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01.26.2012 - 14:48

Overview of upcoming master's thesis presentations at UW

Picture taken at an open lecture given in December 2011
Picture taken at an open lecture given in December 2011
These days (January 23 to February 13, 2012) are largely devoted to the first round of master‘s thesis presentations at the Coastal and Marine Management program. Eight stude...
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01.20.2012 - 12:25

Microplastics in Coastal Environments: a Problem in West-Iceland?

Example of microplastics found during the research
Example of microplastics found during the research
This Monday, January 23, at 15:00, the first master's thesis presentation of the year will take place in the University Centre.   Benjamin Dippo, a master's student in Coastal an...
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01.18.2012 - 17:56

The EU-Norway mackerel allocation conflict with Iceland and the Fa..

Additional Lunch Lecture on Thursday with Peter Ørebech: While dwelling in Ísafjörður for teaching a course on the Law of the Sea at the University Centre of the Westfjords, Peter ...
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01.17.2012 - 12:38

Students from Ísafjörður and Akureyri now attending the same cours..

Classroom in Ísafjöður
Classroom in Ísafjöður
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These days, students from Ísafjörður and Akureyri attend the same course in Law of the Sea. The students are from two international masters programs, Polar Law at the Uni...
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11.28.2011 - 10:07

Can Whale Watching Have Negative Impact on Whales?

Sara Martin conducting field work in Húsavík
Sara Martin conducting field work in Húsavík
Today, Monday November 28, at 16:00, Sara Martin, a current student in Coastal and Marine Management, will carry an informal presentation of her current research project, focusing ...
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11.08.2011 - 20:31

Managing the second largest national park in Canada

Park manager Alex Stubbing in Quttinirpaaq National Park
Park manager Alex Stubbing in Quttinirpaaq National Park
Alex Stubbing graduated with an MRM degree in Coastal and Marine Management in 2011. Prior to completing his master's in Iceland, Alex worked for Quttinirpaaq National Park of Cana...
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10.28.2011 - 13:00

Joshua Mackintosh: Doing a Coastline Management Plan for the Inuvi..

Joshua Mackintosh
Joshua Mackintosh
We continue to keep track of our alumni. Next in line is Joshua Mackintosh, who graduated with an MRM degree in Coastal and Marine Management in 2011. Joshua did his thesis at the ...
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10.19.2011 - 07:20

New course: Coastal and Marine Ecology

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
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The current course at the Coastal and Marine program is Coastal and marine ecology. The main instructors are Gudmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson and Hrönn Egilsdóttir. This is the second t...
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10.18.2011 - 06:58

One third of the new master's students from UArctic Universities

The 2011 cohort during the Integrated Coastal Zone Management class with their instructor, James Alley.
The 2011 cohort during the Integrated Coastal Zone Management class with their instructor, James Alley.
Having been member of the UArctic since 2006, the University Centre of the Westfjords has established an intensive relationship with the Higher Education Institutions of the high n...
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10.14.2011 - 13:00

CMM Alumni: Success in the Job Market

Lindsay Church
Lindsay Church
In the coming months, a few success stories of our alumni will be made available on our website. The first graduate is Lindsay Church. Prior to her studies at the CMM program, Lin...
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