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The University of Akureyri offers a comprehensive range of quality programmes in multiple fields of study
The University of Akureyri is a growing research university, as evidenced, for example, by the considerable increase in the number of publications and citations in recent years.
The Master's studies are largely research based and the University promotes them both as a goal in themselves and as a precursor to Doctoral studies.
The following broad areas are among those currently active within the School:
The following broad areas are among those currently active within the School:
Most research conducted in the School of Health Sciences is carried out in interdisciplinary teams.
Research pertaining to development and localisation of assessment tools has been prominent within the field. Some of those tools have proved their worth under Icelandic conditions and are used nationally in information registration. Among these are assessment tools for the following:
Examples of other research conducted within the School:
The research topics in humanities and social sciences pertain, for example, to the following:
Furthermore, active research in education and pedagogy is carried out in connection with the following topics:
In addition, the Faculty of Law houses research, for example, in the following areas:
The following research areas are the current major specializations within the Faculty of Psychology:
The University maintains an overview of performance, outcome, publications, and other items that measure quality and activity in research. The outcomes and results are shared with the community, for example, through:
Information on research work is regularly examined and discussed in the Quality Council. The performance of employees is evaluated in accordance with the Evaluation System for Public Universities.
Students carry out a Master’s research project under the supervision of a primary instructor and the specialists of the University. Consulting specialists from outside of the University are often called upon to ensure that the research fulfils international quality standards.
Research can be carried out independently, in cooperation with research institutions at the University, other partner institutions or companies.
The research project concludes with the submission of a Master’s thesis. Information on students’ theses can be seen in Skemman (online institutional repository of Icelandic university libraries).