The School of Health Sciences Governing Board addresses issues with a common interest of the school and supervises its finances, management and quality. The governing board is comprised of the dean of the school, heads of faculty and one student representative. Members of the 2023 – 2024 Governing Board are: Sigríður Helga Kárdal Ásgeirsdóttir og Daníel Thor Mayer, student representatives Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (reserve Elvar Örn Viktorsson) Ellen Flosadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Odontology (reserve Bjarni E. Pétursson) Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (reserve Sædís Sævarsdóttir) Helga Bragadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (reserve Brynja Örlygsdóttir) Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir, interrim Dean of the School of Health Sciences Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Food Science & Nutrition (reserve Ólafur Ögmundsson) Ragnar Pétur Ólafsson, Dean of the Faculty of Pshychology (reserve Fanney Þórsdóttir) Þjóðbjörg Guðjónsdóttir, Physiotherapy studies Arna Hauksdóttir, Public Health Sciences Erna Sigurðardóttir, Managing Director, Secretary of the Board

Staff of Research Institutes

The staff list can be found on each institute's or centre's website. Biomedical Center Health Science Institute Cancer Research Laboratory Centre of Public Health Sciences Icelandic Vision Laboratory Institute for Experimental Pathology, Keldur Institute of Odontology Research Centre for Movement Sciences Research Centre for Nutrition The ICNP Research and Development Centre Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology

School of Health Sciences Administration and Staff

Q: Administration of Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition

Head of Faculty Ólafur Ögmundarson, Associate Professor Vice Head of Faculty Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Professor

Q: Administration of Faculty of Medicine

Head of Faculty Sædís Sævarsdóttir, Professor Vice Head of Faculty: Stefán Þórarinn Sigurðsson, Professor Faculty Administrative Officer Magnús Ragnar Guðmundsson, Administrative Officer Faculty Head of Education Þórdís Jóna Hrafnkelsdóttir, Associate Professor Head of the Department of Biomedical Science Brynhildur Ósk Pétursdóttir, Assistant Professor Head of the Department of Physiotherapy Sólveig Ása Árnadóttir, Professor Head of the Department of Radiography Guðlaug Björnsdóttir, Assistant Professor Head of the Speech Pathology programme Jóhanna Thelma Einarsdóttir, Professor

Q: Administration of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Head of Faculty Helga Bragadóttir, Professor Vice Head of Faculty Þóra Jenný Gunnarsdóttir, Professor Administrative Officer Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Officer

Q: Administration of Faculty of Odontology

Dean of Faculty: Bjarni Elvar Pétursson, Professor Vice Dean of Faculty: Ellen Flosadóttir, Associate Professor Faculty administration: Bergrós Guðmundsdóttir, Project Manager Chair of the Department of Dental Technology Aðalheiður Svana Sigurðardóttir, Assistant Professor Chief Dental Assistant: Svanhildur Ólafsdóttir, Administrative Officer

Q: Administration of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dean of Faculty: Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir, Associate Professor Vice Dean of Faculty: Elvar Örn Viktorsson, Assistant Professor Administrative Officer: Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, Administrative Officer Project Manager Unnur Tryggvadóttir Flóvenz, Project Manager

Q: Administration of Faculty of Psychology

Dean of Faculty: Heiða María Sigurðardóttir, Professor Vice Dean of Faculty: Vaka Vésteinsdóttir, Associate Professor Administrative Officer: Dröfn Sigurbjörnsd. Andersen, Administrative Officer

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Head of Faculty
Ólafur Ögmundarson, Associate Professor

Vice Head of Faculty
Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Professor

Head of Faculty
Sædís Sævarsdóttir, Professor

Vice Head of Faculty:
Stefán Þórarinn Sigurðsson, Professor

Faculty Administrative Officer
Magnús Ragnar Guðmundsson, Administrative Officer

Faculty Head of Education
Þórdís Jóna Hrafnkelsdóttir, Associate Professor

Head of the Department of Biomedical Science
Brynhildur Ósk Pétursdóttir, Assistant Professor

Head of the Department of Physiotherapy
Sólveig Ása Árnadóttir, Professor

Head of the Department of Radiography
Guðlaug Björnsdóttir, Assistant Professor

Head of the Speech Pathology programme
Jóhanna Thelma Einarsdóttir, Professor

Head of Faculty
Helga Bragadóttir, Professor

Vice Head of Faculty
Þóra Jenný Gunnarsdóttir, Professor

Administrative Officer
Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Officer

Dean of Faculty:
Bjarni Elvar Pétursson, Professor

Vice Dean of Faculty:
Ellen Flosadóttir, Associate Professor

Faculty administration:
Bergrós Guðmundsdóttir, Project Manager

Chair of the Department of Dental Technology
Aðalheiður Svana Sigurðardóttir, Assistant Professor

Chief Dental Assistant:
Svanhildur Ólafsdóttir, Administrative Officer

Dean of Faculty:
Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir, Associate Professor

Vice Dean of Faculty:
Elvar Örn Viktorsson, Assistant Professor

Administrative Officer:
Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, Administrative Officer

Project Manager
Unnur Tryggvadóttir Flóvenz, Project Manager

Dean of Faculty:
Heiða María Sigurðardóttir, Professor

Vice Dean of Faculty:
Vaka Vésteinsdóttir, Associate Professor

Administrative Officer:
Dröfn Sigurbjörnsd. Andersen, Administrative Officer

The School of Health Sciences Governing Board addresses issues with a common interest of the school and supervises its finances, management and quality. The governing board is comprised of the dean of the school, heads of faculty and one student representative.

Members of the 2023 – 2024 Governing Board are:

Sigríður Helga Kárdal Ásgeirsdóttir og Daníel Thor Mayer, student representatives
Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (reserve Elvar Örn Viktorsson)
Ellen Flosadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Odontology (reserve Bjarni E. Pétursson)
Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (reserve Sædís Sævarsdóttir)
Helga Bragadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (reserve Brynja Örlygsdóttir)
Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir, interrim Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Food Science & Nutrition (reserve Ólafur Ögmundsson)
Ragnar Pétur Ólafsson, Dean of the Faculty of Pshychology (reserve Fanney Þórsdóttir)
Þjóðbjörg Guðjónsdóttir, Physiotherapy studies
Arna Hauksdóttir, Public Health Sciences
Erna Sigurðardóttir, Managing Director, Secretary of the Board

The School of Health Sciences has numerous committees working on improvements in fields such as doctoral studies, equality, science and teaching. More information on the committees is provided on Ugla (UI’s intranet) by the School of Health Sciences office.

SHS’s standing committees: