The board of the Þórsteinssjóður is currently calling for applications for grants from the fund. The purpose of the fund is firstly to support blind and visually impaired students to study at the University of Iceland. Secondly, the objective of the fund is to promote research that can increase knowledge of the lives and conditions of blind and visually impaired individuals, especially in social and cognitive sciences.

Guðrún Dóra Clarke has been appointed as Chief Medical Executive at the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland (HSN). It is planned that Guðrún Dóra will start working soon.

Today, 26 November is the European Day of Practical Nurses, which is held to honour and acknowledge the important contributions of practical nurses around the world.

A course is being planned for blind and visually impaired individuals on the use, care, and training of guide dogs, which is a prerequisite for maintaining an active application for a guide dog.

The Minister of Justice has temporarily appointed Svavar Pálsson, the district commissioner of North East Iceland, as the district commissioner of East Iceland from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025.

The National Archives’ Research Day was celebrated on 14 November, when data bases in historical research and dissemination were discussed. Over 70 guests attended the conference and panel discussions.

The National Electoral Board has recast its instructions on the credentials of the Ombudsman with the amendment providing that information on the name of the candidate represented by the Ombudsman shall appear only on the reverse of the document.

A symposium will be held at the Nordic House in Reykjavik on December 5th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Icelandic parliament's approval of a special budget for the National Gift project. This project was created to address the decline in vegetation and soil erosion that Iceland has experienced since human settlement.

ISAC's operations were peer evaluated by EA (European co-operation for Accreditation) on 17-21 June. Such a peer evaluation is a prerequisite for the mutual recognition of accreditation and conformity assessment among the members of EA.

A Nordic webinar focused on patient safety will take place on Monday, December 16, from 13:00-14:30. The webinar will be conducted in English.