Eight new heads of faculty as of 1 July 

Eight new heads of faculty took office at the University of Iceland on 1 July. They work in four University schools.

School of Social Sciences

• Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir succeeds Ólafur Rastrick as the head of the Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics.
• Hrefna Friðriksdóttir succeeds Trausti Fannar Valsson as the head of the Faculty of Law.
• Magnús Þór Torfason succeeds Gylfi Magnússon as the head of the Faculty of Business Administration.

School of Humanities

• Arnfríður Guðmundsdóttir succeeds Sólveig Anna Bóadóttir as the head of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies.
• Gísli Magnússon succeeds Guðrún Björk Guðsteinsdóttir as the head of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures.

School of Education

• Elsa Eiríksdóttir succeeds Rannveig Björk Þorkelsdóttir as the head of the Faculty of Subject Teacher Education.

School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

• Birgir Hrafnkelsson succeeds Einar Örn Sveinbjörnsson as the head of the Faculty of Physical Sciences.
• Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir succeeds Guðmundur Freyr Úlafrsson as the head of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.