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Department Board

The department board is the departments highest governing body. The group decides the department's policies, priorities and strategies.

The board is responsible for

  • The annual plan and the budget
  • The accounts and annual report
  • The principal plans, principles and priorities for the department, such as, for example, the department's strategic plan and academic priorities.
  • Internal organization
  • Recruitment of the head of department and academic positions. The final recruitment decision is made by the Faculty board, which has responsibility for recruitment.
  • Recruitment of temporary scientific staff
  • Propose to the Faculty of Social Sciences potential election committee members for the election of department head and deputy department head

The head of the department is the chairperson of the board and prepares the agenda and supporting materials. The administrative head of department is the board's secretary.

All the meetings of the executive board are open. The meetings of the department board are held in Norwegian. Agendas and meeting minutes are published in Norwegian. 

The board exercises its responsibilities based upon resolutions made by the University Board and the Faculty Board and within the laws and regulations that are valid at the time.

The matters passed by the board are regulated by the department's management and administration regulations.

Members for the period 2024–2027

Head of Department

Anniken Hagelund

Deputy Head of Department

David Jordhus-Lier

Representative for permanent academic staff

  • Sverre Herstad
  • Maren Toft
  • Are S. Hermansen
  • 1st deputy: John N. Parker
  • 2nd deputy: Lars Erik Kjekshus
  • 3rd deputy: Arnfinn Midtbøen
  • 4th deputy: Grete Brochmann
  • 5th deputy: Jemima García-Godos
  • 6th deputy: Marte Mangset

Representantative for temporary academic staff (2026)

  • Vilde Blix Huseby
  • 1. vara: Anette Marien Andresen
  • 2. vara: Agnes Louise Helleberg

Representative for technical/administrative staff

  • Hanna Aanestad Tungland
  • 1st deputy: Runa Vivé Torp
  • 2nd deputy: NN

Student representative for department's programmes (spring and autumn 2026)

  •  NN (Sociology)
  • Deputy: Hedda O. Halvorsen (Human Geography)

Student representative for interdisciplinary programmes (spring 2026)

  • Lillian Oprann (UTVB)
  • vara Vegard Haglund Langslet (KULKOM)
  • vara: Synne Nesje (OLA)