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Amanda Vang holds a PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of Connecticut, USA. She moved to the Faroe Islands 8 years ago. Since then, Amanda has been awarded several research grants at both the National Hospital and the University of the Faroe Islands. She is currently the Head of the...

A team consisting of 11 researchers in the Faroe Islands have published a new scientific article on Covid 19 in the Faroe Islands. The article has been published in the scientific magazine Emerging Infectious Diseases and is called "Epidemiology and Clinical Course of First Wave Coronavirus Disease...

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...

Research Council Faroe Islands invites applications for the programme Marine research in the North Atlantic Ocean. The focus of the 2021 Call is the Greenland-Iceland-Faroe-Scotland Ridge.The Ridge is an important geographical boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the subarctic seas. It is...

Research Council Faroe Islands invites applications for marine research in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the second of two calls in a programme funded by the Danish Government to encourage collaborative research between Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark. The call is for proposals focused...

The 2020 Media Award of Research Council Faroe Islands has been handed to Mr Debes Hammershaimb Christiansen, Head of the Pathological Department at the Faroese Food and Veterinary Authority. The award was given for his innovative foresight in laying the foundation for the successful Faroese Covid...

Dhiraj Krishna is an Indian PhD student at the Faroese Food and Veterinary Authority. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science from the College of Fisheries at the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University in Mangalore, and a Master’s degree in Microbiology from the ...

The Faroe Islands and the European Commission have concluded formal negotiations on a protocol which ensures association of the Faroe Islands to Horizon Europe. Furthermore, a new Multi Programme Agreement has been agreed upon which allows the Faroe Islands to join all EU programmes open to non-EU...

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...

Faroese researchers, innovators and research entities can now participate in the Horizon Europe programme on equal terms with entities from the EU Member States. An association agreement on the participation of the Faroe Islands in the Horizon Europe programme was signed in Brussels on May 24th...