Boards and committees

Board of Studies

The Board of Studies is a democratically elected body that represents teachers and students. The Board of Studies has the overall responsibility for the organisation, implementation, and development of the degree programmes at the department, including:

  • Ensuring and improving the quality of degree programmes and teaching, and guaranteeing follow-ups on programme and teaching evaluations
  • Preparing suggestions and changes to curriculum
  • Approving plans for the design of instruction and assessments related to the awarding of degrees
  • Issuing opinions within its area of responsibility regarding all cases relevant to degree programmes and teaching, and discussing the condition of degree programmes and teaching, at the request of the Rector or the Rector’s appointed representative
  • Handling requests for credit (including transfer credit) and exemptions

 

The Study board consists of three members of academic staff and three students from the anthropology programme.

VIP = Research staff 

Lars Richard Rasmussen
Teaching Associate Professor, chair
Email: lars.richard.rasmussen@anthro.ku.dk

Helle Bundgaard
Associate Professor, VIP representative
Email: helle.bundgaard@anthro.ku.dk

Bodil Just Christensen
Assistant Professor, VIP representative
Mail: bjc@anthro.ku.dk

Line Heilskov Kristensen
Student representative, vice chair
Mail: nbz564@alumni.ku.dk

Thea Visby Bjørklund
Student representative 
Email: rxj518@alumni.ku.dk

Nicoline Busk-Andersen
Student representative
Email: nba@samf.ku.dk                 

Secretary: Marie Andkjær Pedersen

 

 

The Credit and Exemption Committee is a committee under the Study Board. The committee makes decisions on routine and uncontroversial cases concerning exemptions and credit transfer, where academic expertise is required to make a proper assessment of the case. The committee consists of one full-time academic staff member and one student.

Members

Lars Richard Rasmussen
Teaching Associate Professor, chair
Email: lars.richard.rasmussen@anthro.ku.dk

Line Heilskov Kristensen
Student representative and vice chair
Email: nbz564@alumni.ku.dk

 

 

The Study Board meets every month, usually on the first Wednesday of the month.

Find minutes from meetings on KUnet (login required) or by contacting secretary Marie Andkjær Pedersen.

 

Faculty Board

The department's Faculty Board deals with the long term planning and prioritisation of the department's research. It processes applications for research affiliation from external researchers.

 

The Department Faculty Board consists of the management and scientific staff members. The Head of Department is chair of the board and Deputy Head of Research is vice-chair.

Contact: Head of Department Ayo Wahlberg

Scientific staff members

 

Research Committee

The department's Research Committee is responsible for overseeing the department's external research funding pipeline and long term planning and prioritisation of the department's research. 

 

Members of the committee are elected among the permanent staff every two years.

The committee has monthly meetings.

 

PhD Programme Committee

The PhD Committee plans the department's PhD study programme.

 

The committee has two meetings per semester.

 

Collaboration Committee

The Collaboration Committee is a democratically elected body representing management and staff at the department. The Committee aims at securing staff involvement in the development of the workplace.

 

Management representatives

Staff representatives

The committee has two meetings per semester.

 

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