Faculty Board election 2026

The elections are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the election regulations for the University of Oslo (Valgreglementet for Universitetet i Oslo in Norwegian only)

Deadline for nominating candidates

Tuesday 20 October 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Nominations are submitted via the online form. Further details on the requirements for the content of submitted nominations are provided further down on this page.

Composition of the Faculty Board

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine has 9 members and is composed as follows:

• Dean
• Vice-Dean for Research
• 1 representative for permanent academic staff in positions of at least half-time, including adjunct professors (professor II) in permanent positions
• 1 representative for temporary academic staff in positions of at least half-time, including adjunct professors (professor II) in temporary positions
• 1 representative for technical and administrative staff
• 2 student representatives
• 2 external representatives

The Dean is elected directly, and the Vice-Dean for Research is appointed by the Dean. The external representatives are appointed by the Rector following nomination by the Faculty Board.

The following voting right categories constitute separate electoral constituencies:

1. Permanent academic staff, including permanently employed adjunct professors (professor II)
2. Temporary academic staff, including temporarily employed adjunct professors (professor II)
3. Technical and administrative staff
4. Student representatives. The students organize their own elections.

Permanent academic staff

One representative and two deputy representatives shall be elected for the permanent academic staff, including permanently employed adjunct professors (professor II).

Voting rights

All permanent academic staff in positions of at least 50%, as well as permanently employed adjunct professors (professor II). To be eligible to vote, you must be employed on the day you cast your vote.

Eligibility for election

Those eligible for election are permanent academic staff with voting rights. To be eligible for election, an employee must have an employment relationship that covers the entire election period, 01.01.2027 to 31.12.2030.

In elections of representatives to the Faculty Board, the following leaders are not eligible for election:

• Heads of Department/Deputy Heads of Department

Right to nominate

Any permanently employed academic staff member with voting rights may nominate candidates.

Temporary academic staff, including temporarily employed adjunct professors (professor II)

One representative and two deputy representatives shall be elected for the temporary academic staff, including temporarily employed adjunct professors (professor II). The election period for this group is one year, i.e. 01.01.2027 to 31.12.2027.

Voting rights

All temporary academic staff in positions of at least 50%, as well as temporarily employed adjunct professors (professor II), have voting rights. To be eligible to vote, you must be employed on the day you cast your vote.

Eligibility for election

Those eligible for election are temporary academic staff including temporarily employed adjunct professors (professor II) with voting rights. To be eligible for election, an employee must have an employment relationship that covers the entire election period, 01.01.2027 to 31.12.2027.

In elections of representatives to the Faculty Board, the following leaders are not eligible for election:

• Heads of Department/Deputy Heads of Department

Right to nominate

Any temporary academic staff member including temporarily employed adjunct professor (professor II) with voting rights may nominate candidates.

Technical and administrative staff

One representative and two deputy representatives shall be elected for the technical and administrative staff.

Voting rights

All technical and administrative staff in positions of at least 50% have voting rights. To be eligible to vote, you must be employed on the day you cast your vote.

Eligibility for election

Those eligible for election are technical and administrative staff with voting rights. To be eligible for election, an employee must have an employment relationship that covers the entire election period, 01.01.2027 to 31.12.2030.

In elections of representatives to the Faculty Board, the following leaders are not eligible for election:

• Faculty Director/Assistant Faculty Director
• Section Heads at the Faculty Secretariat
• Office Managers at the departments

Right to nominate

Any technical and administrative staff member with voting rights may nominate candidates.

Content of submitted nominations

• A nomination may contain one or more eligible candidates. There must be at least as many proposers behind a nomination as the number of candidates the nomination contains.
• The nomination shall state the name(s), title(s) and workplace(s) at the faculty of the candidate(s).
• It must be clear from the nomination whether the candidates have been consulted and have agreed to stand for election.
• The nomination must contain the name(s) and position(s) of the proposer(s).

Nominations are submitted via the online form by the deadline of 20 October 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Would you like to know more about the Election rules?

Valgreglement for Universitetet i Oslo (in Norwegian only)

Presentation of candidates

Candidates may submit a self-presentation and an election manifesto. These will be published at the same time as the candidates and proposers are made public, after the candidates have been approved by the election committee, no later than 6 November 2026.

Self-presentations and election manifestos may be sent to nettredaktor@medisin.uio.no, which assists the candidates with the presentation on the web pages.

Voting period

The election is held electronically. The voting period begins on 16 November 2026 at 12:00 p.m. and ends on 23 November 2026 at 12:00 p.m.