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Dating Historical Paper

Currently, researchers are using FTIR spectroscopy (Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy) to determine the age of seventeenth-century paper.

Students enrolled at the University of Iceland pay 38.000 ISK. Other students pay 48.000 ISK. Once students have been accepted they can pay the tuition fee. The tuition fee covers one-time participation in classes and lectures as well as a one-day excursion by bus.

Course Instructors and Coordinators

Work space at Árnastofnun

Please note that the reading room for doctoral students in Edda is managed by the University of Iceland. Rules on Visitor Access to Workspace

Library and reading room

The Codex Trajectinus of the Prose Edda

On August 12, new manuscripts were put on display in the exhibition World in Words.

Icelandic Government Scholarships awarded to eleven students from foreign universities

Throughout the history, grant recipients have come from approximately 40 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia.

List of grantees

The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs awards annually a number of scholarships for studies in Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland.

Two summer schools in Icelandic language and culture

Read about the two summer courses offered in 2025.

The name of the institute in various languages

Languages: Icelandic, English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, French, German.