Our advisors help journalists find information or the right person to interview.
Department of communication and public affairs
We are responsible for communication and public affairs at the institutional level. Press relations is one of our duties.
Vibecke Lykke Olsen
Director of communication and public affairs

Mobile: (+47) 981 16 330
Email: vibecke.olsen@uis.no
Leiv Gunnar Lie
Communication advisor

Office: 51 83 30 32
Mobile: (+47) 920 77 057
E-post: leiv.g.lie@uis.no
Karen Anne Okstad
Communication advisor

Office: 51 83 30 47
Mobile: 905 59 778
Email: karen.a.okstad@uis.no
Benedicte Pentz
Communication advisor

Office: 51 83 41 59
Mobile: 416 82 746
Email: benedicte.pentz@uis.no
Faculties, centres and museum
Museum of Archaeology, the faculties and most research centres have their own media contacts.
Museum of Archaeology

Anniken Celine Berger
Communication advisor
Mobile: (+47) 9300 5355
E-mail: anniken.c.berger@uis.no
Faculty of Health Sciences

Cathrine Sneberg
Communication advisor
Office: 51 83 27 19, mobile: (+47) 93 04 54 91
E-mail: cathrine.sneberg@uis.no
Faculty of Social Sciences

Live Kolstad Kvalsvik
Advisor
Mobile: (+47) 4049 8395
Email: live.kvalsvik@uis.no
Faculty of Science and Technology

Kjersti Riiber
Communication advisor, National IOR Centre of Norway
Mobile: (+47) 995 00 701
Email: kjersti.riiber@uis.no
Cathrine Ommundsen
Communication advisor
Mobile: (+47) 478 60 168
Email: cathrine.ommundsen@uis.no
UiS School of Business and Law
Communication advisor Mobile: +47 404 70 450 E-mail: silje.m.ellefsen@uis.no
Communication advisor Mobile: +47 954 37 072 E-mail: marita.solheim@uis.no
Faculty of Arts and Education

Kristin Vestrheim Cranner
Communication advisor
Mobile: (+47) 932 43 872
E-mail: kristin.v.cranner@uis.no
Faculty of Performing Arts

Agnete in't Veld Bendiksen
Communication advisor
Mobile: (+47) 4822 8081
E-mail: agnete.i.bendiksen@uis.no
Centre for Learning Environment

Ina Midttveit
Communication advisor
Office: 51 83 28 98, mobile: 995 94 188
E-mail: ina.midttveit@uis.no
Norwegian Reading Centre

Elisabeth Rongved
Communication advisor
Office: 51 83 32 06
E-mail: elisabeth.rongved@uis.no
FILIORUM - Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care

Linn Skjei Bjørnsen
Communication advisor
E-mail: linn.s.bjornsen@uis.no
Knowledge Centre for education (KSU)

Leif Tore Sædberg
Communication advisor
Mobile: 4000 7910
E-mail: leif.t.sedberg@uis.no
University Library

Marie Kulander Knudsen
Communication advisor
Mobile: 47657864
E-mail: marie.k.knudsen@uis.no