Rannsóknir við HR
Árangur
Rannsóknir eru ein af grunnstoðum Háskólans í Reykjavík og eru unnar í nánum tengslum við atvinnulíf og samfélag. Áhersla er lögð á alþjóðlegt samstarf, nýsköpun og þverfaglega nálgun, forsendur þess að takast á við þær áskoranir sem framundan eru. Rannsóknir skólans eru metnar eftir alþjóðlegum viðmiðum af erlendri matsnefnd.
Rannsóknarstarf HR hefur vaxið jafnt og þétt. Frá árinu 2007 hefur ritrýndum greinum fjölgað úr 90 í um 530 á ári, og hlutfall birtinga í efstu tímaritum hvers fræðasviðs hefur farið úr 55% í 98%. Á sama tíma hefur meðalfjöldi ritrýndra birtinga á hvern akademískan starfsmann farið úr 1,1 í 4,5.
Skólinn hefur einnig aukið verulega sókn sína í innlenda og erlenda samkeppnissjóði. Nánari úttekt á þróun rannsókna má lesa í árlegri skýrslu um styrk HR í rannsóknum.
Árleg rannsóknarskýrsla
Háskólinn í Reykjavík gefur árlega út skýrslu um styrk skólans í rannsóknum.
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Rannsóknarnám við HR
Doktors- og rannsóknarnám í öllum deildum. Leitaðu eftir rannsóknarefni og fólki.
Doktorsnemastyrkir
Rannsóknarsjóður HR styrkir doktorsnema árlega.
Doktorsvarnir við HR
Árið 2025 lauk hundraðasti neminn doktorsgráðu við HR. Á þessari síðu er að finna yfirlit yfir doktorsvarnir við HR, flokkað eftir deildum og árum.
Kynntu þér auglýstar stöður til doktorsnáms
Athugið að allar lausar doktorsnámsstöður eru auglýstar á starfasíðu HR.
Rannsóknarsetur HR
Við Háskólann í Reykjavík starfa rannsóknasetur, stofnanir og rannsóknastofur á öllum fræðasviðum skólans — frá gervigreind og burðarvirkjum til loftslagsréttar, svefnrannsókna og lýðheilsu. Setrin tengja saman vísindafólk, doktorsnema og samstarfsaðila úr atvinnulífi og alþjóðlegu rannsóknasamfélagi.
Physical Activity, Physical Education, Health and Sport Research Centre (PAPESH)
The Physical Activity, Physical Education, Health and Sport Research Centre (PAPESH) is located at Reykjavik University and aims to increase and improve sports science research and apply it to Icelandic society.
Svefnsetrið (RUSI)
Svefnsetrið var stofnað árið 2020 og er rannsóknarsetur innan Háskólans í Reykjavík. Starfsemi setursins er þverfagleg og í samstarfi við starfsmenn verkfræðideildar, sálfræðideildar, íþróttafræðideildar og tölvunarfræðideildar HR. Svefnsetrið starfar einnig með fagaðilum innan mennta- og heilbrigðiskerfisins og er aðstaða þess aðgengileg þeim sem starfa við rannsóknir er tengjast svefni eða dægursveiflu. Má þar nefna starfsmenn innan Landspítalans, Heilsugæslunnar, Hjartaverndar, Betri Svefns og vísindamenn innan Háskólans í Reykjavík og Háskóla Íslands.
Center for Research in Marketing and Consumer Psychology (CRMC)
The CRMC uses diverse methodological approaches where traditional survey techniques are supplemented using observational, real-time methods such as conjoint analysis and biometrics (eye tracking, EEG, facial expressions, GSR). The CRMC adopts an interdisciplinary approach combining marketing, psychology, and economics.
CeRE - The Center for Research on Equality
The Center for Research on Equality conducts research on equality and promotes policies to enhance equality in the economy. This includes equality in the labor market, equality in the family environment, and equality in management. Iceland is considered at the forefront of gender equality in the world. While Iceland still has ways to go to reach total equality, researchers in Iceland are in a prime position to conduct studies aimed at contributing to enhanced equality around the world.
Rannsóknarmiðstöð HR í nýsköpun og frumkvöðlafræðum (CRIE)
CRIE was founded in 2004 by Rögnvaldur J. Sæmundsson around an ambitious new project that formed the foundation for research that continues to this day. Starting with a sample of 65 new technology-based firms in Iceland, a remarkable panel data set was built by surveying the same firms year after year for 11 years, as well as adding newly founded firms. In the final year of data collection, almost 200 firms were surveyed.
Seres nýsköpunar- og frumkvöðlasetur HR
Seres nýsköpunar- og frumkvöðlasetur Háskólans í Reykjavík, er staðsett í M210A á 2. hæð í HR.
