Ragnhild Hennum
Ragnhild Hennum | |
|---|---|
| Pro-Rector of University of Oslo | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld |
| Succeeded by | Gro Bjørnerud Mo |
| President of the Norwegian Women's Lobby | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gunhild Vehusheia |
| Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Inga Bostad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1967 |
| Profession | Law professor |
Ragnhild Helene Hennum (born 11 June 1967) is a Norwegian jurist, academic administrator, and women's rights leader. Hennum was elected Rector at the University of Oslo for the period 2025-2029, and took office on 1 August 2025. She was Dean at the University of Oslo Faculty of Law from 2020-2025. She was Vice-Rector at the University of Oslo from 2009–2014 and Acting Pro-Rector from 2014–2017, and Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights in 2018. Hennum's research fields are criminal law, criminal procedure and sociology of law, and she is a specialist on child sexual abuse, sexual violence in general and forced marriage. She is President of the Norwegian Women's Lobby, the umbrella organisation for the Norwegian women's movement.