Margareth Hagen (born 1965) is the elected rector of the University of Bergen from 2021 to 2025, and a professor of Italian literature. She was the University's elected deputy rector for research from 2017 to 2021, and Dean of the Humanities Faculty until 2017.[1]
Margareth Hagen | |
|---|---|
 Hagen in 2020 | |
| Rector of the University of Bergen | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dag Rune Olsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1965 Molde, Norway |
| Residence(s) | Bergen, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
| Occupation | Rector, Professor of Italian literature |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | La tragedia di Giambattista Giraldi. Retorica e tematica di un dramma moderno (2000) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Italian literature |
Academic career edit
Hagen came to the University of Bergen as a student in the 1980s, first studying organisation and administration, and then Italian literature.[2] She was interested in history, and in particular the 1500s, which she characterised as an exciting time of change in Italy, with the Counter-Reformation, the Inquisition and Machiavelli.[2]
The anthology Literature and Chemistry: Elective Affinities, co-edited with Margery Skagen,[3] marked a transition from literary studies to a broader engagement with the relationship between the humanities and the natural sciences. A reviewer describes the book as "an absorbing work both for those interested in chemistry as well as those fascinated with literature – and an absolute treasure for fans of both subjects", although he does remark that the view of chemistry in literature appears to be almost only negative: "the mad scientist in his laboratory seems to be the general view of the chemist in popular culture".[4] Another reviewer praises the anthology's "mix of literary critics, chemists, and historians of science and medicine".[5]
University leadership edit
As the elected deputy rector, Hagen took over as rector in January 2021 when Dag Rune Olsen left before his term as rector was complete to take a position at the University of Tromsø.[6][7]
Hagen became rector during the pandemic, and in an interview right after the election told reporters that bringing students back to campus and ensuring good social learning environments was extremely important.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Rector Margareth Hagen". University of Bergen. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ a b Strand, Hilde Kristin; Robinson, Silje Katrine (2021-04-02). "Møte med UiB-rektoren: Om fugl, forsking og indre driv". khrono.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Hagen, Margareth; Skagen, Margery, eds. (2014). Literature and chemistry : elective affinities. Åarhus [Denmark]: Aarhus University Press. ISBN 978-87-7124-175-4. OCLC 880459915.
- ^ Arnarsson, Ársæll Már (23 March 2016). "Review of Margareth Hagen & Margery Vibe Skagen (eds.), Literature and Chemistry – Elective Affinities (Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2015)". Nordicum-Mediterraneum: Icelandic e-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies.
- ^ Willis, Martin (2015). "Review of Literature and Chemistry: Elective Affinities". The Modern Language Review. 110 (3): 794–796. doi:10.5699/modelangrevi.110.3.0794. ISSN 0026-7937. JSTOR 10.5699/modelangrevi.110.3.0794.
- ^ "Changes in the leadership at the University of Bergen". University of Bergen. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Svarstad, Jørgen (4 January 2021). "Dag Rune Olsen slutter som UiB-rektor for å unngå interessekonflikter". Forskerforum (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Haga, Anders (2021-04-01). "Hun overtar et universitet flere mener har fått svekket omdømme. Hva er planen til Margareth Hagen?". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-10-22.