The European Court of Human Rights held an annual conference for the contact points of the highest courts of the Council of Europe member states from 6 to 7 June.

An agreement has been signed between Land and Forest Iceland and the Agricultural University of Iceland regarding the continuation and formalisation of two long-term forestry experiments in Gunnarsholt.

It was a true muffin feast during the Merchant’s Weekend when Moms and Muffins celebrated their 15th anniversary with an impressive fundraising effort. A total of ISK 1,681,579 was collected, all of which will go directly to the Maternity Ward of Akureyri Hospital, and the representatives of the fundraiser formally presented the donation to SAk yesterday.

Bergþór Steinn Jónsson, specialist in emergency medicine, and Oddur Ólafsson, specialist in anaesthesiology and intensive care, have been appointed to formal positions at the Department of Education and Science at Akureyri Hospital (SAk). These are 20% positions with a focus on teaching and education.

Minister of Health Alma D. Möller has decided to abolish the system of referrals for children for healthcare.

The latest issue of the Icelandic Medical Journal features an article presenting the results of a study by three TR employees. The aim of the article was to analyse the development of diagnoses leading to a disability or rehabilitation pension since the year 2000. The focus was on the diagnoses that increased the most and the development by gender, age and origin.

As of the 1st of December, the Directorate of Fisheries new Catch registration system will fully take over catch registration in the countries ports.

Réttarvörslugáttin portal won the Innovation Prize 2025, awarded by the Icelandic Financial Management Authority for excellence in public innovation. The Judical Administration has worked on the project with the courts in close cooperation with the Ministry of Justice.

Sign language courses at SHH spring semester 2026

Vignir Sigurðsson, a pediatrician at the South Iceland Healthcare Institution (HSU), presented the project Kraftmiklir Krakkar, a lifestyle clinic for children with obesity and their parents, at the National Health Assembly.