Members 2026–2029
The following persons are members in the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research and Higher Education (KIF Committee) for the period 2026–2029:
Carl Christian Thodesen
Committee chair
Pro-rector for social impact and collaboration
OsloMet
E-mail: carl.christian.thodesen@oslomet.no
Telephone: +47 45 48 82 52
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Vibeke Opheim
Deputy chair
CEO
NIFU Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education
E-mail: vibeke.opheim@nifu.no
Telephone: +47 41 55 39 03
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John-Marcus Kuhmunen
Head of Department for Sámi Teacher Education
Sámi University of Applied Sciences / Sàmi allaskuvla
E-mail: johnmk@samas.no
Telephone: +47 90 40 24 70
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Vibeke Blaker Strand
Professor
Department of Public and International Law
University of Oslo
E-mail: v.b.strand@jus.uio.no
Telephone: +47 90 20 41 60
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Johan Elvemo Ravn
Chief Scientist / Professor II
SINTEF Digital, Trondheim / Nord University, Levanger
E-mail: johan.ravn@sintef.no
Telephone: +47 92 60 83 55
Hjemmeside (Sintef)
Hjemmeside (Nord University)
Liza Reisel
Research Professor
Institute for Social Research
E-mail: liza.reisel@samfunnsforskning.no
Telephone: +47 97 57 14 60
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Martin Veľký
Bachelor student in history
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
E-mail: velky.martin@gmail.com
Telephone: +47 41 86 24 74
Dian Liu
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Stavanger
E-mail: dian.liu@uis.no
Telephone: +47 51 83 29 27
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Johannes Sørby Heines
PhD Candidate in nuclear and energy physics
University of Oslo
E-mail: j.s.heines@fys.uio.no
Telephone: +47 46 96 88 13
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Johannes Waage Løvhaug
Department Director
The Research Council of Norway
Lysaker
E-mail: jwl@rcn.no
Deputy members
Professor Yan Zhao, Nord University, Bodø
Head of Department Atle Rotevatn, University of Bergen
Research Leader Hilde G. Corneliussen, Western Norway Research Institute, Sogndal
Master student Nasjida Noorestany, University of Oslo
Postdoctoral Fellow Solveig Topstad Borgen, University of Oslo
PhD Candidate Bhanu Shrestha, NTNU Gjøvik
Department Director Gunlaug Daugstad, Research Council of Norway
Observer
Grethe Sofie Bratlie, observer from the Ministry of Education and Research.
Secretariat
Ella Ghosh
Senior Adviser
Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)
E-mail: ella.ghosh@hkdir.no
Telephone: +47 94 17 10 47
Linda Lien (50 per cent)
Senior Adviser
Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)
E-mail: linda.lien@hkdir.no
Marit Ubbe (50 per cent)
Senior Adviser
Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)
E-mail: mailto:marit.ubbe@hkdir.no
The KIF Committee’s mandate