What is the Reykjavík Academy?

RA is a coalition of independent scholars and an interdisciplinary research center, funded in part by the Icelandic ministry of culture and education and the City of Reykjavik, as well as individual grants from domestic and international agencies.  The RA scholars represent many different areas of interest within the humanities and social sciences as they pertain to Icelandic history, culture and society.

Between different areas of study at the university level
Between generations within the academic community
Between sexes in the academic community
between science and the arts
between society and the ivory tower

Relevance

The Reykjavík Academy is managed by its members, and the needs of scholars have first priority. It is a democratic working place, independent of orders from above. Freedom of thought and behavior are the Academy's key values. The Academy is a cross-disciplinary institution where rigorous scholarship and fertile discussion meet. The Reykjavík Academy is the second largest workplace for humanities and social sciences scholars in Iceland. Scholars come from fields such as anthropology and literature studies, ethnology and history, political science and theology, to mention a few.