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Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir

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Professor Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir was elected Rector of the University of Iceland and President of the University Council in 2025. Prior to taking office, she was a professor of International Affairs in the Faculty of Political Science. She has previously served on the University Council of the University of Iceland from 2022-2025. Professor Ómarsdóttir earned her PhD from University College Cork in Ireland. Her research focuses on Iceland’s foreign and national security policy, feminist international relations, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.