Management and organisation at the Department of Social Anthropology

An overview of our management and committees.

Management

Geir Henning Presterudstuen
Head of Department

Cecilie Vindal Ødegaard
Vice Head of Department

Edvard Hviding
Head of PhD. Candidates
Head of Education

Gro Aase
Head of Administration

Boards and committees

Department committee

The Departmental Council represents the interests and views of staff and students, and helps to meet their information needs on matters of great importance to the department.
 

Education committee

The Teaching Committee ensures that the programmes offered by the department are in line with the university’s ethos and the distinctive nature of social anthropology, and deals with matters relating to the content, structure and delivery of the programmes.

Last updated: 19.08.2026