we …
Located at Justus-Leibig University of Gießen, the Panel on Planetary Thinking conducts transdisciplinary scientific research on planetary thinking, a novel approach that …
The Nordic Summit of Species is a two-day event (September 12-13, 2025) in Aarhus, Denmark bringing together civil society organisations that are …
In a special issue of Lagoonscapes, editorial members from the Confluence of European Water Bodies will bring together original journal articles and essays. …
Researchers at the University of Iceland and Brunel University in London recently received a grant from The British Academy to research the …
Creative Responses is a symposium on the complex and important role of art, literature and other creative activities in dealing with a …
Other-Grounds Film Festival is a multicultural, collaborative initiative exploring what it means to be human on Earth—and how we can build responsible, …
The following interview was published on the University of Iceland’s website on March 28, 2025: ‘“I think there is a tendency in …
Þetta viðtal birtist á vef Háskóla Íslands 28. mars 2025: „Ég held að það sé tilhneiging innan ákveðinna hópa á Íslandi að …
When: Tuesday 25. March2025 12.00-13.00 Where: Árnagarður 101, University of Iceland In his presentation David Garcimartín explores the philosophical significance of the …
11. Feb – 10:00 to 12:00. Location: Aðalbygging A-229 What is a carbon footprint and why should we measure it? You will …
Seminar on Climate Emotions: Philosophical and anthropological perspectives Háskólatorg 101, 3. December, 12:00-13:00 In this lunch seminar, researchers from the Czech Academy …
This symposium brings together a diverse, international group of scholars, artists and activists who share a strong commitment to climate change communication …
Network
Helga Ögmundardóttir is an environmental anthropologist at the University of Iceland. Her research portal in English is available at https://english.hi.is/staff_search Her research …
Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir is a PhD student at the Faculty for Languages and Cultures at University of Iceland, writer and curator. She …
Gyde Rudolph is a master’s student in the Sea and Society programme at the University of Gothenburg and works as a project …
Guðbjörg R. Jóhannesdóttir is an environmental philosopher and an assistant professor at the Iceland University of the Arts. Her research has been …
Ólafur Páll Jónsson is a professor of philosophy at the School of Education, University of Iceland. He works on philosophy of education, …
Adam Świtała is a composer, musician, teacher, and researcher. Doctoral Candidate at the School of Education, University of Iceland. Member of the …
Ásthildur Jónsdóttir, Iceland (b. 1970) has PhD from University of Iceland and Doctor of Arts from University of Lapland. MA from NYU …
I am an independent journalist specialised in climate and energy issues with a Masters degree in journalism from the University of Iceland. …
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Dr. Þorvarður Árnason, Associate Research Professor and Director of the Hornafjordur Research Centre, University of Iceland, co-creator of the documentary After Ice. …
Rán Flygenring (b. 1987, Oslo) is an Icelandic author and illustrator. Trained in graphic design at the Iceland University of the Arts (B.A., 2009) …
Auður is an assistant professor of childhood, youth and education studies at the School of Education, University of Iceland. The common nominator …
Cody Alexander Skahan is a graduate of the MA program in Anthropology at the University of Iceland as a Leifur Eriksson Fellow …
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Philosophy in the University of Iceland and the organizer of this project. I …
Dr. angela Snæfellsjökuls rawlings is a Canadian-Icelandic interdisciplinary artist-researcher with an ecological emphasis. They work with languages as dominant exploratory material. rawlings’ …
Harpa Stefánsdóttir is a Professor of Urban Planning and the Program Director at the Agricultural University of Iceland (LBHÍ). Her academic work …
I am a scholar of literature and the director of the University of Iceland’s Research Centre in Þingeyjarsveit. I also wrote the …
Gunndís Ýr Finnbogadóttir is a visual artist and an associate professor at the Iceland University of the Arts, Department of Arts Education. …
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Bifröst University, where I also lead the BA programme in …
Thomas Pausz is a researcher and interdisciplinary practitioner born in Paris and based in Iceland. He is a PhD candidate in Experimental Humanities …