Invited talks and panels
Ráðstefna um gæði og jafnræði í kennsluháttum á Norðurlöndum á sviði stærðfræði og náttúruvísinda. Pallborðsstjóri á ráðstefnu Mennta- og barnamálaráðuneytisins í apríl 2024 á ráðstefnu um gæði og jafnræði í kennsluháttum á Norðurlöndum á sviði stærðfræði og náttúruvísinda.
To whale or not to whale. Málþing á vegum Náttúruverndarsamtaka Íslands, Norræna hússins og Rannsóknarstofu í sjálfbærni við Háskóla Íslands. Umræður um hvalveiðar á Íslandi, vistkerfisþjónustu hvala, siðferðis- og náttúruverndarsjónarmið, náttúruvernd, sjálfbærni og líffræðilegan fjölbreytileika. 30. mars 2023.
Virkjum áhrif vísinda á stefnumótun og ákvarðanatöku – hvernig færumst við frá umræðu til aðgerða, sjónarhorn norðurslóða [Improving science impact on policy and decision making – how to proceed from discussions to actions, Arctic perspective]. Málþing á vegum Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), vinnuhóps Norðurskautsráðsins, í Hörpu, Norðurljósasal, Reykjavík, miðvikudaginn 4. mars 2020.
Hlutverk hvala í vistkerfinu [The Role of Whales in the Ecosystem].Málþing á vegum sendiráðs Bandaríkjanna á Íslandi, haldið í Háskóla Íslands, í stofu N-132 í Öskju, 27. apríl 2017.
25 ára afmæli hvalaskoðunar á Íslandi [Celebrating 25 years of whale watching in Iceland]. Málþing á vegum Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), haldið í Hvalasafninu í Reykjavík, 7. júní 2016.
2025
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, Þóra Margrét Bergsveinsdóttir, Emil Sölvi Ágústsson, Gísli Víkingsson, Hildur Pétursdóttir, Maria Asuncion Borrell Thio, Alex Aguilar, Lisa Kettemer, Audun Richardsen, Patrick Miller and Jörundur Svavarsson. Reproductive and foraging strategy of humpback whales wintering in Arctic and subarctic waters. Líffræðiráðstefnan, Askja, Reykjavík. 9-11. október 2025
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir og Haukur Arason. Frá PISA til kennslustofunnar: Hvað segir rannsóknir um stöðu náttúruvísindamenntunar á Íslandi? Líffræðiráðstefnan, Askja, Reykjavík. 9-11. október 2025
Haukur Arason og Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Umgjörð og áskoranir náttúruvísindamenntunar á Íslandi. Líffræðiráðstefnan, Askja, Reykjavík. 9-11. október 2025
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir og Haukur Arason. Vísindalæsi íslenskra unglinga: Þróun á árangri í PISA skoðuð í ljósi áherslna núverandi kjarnanámsefnis. Menntakvika. Saga, Reykjavík. 2.-4. október 2025
Haukur Arason og Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Náttúruvísindahluti aðalnámskrár í ljósi kenningaramma TIMSS og PISA. Menntakvika. Saga, Reykjavík. 2.-4. október 2025
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Samræða og endurgjöf í náttúruvísindakennslu til að efla hugtakaskilning nemenda. Menntakvika. Saga, Reykjavík. 2.-4. október 2025
2024
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, Þóra Margrét Bergsveinsdóttir, Emil Sölvi Ágústsson, Gísli Víkingsson, Hildur Pétursdóttir, Maria Asuncion Borrell Thio, Alex Aguilar, Lisa Kettemer, Audun Richardsen, Patrick Miller and Jörundur Svavarsson. Reproductive and foraging strategy of humpback whales wintering in Arctic and subarctic waters [poster]. 25th biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Perth, Ástralía. 2024, 11-15. nóvember 2024.
