Organisation profile
Organisation profile
DHS offers bachelor program in nursing and master program in Health Science. Further does DHS offer single courses on bachelor, master and PhD level. Our research area is broad. Main research areas include Nursing and Care, Epidemiology and Public Health, Exercise and Integrated Physiology and Health Promotion, Gerontology, Geriatrics and Healthy Aging. The faculty conducts research of international standing, and research groups are led by experienced academics.
The department is part of the Centre of Health Science, a collaboration between the University, the Department of Occupational and Public Health, the National Hospital, and the Faroese Biobank. The
research is continuously integrated in the teaching, and the nursing and master students are invited to take part in research projects as part of thesis work.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Johild Dulavík
- Deildin fyri heilsu- og sjúkrarøktarvísindi - Faculty of Health Sciences - Guidance Counsellor, International Coordinator
- Fróðskaparsetur Føroya - The University of the Faroe Islands
Person: Academic
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MedUseFO: A nation-wide study on medication use in the Faroe Islands
Hammer, H. (PI), Petersen, M. S. (PI), Joensen, N. (CoI) & Pottegård, A. (CoI)
1/03/26 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Social inequality in Health in the Faore Islands
Honnudóttir, V. (PI), Strøm, M. (PI) & Mohr, M. (PI)
1/12/24 → 1/12/26
Project: Research
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Navigating everyday life among people with cognitive impairments followed by Parkinson´s disease living in the Faroe Islands
Mortensen, J. (PI), Róin, Á. (CoPI) & Petersen, M. S. (CoPI)
2/09/24 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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Does match phase affect high-speed running and sprinting peak period performance and recovery kinetics in professional male football players?
Randers, M. B., Nólsøe, E. L., Krustrup, P. & Mohr, M., 21 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 13 p., 2632514.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of a 15-week recreational football programme on insulin resistance and glycaemic control in inactive premenopausal women with mild arterial hypertension: A randomised controlled trial
Póvoas, S., Castagna, C., Connolly, L. J., Krustrup, P., Sjúrðarson, T., Skoradal, M.-B. & Mohr, M., 26 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 44, 7, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of Acute Exercise and 12-Week High-Intensity Interval Training on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kristiansen, J., Kristensen, S. D., Hvas, A.-M., Ellingsgaard, H., Mohr, M., Grove, E. L. & Sjúrðarson, T., 3 Feb 2026, In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 15, 4, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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PhD course in Academic Writing in English for Researchers
Hammer, H. (Organiser), Poulsen, B. (Participant), Skylv Reinert, S. (Participant), Ólavsdóttir, J. (Participant), Eikhólm, A. (Participant), Weihe, T. M. (Participant) & Runge, E. (Participant)
29 Oct 2025 → 31 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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PhD course in Poster Design for Researchers
Hammer, H. (Organiser), Hammer, R. (Participant), Mortensen, H. S. (Participant), Weihe, T. M. (Participant), Mortensen, J. (Participant), Skylv Reinert, S. (Participant), Leifsson, E. N. (Participant), Honnudóttir, V. (Participant), De Clerck, S. (Participant), á Fríðriksmørk Berbisá, M. (Participant), Debess, I. N. (Participant) & Tróndarson, T. (Participant)
26 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Perluband hvalspýggja í Føroyum
Vang, A. (Speaker)
28 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Press/Media
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Teaching prize for Faroese Master programme
Strøm, M., Róin, Á. & Veyhe, A. S.
24/03/25
1 Media contribution
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Student theses
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Effects of the FIT FIRST FOR ALL school-based physical activity intervention on health-related fitness, well-being, and equitable participation in a Faroese school setting
Olsen, H. W. (Author), Mohr, M. (Supervisor), Larsen, M. N. (Supervisor) & Skoradal, M.-B. (Supervisor), 6 Nov 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Establishment of the 16S rRNA gene sequencing pipeline and description of the architecture of gastrointestinal microbiota within the Faroese inflammatory bowel disease cohort
á Fríðriksmørk Berbisá, M. (Author), Rohde Kndsen, C. (Supervisor) & Vang, A. (Supervisor), Aug 2019Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Group psychotherapy for eating disorders: A randomized clinical trial and a pre-treatment moderator and mediator analysis
Davidsen, A. H. (Author), Apr 2016Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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