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 Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir, PhD of Geneology and Research Professor at the Faculty of Medicine. Unnur ÞorsteinsdóttirDean of School5255880uthorsteinsdottir [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 2021 – 2022 Governing Board are: Brynhildur K. Ásgeirsdóttir , student representative Elín Soffía Ólafsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (substitute Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir) Ellen Flosadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Odontology (substitute Bjarni Elvar Pjétursson) Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (substitute Ingibjörg Harðardóttir) Helga Bragadóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (substitute Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir) María Guðjónsdóttir, Dean of the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition (substitute Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir) Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir, Dean of the School of Health Sciences Ragnar Pétur Ólafsson, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology (substitute Daníel Ólason) Structure Committees 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: Doctoral studies committee Equal rights committee Coordinators of postgraduate studies Genetical committee Interdisciplinary studies (bachelor level) Master studies committee Science committee Teaching committee Regulation Information on rules and legislation applicable to the University of Iceland and the School of Health Sciences. Rules and regulations specific to the School of Health Sciences and its Faculties. facebooklinkedintwitter