Alþjóða- og Evrópuréttarstofnun HR (EPIL)
RU Institute of International and European Law (EPIL) conducts research in the fields of public and private international law, EU/EEA law, human rights and comparative law. Moreover, EPIL supports postgraduate students and scholars in undertaking studies in its field of expertise. In addition, EPIL cooperates with scholars at other institutes and the public and private sectors. EPIL organises various events, houses research projects, and offers university teaching and supervision in its fields of interest.
Gervigreindasetur (CADIA)
The Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents (CADIA) is an interdisciplinary AI research center at Reykjavik University — the first of its kind in the Nordic countries and the oldest research center at RU. Founded in 2005, the center brings together faculty from Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, and Law.
CLoCCS - Sjálfbærni- og loftslagsréttarstofnun HR
CLoCCS is based on the fundamental assumption that the coming years are going to be critical in ensuring a Net-zero emissions future and a sustainable world for all. The Centre aims to promote the development of legislation and policy in the area of climate change and sustainability in order to accelerate climate action as well as to increase the understanding of a wide range of stakeholders of the legal challenges that accompany climate change and sustainability-related issues.
Réttarfarsstofnun Háskólans í Reykjavík
Forstöðumaður stofnunarinnar er Sindri M. Stephensen lektor við lagadeild Háskólans í Reykjavík (sindris@ru.is). Stjórn stofnunarinnar skipa Eiríkur Elís Þorláksson, dósent og forseti lagadeildar Háskólans í Reykjavík, Halldóra Þorsteinsdóttir, lektor við lagadeild Háskólans í Reykjavík, og Kristín Haraldsdóttir, lektor við Háskólann í Reykjavík.
Center for Research in Marketing and Consumer Psychology (CRMC)
The CRMC uses diverse methodological approaches where traditional survey techniques are supplemented using observational, real-time methods such as conjoint analysis and biometrics (eye tracking, EEG, facial expressions, GSR). The CRMC adopts an interdisciplinary approach combining marketing, psychology, and economics.
Gervigreindasetur (CADIA)
The Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents (CADIA) is an interdisciplinary AI research center at Reykjavik University — the first of its kind in the Nordic countries and the oldest research center at RU. Founded in 2005, the center brings together faculty from Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, and Law.
Svefnsetrið (RUSI)
Svefnsetrið var stofnað árið 2020 og er rannsóknarsetur innan Háskólans í Reykjavík. Starfsemi setursins er þverfagleg og í samstarfi við starfsmenn verkfræðideildar, sálfræðideildar, íþróttafræðideildar og tölvunarfræðideildar HR. Svefnsetrið starfar einnig með fagaðilum innan mennta- og heilbrigðiskerfisins og er aðstaða þess aðgengileg þeim sem starfa við rannsóknir er tengjast svefni eða dægursveiflu. Má þar nefna starfsmenn innan Landspítalans, Heilsugæslunnar, Hjartaverndar, Betri Svefns og vísindamenn innan Háskólans í Reykjavík og Háskóla Íslands.
Þekkingarsetur áfalla (ICETRE)
The Icelandic Centre for Trauma Research and Practice (ICE-TRE) will aim to provide a valuable service to the Icelandic community in the form of access to and dissemination of information on psychotraumatology, as well as the promotion of research in the area. The ICE-TRE will be a collaborative partnership between Reykjavík University and the emergency services in Iceland, thereby connecting academia with emergency services and partners working on trauma, such as mental health providers.
SEL - Structural Engineering and Composites Laboratory
SEL is an abbreviation for the Center of Structural Engineering and Composites Laboratory. Facilities at the school building for the centre are exemplary. The objective of the establishment of SEL is to promote research in different fields of Structural Engineering and promote further learning.
Center for Research on Engineering Software Systems (CRESS)
CRESS is a research centre at Reykjavik University. We design, develop, and analyse systems and the process by which they are engineered. We strive for close collaboration with and strong impact on industry and society, and have a focus on human factors and values.
Frostbyte Cybersecurity Lab (FCL)
Explore the world of cybersecurity with our state-of-the-art research and innovative solutions.
Gervigreindasetur (CADIA)
The Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents (CADIA) is an interdisciplinary AI research center at Reykjavik University — the first of its kind in the Nordic countries and the oldest research center at RU. Founded in 2005, the center brings together faculty from Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, and Law.
Human-Centered Machine Intelligence (HUMI Lab)
We study machine intelligence in human contexts — language, intelligent agents, and digital health — at Reykjavík University, with a recurring focus on Icelandic and low-resource settings.
