The Dean of the School of Health Sciences is Inga Þórsdóttir, Professor of Human Nutrition.

Inga Þórsdóttir

Dean of School

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The dean of a school is appointed by the rector for a five-year term, in accordance with University Council rules of procedure, and works under the rector’s mandate. The dean of a school governs day-to-day operations and acts as its academic leader and spokesperson within and outside of the University. The dean is for example responsible for:

• Administration and support services 
• Finances and running of the school and institutes under its auspices
• Human resources  
• Implementation of University of Iceland policy 
• Relations with Icelandic and international partners
• Quality of teaching, research and services
• Unity and academic collaboration              

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 2017 – 2018 Governing Board are:

• Inga Þórsdóttir, Dean of the School of Health Sciences
• Ellen Flosadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Odontology (substitute Bjarni Elvar Pjétursson)
• Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition (substitute María Guðjónsdóttir)
• Daníel Ólason, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology (substitute Urður Njarðvík)
• Engilbert Sigurðsson, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (substitute Ingibjörg Harðardóttir)
• Elín Soffía Ólafsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (substitute Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir)
• Herdís Sveinsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (substitute Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir)
• Eyrún Baldursdóttir, student representative

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:

Genetical committee
Equal rights committee
Teaching committee
Science committee
Doctoral studies committee
Interdisciplinary studies (bachelor level)
 

Information on rules and legislation applicable to the University of Iceland and the School of Health Sciences.