The university is getting ready to roll out a new learning management system called Canvas. But Ugla isn’t flying away, like you might have heard through the grapevine.
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Almost all of us have gone through periods where instant noodles are our main source of nutrition. The Student Paper has put together some tips for making instant noodles just a little bit sexier.
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“We have gone from about 23 kg per year in 1961 to 43 kg in 2014.” Francesca Stoppani writes about meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
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Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir is the author of the book Árstíðir – sögur á einföldu máli (Seasons – Stories in Simple Language), which was released in January. The book is aimed at people learning Icelandic as a second language.
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Will robots replace human teachers in the future? At the moment, there is a wide consensus that AI will not supersede teachers. It’s mostly perceived as a tool to incorporate in the classroom.
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Student Paper journalist Sólveig Sanches gives some tips on how to educate your children and society in an environmentally conscious way.
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Stúdentablaðið interviewed Kolfinna Tómasdóttir, Student Council’s International Officer. She is the first student to hold the newly created position.
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Mýrargarður, a new student residence hall on Sæmundargata, opened its doors in January, and the first residents are getting settled in. The Student Paper interviewed Rebekka Sigurðardóttir, public relations officer for Student Services (FS).
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What is networking, and how exactly do we do it? Why is it as important as people make it out to be? Ásta Gunnlaug Briem, Academic and career counselor at UI, knows the answers.
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Katla Ársælsdóttir compared five different frozen pizza brands. Each pizza was scored on cost, quality, and actual appearance vs. how it looks on the box.
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Gilmore Girls has been Katla’s favorite TV show for a long time. It’s all about Lorelai and Rory, a mother and daughter who live in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. The show follows their life in small-town America and everything it entails: romantic relationships, family drama, and friendship.
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When Nína Aradóttir was an undergrad in geology at the University of Iceland, she decided to do an exchange year in Svalbard. The area impressed her so much that she returned to Svalbard and lived there for the duration of her three-year master’s program.
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In recent years, by virtue of climate change and global warming, the term “carbon footprint” has become staggeringly prominent in political and corporate arenas and is now increasingly circulating across the media.
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“It isn’t possible to convince people that these are not legitimate concerns,” says Kristín Hulda Gísladóttir, president of Hugrún - a mental health education organization. The Student Paper interviewed her about climate anxiety.
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There are many ways to help the environment, and it’s important for each of us to do our part. You don’t have to completely change your lifestyle overnight, but each little step toward more environmentally conscious consumer behavior is better than nothing.
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The Student Paper would like to introduce four young climate activists who have urged governments around the world to take immediate action.
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What if we were all aware of the consequences of buying clothes? Would we still do it? Sólveig Sanchez recommends several second-hand stores in the city and gives tips for buying second-hand.
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Ragnheiður Birgisdóttir decided to dedicate her BA thesis to the relationship between climate change and literature and try to determine whether there is even a speck of hope to be found.
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Our reporter sat down with Student Council Chair Jóna Þórey Pétursdóttir to talk about the Friday protests at Austurvöllur, the first of which took place on February 22nd, 2019.
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Rental bikes and scooters have been cropping up all over town lately. The Student Paper explores new transportation options on campus.
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