The School of Health Sciences is one of the University of Iceland's five schools. Roughly 300 people work at the School in various projects related to teaching, sciences, service and more. The Dean of the School of Health Sciences governs its day-to-day operations and acts as its academic leader and spokesperson within and outside of the University. With the Dean works an efficient team of managers and experts. The Dean The Dean of the School of Health Sciences is Inga Þórsdóttir, Professor of Human Nutrition. Inga ÞórsdóttirDean of School5254823ingathor [at] hi.is 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 Governing Board 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 Bjarni Elvar Pjétursson, Dean of the Faculty of Odontology (substitute Ellen Flosadóttir) Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir, 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) Hákon Hrafn Sigurðsson, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (substitute Elín Soffía Ólafsdóttir) Herdís Sveinsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (substitute Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir) Sunneva Björk Gunnarsdóttir, student representative Structure Committees and councils The School of Health Sciences has numerous committees and councils working on improvements in fields such as doctoral studies, equality, science and teaching. More information on the committees is provided by the School of Health Sciences office. Regulation Information on rules and legislation applicable to the University of Iceland and the School of Health Sciences. emailfacebooklinkedintwitter