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir og Haukur Arason. Gengi íslenskra nemenda í náttúruvísindaverkefnum PISA: Hvernig má nýta niðurstöður PISA til umbóta í kennslu náttúruvísinda. Menntakvika. Saga, Reykjavík. 26. -27. september 2024
Haukur Arason og Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Röksemdir og hugmyndir í umfjöllun um kennslutíma í náttúruvísindum á unglingastigi grunnskóla. Menntakvika. Saga, Reykjavík. 26. -27. september 2024
Kristín Norðdahl, Anja Gabrielsen, Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, Beth Wehner Andersen, Søren Rapple and Lars O. Demant-Poort. The Nordic Student Teachers’ Ideas About Climate Change and Teaching. The Nordic conference on Science Education Research, NFSUN 2024. Veröld Hús Vigdísar, Reykjavík 5-7. júní 2024
Haukur Arason and Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Icelandic Debates About Instruction Time in Lower Secondary Science Education. The Nordic conference on Science Education Research, NFSUN 2024. Veröld Hús Vigdísar, Reykjavík 5-7. júní 2024
2023
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Málstofa BIODICE um náttúrufræðimenntun með áherslu á líffræðilega fjölbreytni. Líffræðiráðstefnan. Askja, Reykjavík. 12-14. október, 2023
2022
Þórdís Arna Guðmundsdóttir og Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir. Hvað varð um fætur hvalsins?: Forhugmyndir barna um þróun og náttúrulegt val. Menntakvika. Stakkahlíð, Reykjavík. 6-7. október 2022.
2020
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. Whales in the changing Arctic. In: Improving science impact on policy and decision making – how to proceed from discussions to actions, Arctic perspective. Talk and panel at the CAFF (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna) session. The fourth conference of the Nordic Society Oikos, Harpa, Reykjavík, 3 – 5 March 2020.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Chosson, V., Víkingsson, G., Voswinkel, S., Basran, C. and Miller, P. Sub-arctic Winter Whales: The overwintering strategy of humpback whales in Icelandic waters. Talk. The fourth conference of the Nordic Society Oikos, Harpa, Reykjavík, 3 – 5 March 2020.
Ágústsson, E. S., Calcagni, G., Whittaker, M. and Magnúsdóttir, E. E. Associative behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on a year-round basis in Icelandic waters. Poster. The fourth conference of the Nordic Society Oikos, Harpa, Reykjavík, 3 – 5 March 2020.
Bergsveinsdóttir, T. B., Pétursdóttir, H., Víkingsson, G., Aguilar, A. and Magnúsdóttir, E, E. Seasonal prey preference of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in sub-arctic waters of Iceland based on stable isotope analysis. Poster. The fourth conference of the Nordic Society Oikos, Harpa, Reykjavík, 3 – 5 March 2020.
2019
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Hall, A., Pampoulie, C., Víkingsson, G. and Miller, P. Subarctic winter whales: An overwintering strategy of humpback whales in Icelandic waters. Poster. World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona, 9-12 December 2019
Bergsveinsdóttir, T. B., Pétursdóttir, H., Víkingsson, G., Aguilar, A. and Magnúsdóttir, E, E. Seasonal prey preference of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in sub-arctic waters of Iceland based on stable isotope analysis. Poster. IceBio: The biannual Conference on Biology in Iceland 2019, Reykjavík, 17-19. október. 2019
Selbmann, A., Svavarsson, J., Miller, P., Deecke, V. B, Filatova, O. A., Fedutin, I. D., Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Lacey, C. and Samarra, F. Variation in killer whale call types around Iceland. Poster. IceBio: The biannual Conference on Biology in Iceland, Reykjavík, 17-19. október. 2019
2018
Magnúsdóttir, E. E, Garland, E. C., Miller, P. J. O., Ryan C., Gero, S. T., Rasmussen, M. H. and Svavarsson, J. The importance of a subarctic feeding ground for humpback whale song transmission to subtropical breeding grounds in the North Atlantic Ocean. Presentation at the 32nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Spezia, Italy, 6. – 10. April 2018
2017
Magnúsdóttir, E. E, Garland, E. C., Miller, P. J. O., Ryan C., Gero, S. T., Rasmussen, M. H. and Svavarsson, J. The importance of a subarctic feeding ground for humpback whale song transmission to subtropical breeding grounds in the North Atlantic Ocean. Presentation at the IceBio The biannual Conference on Biology in Iceland. Askja, Univesity of Iceland, Reykjavík, 26-28. October 2017.
