Team Hennum
Rector candidate Ragnhild Hennum is running for election together with pro-rector candidate Bj?rn Jamtveit. Accompanying them are vice-rector candidates Mathilde Skoie, Berit Karseth, and Jens Petter Berg.
Get to know Ragnhild Hennum
Why do you want to be the next rector of the University of Oslo (UiO?
— I want to be the next rector of UiO because I am passionate about the university and its role as one of the country's most important institutions in research and education. In a time when academic values and independent research are under pressure, it is crucial that UiO remains a bastion for curiosity-driven independent research and a defender of academic values. I look forward to working closely with Bj?rn Jamtveit as pro-rector to strengthen UiO's position as a globally leading university, while also maintaining the strong community at UiO.
Our team
Rector candidate Ragnhild Hennum
The Rector candidate is Dean Ragnhild Hennum. She is a trained lawyer (graduating as cand. jur in 1991), holds a dr. philos. degree (1999) from the University of Oslo and is a professor at the Department of Public and International Law. In addition to research and teaching, she has held various leadership positions at UiO. Hennum is currently serving her second term as Dean, was Vice-Rector (2009-2014), and Acting Pro-Rector (Vice-Chancellor 2014-2017). Hennum has also participated in several public inquiries, serves on the board of PRIO, and chairs the (national) Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research.
Pro-rector candidate Bj?rn Jamtveit
The candidate for Pro-Rector is Bj?rn Jamtveit, Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. He holds a dr. scient degree in geology and became a Professor at UiO in 1993. Bj?rn Jamtveit led the interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence (SFF) Physics of Geological Processes, received an ERC Advanced Grant in 2015, and has been awarded numerous research prizes. He aims to promote UiO as a leading European research university where basic research more frequently contributes to solving major societal challenges.
Vice-rector candidate Mathilde Skoie
Mathilde Skoie is Vice-Rector candidate for research and internationalization. She is Vice-Dean for Research at the Faculty of Humanities and a professor of Latin at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. Skoie holds a cand.mag degree from UiO and a Ph.D. from the University of Reading (UK). She has been Head of Department for two terms and has extensive experience with university policy from board positions and national and international committee work. As Vice-Rector, she will have a special responsibility for doctoral education and UiO as a global university in Norway.
Vice-rector candidate Berit Karseth
Vice-rector candidate for education is Berit Karseth, Professor at the Department of Education. She holds a Cand. Paed. and a Dr. Polit. from UiO. Her research and academic interests focus on reform and change processes at all levels of the educational system. Karseth has significant leadership experience from work with study and program revisions at the department level and was Dean at the Faculty of Educational Sciences from 2013 to 2016. As Vice-Rector, Karseth wishes to work towards UiO offering research-based education of the highest quality, providing a solid framework for independent reflection, experimentation, and critical discussions based on trust and participation.
Vice-rector candidate Jens Petter Berg
Jens Petter Berg is Vice-Rector candidate with a special responsibility for life sciences and health. Berg is Professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine. He holds a cand. med. and dr. med. from UiO and is a specialist in medical biochemistry. Jens Petter Berg has extensive experience from his current and former positions in research leadership at the interface between UiO and the university hospitals. From 2019 to 2022, he was the Dean of Research at the Faculty of Medicine (UiO) and has since participated in the establishment of the Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research. Berg is passionate about providing researchers with the best possible conditions for success at all stages of their projects and careers.