Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Náttúruvísindadeildin (NVD) heldur til í Sjóvinnuhúsinum á Vestaru bryggju 15 í Tórshavn.
NVD fremur útbúgving og gransking í lívfrøði, havfrøði, verkfrøði, KT og dátuvísindum, og deildin veitir útbúgving á bachelor- og masterstigi.
Granskingin á NVD er rótfest á fýra granskingar- og undirvísingarøkjum (lívfrøði, støddfrøði, verkfrøði og KT-verkfrøði) og í einum granskingardepli (Depilin fyri staðsetingarfrøði). Okkara dygarbesta gransking kastar av sær nýskapandi og tvørfaklig samstørv, har serfrøðingar í bæði almenna og privata geiranum taka lut. Granskingarúrslit verða útgivin m.a. í virdum altjóða tíðarritum – sí t.d. yvirlitið her. Vísindafólk á Náttúruvísindadeildini eru eisini virkin á altjóða ráðstevnum.
Advances in modern society are to a large extent based on research and higher education in science and technology.
As part of the strategic development plans for the University of the Faroe Islands, the Faculty of Science and Technology aims to promote the development of specific fields in algorithms and mathematics, artificial intelligence, cyber security, data sciences, energy engineering, geophysics, geospatial engineering, marine microbial ecology, molecular biology, molecular life sciences, oceanography, and wireless communication networks.
Our cutting-edge research inspires innovative cross-disciplinary collaborations with a diverse range of partners and specialists across industry, commerce, private sectors, and in public bodies.
Large demand from the industry and increased attention from foundations have boosted the growth of external research funds including PhD projects in the Faculty of Science and Technology very recently.
Our research is organised in three research and education sections (Biology, Engineering, and Software Engineering) and one research centre (Geospatial Centre of the Faroe Islands).
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Marjun á Fríðriksmørk Berbisá
- Náttúruvísindadeildin - Faculty of Science and Technology - Ph.D. Student
Person: Academic
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RECLAIM: Reusing excavated crushed rocks as innovative materials
Habermehl-Cwirzen, K. (PI) & Kamban, H. C. (PI)
1/03/26 → 28/02/29
Project: Research
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RECON: Recycling concrete for zero-emission cement in the Arctic
Habermehl-Cwirzen, K. (PI), Novakova, I. (PI) & Cwirzen, A. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Genomic Architecture of Sex: exploring the role of environmental clines in the sex determination of Greenland halibut
Estévez-Barcia, D. (PI), í Kongsstovu, S. K. (CoPI), Láruson, Á. J. (CoPI) & Belén Jiménez Mena, B. (CoPI)
30/09/25 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Ílegukanning vísir, at føroyskur seyður líkist burturúr: Seyður úr norðaru føroysku oyggjum víðkar um samlaða alheims seyðaarvafjølbroytni
Hansen, E. K., í Gerðinum, J.-I., Våge, D. I. & Mikalsen, S.-O., Feb 2026, Frøði, 32, 2, p. 16-19 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Snow Leopard, Panthera Uncia
Plasil, M., Winter, S., Karla, S., Leona, V., April, J., Jan, F., Burger, P. A. & Petr, H., 9 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Heredity. esaf046.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A hybrid approach for smart city air quality monitoring using q-rung orthopair fuzzy fairly aggregation with Z-numbers
Hameed, M. S., Ali, S., Xin, Q. & Shrahili, M., 22 May 2025, In: Ain Shams Engineering Journal. 16, 8, 18 p., 103492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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Verkstova um menning av Matvørudepli á Fróðskaparsetrinum
Nielsen, D. (Organiser) & Christiansen, S. (Organiser)
29 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Population structure of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in the North Atlantic
Winter, S. (Speaker)
7 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Building a research career in a tiny country
í Kongsstovu, S. K. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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NordForsk játtar 3 mió. kr. til føroyskar granskarar
Kristmundsson, J., Scalvini, B., Debess, I. N. & Fjallsbak, R.
3/12/25
1 Media contribution
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Luftgranskingarstøð á Sornfelli kann geva virðismikla vitan um veðurlagið
13/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Student theses
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Acquisition, processing and geologic interpretation of marine seismic data from high-resolution and deep-penetration surveys in the Vestmanna Sound and Skopunar Fjord region, Faroe Islands
Simonsen, H. (Author), Brown, R. J. (Supervisor), 2013Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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An operational wave model for the Faroe Shelf
Niclasen, B. A. (Author), Simonsen, K. (Supervisor) & Magnusson, A. K. (Supervisor), 2006Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A study on the Faroese mice: an attempt to clarify whether the Faroese mice are Mus musculus musculus or Mus musculus domesticus, if the mice are different between the islands and the origin of the mice
Gregersen, N. (Author) & Mortensen, H. S. (Author), Magnussen, E. (Supervisor) & Searle, J. B. (Supervisor), 2007Student thesis: Master's Thesis