Dag Rune Olsen

Dag Rune Olsen is professor of medical physics and holds a PhD from the University of Oslo
(1999). He served as head of cancer research at The Norwegian Radium Hospital in Oslo and
professor at University of Oslo until he took up a position as Dean of the Faculty of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences (2010-2013) at the University of Bergen. After serving as
dean for one period, he was elected rector and served two periods (2013-2021) before he
was appointed rector at UiT The Arctic University of Norway (2021-2025) and is currently
serving his second term (2025-2029).
Professor Olsen has served as chair of universities Norway (the Norwegian rectors
conference) and as member of the research policy working group of EUA. He chairs the
board of the Nordic Institute of Studies of Innovation, Research and Education and serves
on the board of cultural institutions in Norway.
Olsen has been awarded with The Breur Award for his research, is elected member of The
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences the Academia Europaea of which he was
also presented with the Presidents Merit Award this year. He chairs the board of the Nordic
Institute of Studies of Innovation, Research and Education and serves on the board of
cultural institutions in Norway.
Olsen has been awarded with The Breur Award for his research, is elected member of the
The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences the Academia Europaea of which he was
also presented with the Presidents Merit Award this year. He is also an honorary professor
at the Shandong University and has been elected President of YERUN – Young European
Research Universities Network.

is professor of medical physics and holds a PhD from the University of Oslo
(1999). He served as head of cancer research at The Norwegian Radium Hospital in Oslo and
professor at University of Oslo until he took up a position as Dean of the Faculty of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences (2010-2013) at the University of Bergen. After serving as
dean for one period, he was elected rector and served two periods (2013-2021) before he
was appointed rector at UiT The Arctic University of Norway (2021-2025) and is currently
serving his second term (2025-2029).
Professor Olsen has served as chair of universities Norway (the Norwegian rectors
conference) and as member of the research policy working group of EUA. He chairs the
board of the Nordic Institute of Studies of Innovation, Research and Education and serves
on the board of cultural institutions in Norway.
Olsen has been awarded with The Breur Award for his research, is elected member of The
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences the Academia Europaea of which he was
also presented with the Presidents Merit Award this year. He chairs the board of the Nordic
Institute of Studies of Innovation, Research and Education and serves on the board of
cultural institutions in Norway.
Olsen has been awarded with The Breur Award for his research, is elected member of the
The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences the Academia Europaea of which he was
also presented with the Presidents Merit Award this year. He is also an honorary professor
at the Shandong University and has been elected President of YERUN – Young European
Research Universities Network.