Circuses

Step Into Our Dynamic Circuses

Short, sharp, and packed with insight—each 30-minute Circus dives into a unique communication topic, with 20 minutes of talk and 10 minutes for your questions.

You’ll choose two Circuses for Thursday and two for Friday, attending them back-to-back in Malmö University’s Niagara building.

Below, you’ll find all speakers and their Circus topics—explore, select, and get ready to be inspired!

Photo: Malin Palm

Circuses for Thursday

CIRCUS SESSIONS. A circus session lasts 30 minutes. As a participant, you should choose two circuses on Thursday and two on Friday. Thursday at 13:15 and another at 13:45, and on Friday at 11.00 and another at 11.30

Heli Syrjälä & Anni Karhunen

Heli Syrjälä– Marketing Specialist, International Applicant Marketing, University of Jyväskylä

Anni Karhunen– Marketing Specialist, Continuous Learning, University of Jyväskylä

Sabina Bjerre Hansen & Simon Byrial Fischel

Sabina Bjerre Hansen– Chief Consultant, Aarhus University, Faculty of Health, Health Communication

Simon Byrial Fischel– Communications Officer, Aarhus University, Faculty of Health, Health Communication

Jørgen Thune Johnsen

Jørgen Thune Johnsen– Head of Section Web, design and Student Recuruitment 
Univeristy of Bergen

Jón Gunnar Þorsteinsson

Jón Gunnar Þorsteinsson– Editor-in-chief at the Icelandic Web of Science, University of Iceland.

Jessica Bloem

Jessica Bloem– Head of Research Communication and Press Unit at Malmö University

Ellen Albertsdóttir

Ellen Albertsdóttir– Research Communication Lead at Lund University

Kristina Lindgärde & Sanna Trygg

Kristina Lindgärde– Press Officer, Lund University

Sanna Trygg– Editor-in-Chief, Lund University

Hiba Fawaz

Hiba Fawaz– Communications strategist in academia. At Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg

Nabila Habib & Pål Arne Kvalnes

Nabila Habib– Research assistant, OsloMet

Pål Arne Kvalnes– Senior communications advisor, OsloMet

Hilda Liberg & Ida Fridvall

Hilda Liberg– Communication officer, Halmstad University

Ida Fridvall– Media producer, Halmstad University

Ásthildur Gunnarsdóttir & Rakel Gunnarsdottir

Ásthildur Gunnarsdóttir– Head of Communications at Reykjavik University

Rakel Gunnarsdottir– Project Manager at Reykjavik University

Annica Höglund & Anna Lawrence

Annica Höglund– Communication officer focusing on student insights and webcontent

Anna Lawrence– Communication officer & project manager of the new student website project, Umeå University

Linnea Gestsson

Linnea Gestsson– Communications Officer, Malmö University

Circuses for Friday

CIRCUS SESSIONS. A circus session lasts 30 minutes. As a participant, you should choose two circuses on Thursday and two on Friday. Thursday at 13:15 and another at 13:45, and on Friday at 11.00 and another at 11.30

Jón Örn Guðbjartsson

Jón Örn Guðbjartsson–  Director of the Division of Marketing and Public Relations at the University of Iceland

Betina Illemann Larsen, Vibeke Mark Hansen & Maya Bille

Betina Illemann Larsen– Video journalist at the University of Copenhagen

Vibeke Mark Hansen– Event Manager at the University of Copenhagen

Maya Bille– Communications consultant at the University of Copenhagen

Charlotte Møller Nygaard & Sinne Brandt Jakobsen

Charlotte Møller Nygaard– Communications advisor at Aarhus University 

Sinne Brandt Jakobsen– Student Communications Editor at Aarhus University

Maren Bjotveit

Maren Bjotveit– Team leader for student recruitment and responsible for the university’s social media channels.

Sofia Wiesler & Susanna Löfgren

Sofia Wiesler– Communications strategiest at Umeå university

Susanna Löfgren– Head of Student Recruitment and responsible for Hallå Campus at Umeå University.

Julie Backer & Ellen Solberg

Julie Backer– Head of section marketing communications, OsloMet

Ellen Solberg– Communication advisor, OsloMet

Kristine Gabrielsen

Kristine Gabrielsen– Senior Communication Officer, University of Bergen

Lise Wendel Eriksen & Anders Møller

Lise Wendel Eriksen– Communications partner, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University.

Anders Møller– Web coordinator, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University

Hanne Bjerknes, Gro Lien Garbo & Elise Frøjd

Hanne Bjerknes– Faculty of Medicine, UiO

Gro Lien Garbo– Faculty of Social Sciences, UiO

Elise Frøjd– Department of Communications and External Relations, UiO

Ingrid Spildo Nordhuus

Ingrid Spildo Nordhus– National curator for Viten-TV, University of Bergen.

Magnus Erlandsson & Johanna Svensson 

Magnus Erlandsson– Communications officer, Research Communication and Press, Malmö University

Johanna Svensson– Communications officer, Research Communication and Press, Malmö University