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Karin Habermehl-Cwirzen is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Faroe Islands Karin Habermehl-Cwirzen is originally from Germany and has worked as a researcher in Finland and Sweden for several years before moving to the Faroe Islands. She holds a...

Since the Faroese Immigration Office took over responsibility for immigration affairs in September 2024 significantly more foreign staff members have been employed at the University of the Faroe Islands. All applications for temporary and permanent residence and work permits for researchers and...

Robert Imre is an Associate Professor in Political Sciences at the University of the Faroe Islands. He holds university degrees from Queen´s University and University of Victoria in Canada and a   PhD degree from the University of Queensland in Australia.Robert Imre has spent many years as a...

A marine research programme funded by the Danish government – MARiNAO - has proved very successful in gaining new essential knowledge on the environment in the Greenland-Iceland-Faroe-Scotland Ridge. The subsea mountain ridge is considered a hotspot for climate change, even a possible tipping point...

Ms Clara Ganslandt, Special Envoy for Arctic Matters at the European Union, visited the Faroe Islands recently. At a meeting with Ms Maria Húsgarð and Ms Dagmar Joensen-Næs from Research Council Faroe Islands options and challenges for the research cooperation between the Faroe Islands and the EU...

A total of MDKK 15.7 has been set aside on the Danish financial act from 2023 to 2026 for research in foreign affairs, security, and defence policy in the North Atlantic Ocean. The programme is run by Research Council Faroe Islands and the first call will be announced shortly. The aim of the...

Research projects on the science of aging conducted in the Faroe Islands by Professor Magni Mohr come into the spotlight in the new BBC produced series “Secrets of the Superagers”, presented by Dr Michael Mosley. In the series, Dr Mosley is traveling the world to meet people who seem to have...

The Research Councils of Iceland and the Faroe Islands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining how the councils may realise shared objectives. The Memorandum seeks to identify synergies between the two countries´ research and innovation activities and create opportunities for joint...

The Faroe Islands are now full members of NordForsk. NordForsk is an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that provides funding and facilitates Nordic cooperation on research and research infrastructure. The Faroe Islands have had observer status in the NordForsk Board since 2005.From...

The COST Association has voted in favor of the Faroe Islands to join COST as Near Neighbour Country. Joining COST makes Faroese researchers eligible to participate in COST activities. COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding organisation for research and innovation...