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

Administration of Faculty of Medicine

Around 170 people work at the Faculty of Medicine on diverse projects connected to teaching, sciences, services, and more. The Faculty also employs the skills and talents of about 500 lecturers who teach at the collaborating health institutions, among other things. Head of Faculty Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Professor Vice Head of Faculty: Sædís Sævarsdóttir, Professor Faculty Administrative Officer Magnús Ragnar Guðmundsson, Administrative Officer

Administration of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery is one of six faculties within the School of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland. The Head of Faculty is its director and works under the authority of the Dean of the School of Health Sciences. Head of Faculty Helga Bragadóttir, Professor Active Vice Head of Faculty Brynja Örlygsdóttir, Professor Administrative Officer Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Officer

Administration of Faculty of Odontology

The Faculty of Odontology is one of five faculties within the School of Health Science. The Faculty employs around 20 people in various positions related to teaching, science, dental technology and administration. The director is the Dean of Faculty and he works under the authority of the Dean of the School of Health Sciences. The Dean of Faculty: Ellen Flosadóttir, Associate Professor The Vice Dean of Faculty: Bjarni Elvar Pétursson, Professor Administrative Officer: Guðrún Ívars, Administrative Officer

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 María Guðjónsdóttir, Professor Vice Head of Faculty Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir, Associate Professor

Q: Administration of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Dean of Faculty: Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir, Associate Professor The Vice Dean of Faculty: Elvar Örn Viktorsson, Assistant Professor Administrative Officer: Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, Administrative Officer Project Manager Guðrún Ösp Sigurmundardóttir, Project Manager

Q: Administration of Faculty of Psychology

The Dean of Faculty: Ragnar Pétur Ólafsson, Professor The Vice Dean of Faculty: Fanney Þórsdóttir, Assistant Professor Administrative Officer: Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, Administrative Officer The Office Undergraduate studies Ragnhildur Nielsen, Project Manager Graduate studies Haddý Anna Hafsteinsdóttir, Project Manager

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Head of Faculty
María Guðjónsdóttir, Professor

Vice Head of Faculty
Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir, Associate Professor

Head of Faculty
Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Professor

Vice Head of Faculty:
Sædís Sævarsdóttir, 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
Ásbjörg Ósk Snorradóttir, Assistant Professor

Head of the Department of Physiotherapy
Sólveig Ása Árnadóttir, Professor

Head of the Speech Pathology programme
Jóhanna Thelma Einarsdóttir, Professor

Head of Faculty
Helga Bragadóttir, Professor

Active Vice Head of Faculty
Brynja Örlygsdóttir, Professor

Administrative Officer
Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Officer

The Dean of Faculty:
Ellen Flosadóttir, Associate Professor

The Vice Dean of Faculty:
Bjarni Elvar Pétursson, 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

The Dean of Faculty:
Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir, Associate Professor

The Vice Dean of Faculty:
Elvar Örn Viktorsson, Assistant Professor

Administrative Officer:
Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, Administrative Officer

Project Manager
Guðrún Ösp Sigurmundardóttir, Project Manager

The Dean of Faculty:
Ragnar Pétur Ólafsson, Professor

The Vice Dean of Faculty:
Fanney Þórsdóttir, Assistant Professor

Administrative Officer:
Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, Administrative Officer

The Office

Undergraduate studies
Ragnhildur Nielsen, Project Manager

Graduate studies
Haddý Anna Hafsteinsdóttir, Project Manager

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: