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Allocated from the SAk's Science Fund

11th July 2024

Grants from SAk's Scientist Fund are allocated once a year. The grants are allocated according to the proposals of the Scientific Council of the Akureyri Hospital. The grant was 9,158,132 ISK.

This time the following four projects received funding:

  • A app to find and show the optimal base of the responders and transport routes from the scene to the appropriate hospital.
    Principal applicant: Björn Gunnarsson

  • Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among 4-9 year old children in the general population.
    Principal applicant: Hannes Petersen

  • Pregnancy BMI, optimal gestational weight gain and maternal/birth outcomes.
    Principal applicant: Laufey Hrólfsdóttir

  • Sleep quality and health of obese people. Retrospective health status study.
    Principal applicant: Ragnheiður Harpa Arnardóttir