Academic Council

Updated 23 April 2026.

An Academic Council has been established at each faculty of the University of Copenhagen. The Academic Council advises the dean on the internal allocation of funding, research, and education, as well as on knowledge-exchange plans. The Council also nominates assessment committees for applicants to permanent academic positions, awards PhD and doctoral degrees, and provides opinions on other significant academic matters.

The Academic Council at the Faculty of Social Sciences consists of the dean, six members elected from the academic staff according to disciplinary representation across the faculty's departments, three elected students, and three observers elected from the technical-administrative staff. The vice-dean attends meetings when possible, but without voting rights.

The Academic Council at the Faculty of Social Sciences has elected Professor Randi Starrfelt as chair until 1 February 2028.

At least four ordinary meetings of the Academic Council are held each year (two meetings per semester). In addition, a budget seminar is held in the autumn for the Academic Council and the Faculty Collaboration Committee.

Members of the council

Dean Vibeke Koushede
Email: dekan@samf.ku.dk 

Associate Dean for Research Mads Meier Jæger
Email: mads.jaeger@samf.ku.dk  

Associate Dean for Education Signe Allerup Vangkilde
Email: prodekan-uddannelse@samf.ku.dk 

Academic staff members

Professor Randi Starrfelt (chair person)
Department of Psychology
Email: randi.starrfelt@psy.ku.dk 

Professor Henrik Vigh
Department of Anthropology
Email: hv@anthro.ku.dk

Associate professor Poul Poder
Department of Sociology
Email: pp@soc.ku.dk  

Professor Peter Dahler-Larsen
Department of Political Science
Email: pdl@ifs.ku.dk 

Professor Torben Heien Nielsen
Department of Economics
Email: thn@econ.ku.dk 

Student members

Student members also have a chair in the student dialogue forum

Emma Johanne Henriksen Due
Email: vsq505@alumni.ku.dk   

Christian Fischer Krarup
Email: rwd675@alumni.ku.dk   

Amanda Osmann
Email: kjw724@alumni.ku.dk  

Representative for PhD scholars, scientific assistants and postdocs

PhD Fellow Frederik Burhøj Jerris
Department of Political Science
Email: fbj@ifs.ku.dk   

Alternate for Frederik:
PhD Fellow Anne Heiberg Goor
Department of Sociology
Email: ahg@soc.ku.dk  

Observers (administrative staff)

Pernille Bang
Department of Economics
Email: Pernille.Bang@econ.ku.dk 

Anne Thomsen
Queen Mary centre
Email: at@samf.ku.dk 

Alternates for academic staff members

Department of Anthropology: Lars Richard Rasmussen
Department of Political Science: Clara Johan E Vandeweerdt and Peter Dahler-Larsen
Department of Sociology: NN
Department of Economics: Miriam Wüst
Department of Psychology: Karen-Inge Karstoft and Anders Petersen

Alternates for student members

Alternates list S - 'SAMF-rådet'

Anna Katrine Windt Courbin

Emil Skaarup Blichmann

Thea Visby Bjørklund

Alternates for observers (administrative staff)

None

Contact

Martin Dueholm Bech
Faculty staff
Email: mdb@samf.ku.dk