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Marianne Midthus ?stby

Candidate for the University Board among technical and administrative staff.

Marianne Midthus ?stby, Senior Adviser, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Deputy Leader, NTL UiO.

Nominated by:

  • Asle Fredriksen,?Pricipal Trade Union Official of Parat?UiO
  • Haneef Awan,?Senior Engineer, Department for Research Support Services, USIT
  • Natalia Zubillaga,?Leader and Principal Trade Union Offical of NTL UiO
  • Caroline Hals, Senior Executive Officer, Department of Psychology, SV
  • Pia S?ndergaard,?Adviser, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, HF
  • Gina Susanna Clausen,?Senior Adviser, Institute of Clinical Medicine, MED
  • Jamal Bajja,?Works Technician, Estate Department, LOS
  • Lars Solheim,?Senior Executive Officer, Department of Finance and Business Management, LOS
  • Rita Iren Olsen, Senior Adviser, Section for Student Affairs, MED
  • Torgeir Lebesbye, Senior Engineer, Department of Informatics, MN
  • Tor Henry Wold,?Section Manager,?Institute of Clinical Medicine, MED
  • Tone Skramstad,?Head of Office, Center for Computing in Science Education, MN

Election platform

Marianne Midthus ?stby
Marianne Midthus ?stby

For the University of Oslo (UiO) to succeed in fulfilling its social responsibility and achieving good results, a constructive, safe and inclusive working environment is crucial. My main motivation for running for re-election to the University Board is that I want to contribute to UiO being a good place to work, and to find solutions that are tailored to the diversity that UiO represents.

In order for good decisions to be made, it is crucial that they are anchored in the affected professional environments and among the employees. It will continue to be important for me to ensure that the decisions at UiO are made not only on the basis of financial needs, but also following an assessment of the consequences for the employees and their work tasks. These are principles that I advocated during my current term as member of the University Board, and that will remain important for me if I am re-elected for another four years.

Other issues I have been particularly engaged in during my current period as a member of the University Board are:

  • Strategy 2030: Working environment and personnel policy have been important issues for me during this term. In particular, I have worked to ensure that Strategy 2030 also has good and clear ambitions in these areas.
  • Openness / transparency in the consideration of matters by the Board: It has been an important principle fo