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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...

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...

    Heini í Skorini, Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Faroe Islands, is one of the authors of a new book analyzing the concept of blasphemy in various periods, countries and religious traditions.  The book examines both historical developments and contemporary...

A new research vessel has been built by the Faroese government and handed to the Faroe Marine Research Institute. The new research vessel has been named Jákup Sverri in honour of Jákup Sverri Joensen, the first marine biologist in the Faroe Islands and former director of the Faroe Marine Research...

An evaluation report on the Faroese participation in the EU research programmes FP7 and Horizon 2020 has been handed to the Minister of Research, Mr Jenis av Rana. The report has been worked out by Research Council Faroe Islands upon request from the Minister as the Horizon 2020 period closes at...

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...

Hans-Georg Beyer holds a position as a Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Faroe Islands. He has a PhD in Physics from the University of Oldenburg. Hans-Georg Beyer has worked as a researcher in Norway, Brazil and France and has now been a researcher in the...

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 ...

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...

Ian Salter is a British researcher at the Faroe Marine Research Institute. He holds a PhD in Chemical Oceanography from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. He has worked as a researcher in France, United States, and Germany. Ian has lived in the Faroe Islands for 3 years. He is...