There was plenty to do for the Metropolitan Police at Easter.

The new website for the Directorate of Equality has been launched on Ísland.is.

Just over five years ago, the first cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause were reported in Wuhan, China. This marked the beginning of a pandemic that would profoundly affect global health, economies, and welfare.

The National Archives of Iceland presented the results of the survey on the collection of documents and the governmental records management at a briefing yesterday. A report with the results was published at the end of last month. The meeting was attended by 90 people, both in the museum’s premises at Laugavegur 162 and via streaming on the web.

HSU in Selfoss // Svanhildur Inga Ólafsdóttir, team leader of the mental health team

Grants from the SAk Science Fund are awarded once a year. The Science Fund supports research projects only, not quality improvement or educational projects. The SAk Science Council oversees the evaluation process of eligible applications on behalf of the Science Fund. A total of ISK 8,812,696 was allocated.

The European Union is holding an online information day on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, from 13:00–15:00 (GMT) about a new call under the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) that supports the development of a Generative AI (GenAI) ecosystem in public administration.

Recently, Berglind Soffía Ásbjörnsdóttir Blöndal was appointed as a nutritionist at the Health Care Institution of North Iceland (HSN).

The Children's Ward at Akureyri Hospital (SAk) recently received a truly generous gift when students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade at Síðuskóli decided to donate ISK 550,000 to the ward’s support fund. The students raised the money by selling handmade items and refreshments during the Children's Culture Festival in April.

The implementation of the new EU Entry Exit System (EES) has begun. The system is expected to be fully operational at external borders of the Schengen area by the end of March 2026.