Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir | |
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Silja Bára – Rector of the University of Iceland | |
| Born | April 23, 1971 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Title | Rector of the University of Iceland |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Lewis & Clark College (BA) University of Southern California (MA) University College Cork (PhD) |
| Thesis | The security imaginaries of an unarmed people: popular and elite security discourses in Iceland (2018) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International relations, political science, feminist security studies |
| Institutions | University of Iceland |
| Website | University of Iceland profile |
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir (born 23 April 1971) is an Icelandic political scientist and professor of international relations who has served as the rector of the University of Iceland since July 1, 2025. Her research focuses on Icelandic foreign and security policy, Arctic politics, and gender and security studies. She is recognised for her academic leadership, public service, and advocacy on human rights and gender equality as well as her work in the Icelandic Constitutional Assembly.
She was born in Ólafsfjörður, Iceland in 1971. She has a PhD from University College Cork, Ireland.