Rannsóknarmiðstöð HR í nýsköpun og frumkvöðlafræðum (CRIE)
CRIE was founded in 2004 by Rögnvaldur J. Sæmundsson around an ambitious new project that formed the foundation for research that continues to this day. Starting with a sample of 65 new technology-based firms in Iceland, a remarkable panel data set was built by surveying the same firms year after year for 11 years, as well as adding newly founded firms. In the final year of data collection, almost 200 firms were surveyed.
Robot Interaction Laboratory
Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents – CADIA
The Robot Interaction Lab is dedicated to research into intelligent interaction of agents and their environment. The laboratory is a member of the Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents (CADIA), an interdisciplinary research center in the area of artificial intelligence.
Socially Expressive Computing (SECOM)
We are a research group in the Department of Computer Science at Reykjavik University. The group is a member of the Center of Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents (CADIA), an interdisciplinary research center in the area of artificial intelligence. The group is lead by Professor Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson and comprises graduate students, undergraduate students and research staff.
Þekkingarsetur í fræðilegri tölvunarfræði (ICE-TCS)
We are the theoretical computer science lab of the department. We do combinatorics, algorithms and complexity, logic, concurrency theory, and programming language theory.
Center of Risk and Decision Analysis (CORDA)
These forces determine the CORDA activities. The mission of CORDA is to advocate and carry out activities in the form of research and knowledge dissemination that enhance our understanding of the world in the context of the above-written assumptions.
Frostbyte Cybersecurity Lab (FCL)
Explore the world of cybersecurity with our state-of-the-art research and innovative solutions.
Gervigreindasetur (CADIA)
The Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents (CADIA) is an interdisciplinary AI research center at Reykjavik University — the first of its kind in the Nordic countries and the oldest research center at RU. Founded in 2005, the center brings together faculty from Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, and Law.
Icelandic Center for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (ICAAM)
The global industry is in the early stages of the transformation of product design, manufacturing, and service operations, enabled by additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing. In the coming years, this technology will be commonplace and change the way products are designed and manufactured. Joining the AM industry and participating in this paradigm shift requires 3D printing infrastructures of various kinds and training and education of the workforce at different levels.
Heilbrigðistæknisetur (IBNE)
Heilbrigðistæknisetur is Iceland’s premier hub for cutting-edge research and innovation in biomedical engineering. Established to unite the expertise of Reykjavík University, the University of Iceland, Landspítali University Hospital, and key Med-Tech industry partners, IBNE drives large-scale, multidisciplinary projects that bridge science, medicine, and engineering..
Nanophysics Center (NANO)
In the nanophysics group, we do experimental and theoretical research on various systems from nanometers to micron scale. Our experimental work includes the fabrication, growth, and characterization of some types of nanostructures, like arrays of silicon nanowires, thin films, and nanoparticles. On the theoretical side, we perform calculations and computer simulations of vacuum electronic devices, perovskite-based solar cells, spin and charge transport and excitons in semiconductor heterostructures, and in particular in core-shell nanowires. We also work with models of topological insulators.
Rannsóknarsetur um sjálfbæra þróun (SIF)
The Sustainability Institute & Forum at Reykjavik University is dedicated to advancing research and education in sustainable development, with a strong foundation in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As an institute that engages all departments at RU, SIF fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration and maintains a dual impact, both within academia and in society. Through strategic partnerships with key sponsors, SIF supports and funds high-quality research projects, ensuring a transparent selection process and responsible allocation of resources.
Þekkingarsetur í fræðilegri tölvunarfræði (ICE-TCS)
We are the theoretical computer science lab of the department. We do combinatorics, algorithms and complexity, logic, concurrency theory, and programming language theory.
RU Neurolab (Karlsstofa)
My main focus is drug discovery for brain disorders. I study how changes in brain function affect behaviour and how that knowledge can guide the development of new treatments. My work combines experimental disease models with human genetics and evidence from clinical data.
SEL - Structural Engineering and Composites Laboratory
SEL is an abbreviation for the Center of Structural Engineering and Composites Laboratory. Facilities at the school building for the centre are exemplary. The objective of the establishment of SEL is to promote research in different fields of Structural Engineering and promote further learning.
Svefnsetrið (RUSI)
Svefnsetrið var stofnað árið 2020 og er rannsóknarsetur innan Háskólans í Reykjavík. Starfsemi setursins er þverfagleg og í samstarfi við starfsmenn verkfræðideildar, sálfræðideildar, íþróttafræðideildar og tölvunarfræðideildar HR. Svefnsetrið starfar einnig með fagaðilum innan mennta- og heilbrigðiskerfisins og er aðstaða þess aðgengileg þeim sem starfa við rannsóknir er tengjast svefni eða dægursveiflu. Má þar nefna starfsmenn innan Landspítalans, Heilsugæslunnar, Hjartaverndar, Betri Svefns og vísindamenn innan Háskólans í Reykjavík og Háskóla Íslands.