Conference

Conference on Societal Impact of Research was held at the University of Iceland´s Aula on the 11th of October.

The main aim of the conference was to discuss and think jointly about the societal impact and value to society of research within the University. The agenda was a mixture of short presentations and group discussions.

Following the conference the ideas discussed and presented will be used to further debate within the university about its value to society.

Livestream recording
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Call for postcards

Dear researcher, we turn to you in the hopes of getting a very short text (about 250-500 words) about the social and societal impact of your research.

Examples of postcards can be seen here.

Below it's possible to send in postcards or by email eyrunloa@hi.is

Send a postcard



Íslenska: 250-300 orða stuttur texti á íslensku og ensku um rannsóknir þínar auk stuttrar setningar um þau samfélagslegu áhrif sem rannsóknir þínar hafa. Einnig hægt að senda í tölvupósti á eyrunloa@hi.is

English: 250-300 words about your research and social impact of your research (one to two sentences long). You can also email text to eyrunloa@hi.is


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