2015
Magnúsdóttir E. E, Miller P. J, Lim R., Rasmussen M. H, Lammers M. O, Svavarsson J. Humpback whale songs during winter in subarctic waters. Watkins Memorial Marine Mammal Bioacoustics Symposium. New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA, March 2015.
2008-2013
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H. & Svavarsson, J. Using long-term passive acoustics to monitor the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Icelandic waters. ICES Annual Science Conference. Harpa Conference Center Reykjavik, Iceland. Sept 2013
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H. & Lammers, M. O. 2012.Humpback whale sound behaviour during winter in subarctic waters. The Ecological Society of Iceland Conference, Oddi, Unversity of Iceland, Iceland. Nov. 2012
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H. & Lammers, M. O. 2012. Humpback whale sound production during winter in subarctic waters. VoN Engineering and Science Conference at Uni. Iceland. Nov. 2012
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H. & Lammers, M. O. 2012. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sound production during winter in Iceland. 26th European Cetacean Society Conference, Galway, Ireland, 26. – 28. March 2012
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Cummings J., Rasmussen, M. H. Effects of whale watching activity on cetacean behaviour within feeding grounds in Iceland. Poster at the XV Nordic Congress of Wildlife Research 2011, Reykjavík, Iceland, 23. – 25. May 2011.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Cummings J., Rasmussen, M. H. Effects of whale watching activity on cetacean behaviour within feeding grounds in Iceland. Poster at the 25th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Cádiz, Spain, 21. – 23. March 2011.
Magnusdottir, E. E., Cummings, J. & Reverey, F. Avoidance or indifference: Investigating effects of boat traffic on whales in Skjálfandi Bay. Wild North Seminar II: Handle with care, how to run sustainable nature-based tourism companies, 13-18 October 2010.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H., and Lammers, M. O. Combining visual and fixed passive acoustic methods to measure the variability of cetacean occurrence at the NE-coast of Iceland. VoN Engineering and Natural Science Research Symposium 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland 8. – 9. October 2010.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H., and Lammers, M. O. Combining visual and fixed passive acoustic methods to measure the variability of cetacean occurrence at the NE-coast of Iceland. 159th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, 19. – 23. April 2010.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. Land-based and boat-based cetacean observations in 2009. The Wild North Seminar I: Handle with care, how to run sustainable nature-based tourism companies, 5 – 9 October, Torshavn, Faroe Islands.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H., and Lammers, M. O. Combining visual and fixed passive acoustic methods to measure annual variability of cetacean occurrence along the NE- coast of Iceland. VoN Engineering and Natural Science Research Symposium, Askja – Natural Science Building, Reykjavik, Iceland, 6 – 7 November 2009.
Magnusdóttir E. E. Rannsókna- og fræðasetrið á Húsavík: Rannsóknir í sjávarspendýrafræðum (e. Husavik Research Centre: Marine Mammal Studies). The Natural Science Eve, Reykjavík, Iceland, 25 September 2009.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H., and Lammers, M. O. Annual variability of cetacean occurrence along the NE-coast of Iceland measured using Ecological Acoustic Recorders (EARs). 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Portland, Oregon, 18 – 22 May 2009. Magnúsdóttir, E. E. and Rasmussen, M. H. 2008. Year-round distribution of white-beaked dolphins (Lageorhynchus albirostris) off the SW-coast of Iceland. VoN Engineering and Natural Science Research Symposium, Askja – Natural Science Building, Reykjavik, Iceland,14 -15 March 2008.
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, PhD 