Organisation

The faculty's highest governing body is the Faculty Board.

The Board is responsible for strategic planning, overall management and quality assurance of education, research and cooperation. In addition, the Board provides a forum for discussion and coordination of the activities at the Faculty.

The Faculty Board comprises the following members:  

• Göran Hilmersson, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dean and Professor
• Roland Barthel, Department of Earth Sciences, Pro-Dean and Professor
• Ingegärd Eliasson, Department of Conservation 
• Dag Hanstorp, Department of Physics 
• Lars Gamfeldt, Department of Marine Sciences 
• Johanna Höög, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology 
• Jenny Meyer Daneback, Department of Earth Sciences, operational support 
• Mark Peternell, Department of Earth Sciences 
• Aila Särkkä, Department of Mathematical Sciences 
• Johan Uddling, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Student representatives:

• Vacant

Union representatives with the right to attend and express their views:

• Liv Friis, OFR-S
• Maria Ahlstedt, SACO
• Lars Nordvall, SEKO

Secretary:

• Lena Caspers

More information about the Faculty board on Staff Portal

The Dean's Council is advisory to the Dean. And it is a forum for discussion of matters concerning the faculty as a whole.

The Dean's Council is stipulated in the University's Rules of Procedure. 

Members of the Dean's Council are:

• Heads of Department,
• Head of Faculty Office 
• A student representative.

The Pro-Dean and Assistant Deans will also participate, as well as the Head of Public Relations. The Dean is chairperson.

Deputy Head of Department participates in the Council when Head of the Department is unable to attend.

List of Heads of Department below.

The Head of Department (prefekt in Swedish) represents its department. Each institution also has a Deputy Head of Department (proprefekt in Swedish). The term of office is normally six years.

Department of Applied Information Technology 

Head of Department: Helena Lindholm
+46 703-93 27 96, helena.lindholm@gu.se
Deputy Head of Department: Thomas Hillman
+46 31-786 22 05, thomas.hillman@ait.gu.se

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Head of Department: Åsa Arrhenius
+46 31-786 2625, asa.arrhenius@bioenv.gu.se  
Deputy Head of Department: Mats Andersson
+46 31-786 2688, mats.andersson@bioenv.gu.se 

Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology

Head of Department: Marica Ericson
+46 31 786 9030, marica.ericson@gu.se
Deputy Head of Department: Kristina Hedfalk
+46 31 786 3923, kristina.hedfalk@gu.se

Department of Conservation

Head of department: Anneli Palmsköld
+46 31 786 4709, anneli.palmskold@conservation.gu.se
Deputy Head of department: Feras Hammami, 
+ 46 31-786 5700, feras.hammami@conservation.gu.se 

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Head of department: Richard Torkar
031-772 57 19, richard.torkar@gu.se
Deputy Head of department: David Sands
+ 46 31-772 10 59,  dave@chalmers.se

Department of Earth Sciences

Head of Department: Hans Linderholm
+46 31 786 2887, hansl@gvc.gu.se
Deputy Head of department: Heather Reese
+ 46 31 786 2803, heather.reese@gu.se 

Department of Marine Sciences

Head of Department: Stefan Hulth
+46 31 786 9024, stefan.hulth@marine.gu.se
Deputy Head of Department: Jonathan Havenhand
+46 31 786 9682, jon.havenhand@marine.gu.se

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Head of Department: Bernt Wennberg
+46 31 772 5326, bernt.wennberg@gu.se
Deputy Head of Department: Marija Cvijovic
+46 31 772 5321, marija.cvijovic@gu.se

Department of Physics

Head of Department: Alexander Friemann Dmitriev
+46 708 42 38 19, alexd@physics.gu.se
Deputy Head of Department: Ingvar Albinsson
+46 31 786 9121, ingvar.albinsson@physics.gu.se

The Faculty Office of Science provides support to the faculty board, faculty management and the activities within departments and infrastructures. The mission of the office is to provide support for research, education and cooperation conducted within the Faculty of Science.. The office is a specialist function whose tasks include for example:

• Planning
• Follow-up
• Support for committees and boards
• Processing of matters and referrals
• Administrative support
• Internal and external communications
• Cooperation
• Internationalisation

Welcome to contact us!

Faculty Office of Science
PO Box 466
SE405 30 Göteborg
Delivery address: Medicinaregatan 1 G, 413 90 Göteborg 
Visiting address: Medicinaregatan 7 B, 413 90 Göteborg 
E-mail: info@science.gu.se

Head of faculty office and Administrative Director: Gustav Bertilsson Uleberg
Phone: +46 31 786 5250, +46 70 934 4400, 
E-mail: gustav.bertilsson.uleberg@science.gu.se 

Assistant Head of Faculty Office and Head of Public Relations: Tanja Thompsson
Phone: +46 31 786 9886, +46 76 622 9886,
E-mail: tanja.thompson@science.gu.se 

Staff directory of the Faculty Office of Science

The Faculty Board has decided to establish an advisory board for the faculty. The external council shall provide advice and stimulate the development of the faculty's activities in order to strengthen the faculty's position and competitiveness in the future.

Members of the faculty's advisory board for the term of office 2021-10-01 - 2024-09-30:

• Erik Blix
• Beritte Christenson
• Åsa Domeij
• Jan-Martin Löwendahl
• Torbjörn von Schantz