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Personal profile
Andras Mortensen is Associate Professor of History. He wrote his PhD on Faroese boat-building tradition at Fróðskaparsetur Føroya in 2001. He has a past since 1989 as a curator and later, since 2006, as director of the National Museum of the Faroes and Keeper of National Antiquities, and since 2011 as a director of Søvn Landsins, Faroese Cultural Heritage. He joined his current position in 2017.
Research interests
As part of his museum past, Andras' research interestes have been in the field of cultural heritage. Since his return to the university, his research interests have revovled around the sources of Faroese medieval history and how to interpret them in a Nordic context. His main field at the moment is legal and fiscal history in this context.
Teaching
At the University of the Faroe Islands, Andras Mortensen is teaching at BA level in Faroese Medieval History and Modern world History, including supervision of student projects on those topics.
Professional Information
Since 2005, Andras Mortensen has been chair of Faroe University Press, run non profit by the Faroese Scientific Society and the University of the Faroe Islands. Head of education for history 2021-2024.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hin føroyski róðrarbáturin
Award Date: 9 Mar 2001
Master, Cand. mag. (History and latin), University of Copenhagen
1979 → 1989
Award Date: 1 May 1989
External positions
Programme Committee for Research, Research Council Faroe Islands
2024 → 2027
Member of the Faroese National Commission for UNESCO
2012 → 2020
Director for Faroe Islands National Heritage. Archives, Library and Museums, Søvn Landsins
2011 → 2017
Member in the the Expert Group for the Modules Network Funding and Mobility Funding in the Nordic Culture Point (Kulturkontakt Nord)
2007 → 2011
Director of the national museum of the Faroe Islands, Keeper of national antiquities
2005 → 2011
Chairman for Fróðskapur sp/f, Faroe University Press
2005 → …
Assigned associated professor at Fróðskaparsetur Føroya
2004 → 2012
Chairman of the society of sciences of the Faroe Islands, Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
2002 → 2005
Chairman for Tórshavn town museum
2002 → 2005
Member of the editorial committee for writing the history of Tórshavn
2001 → 2005
Member of the Research Council of the Faroe Islands
2000 → 2001
Member of “NordRegios expertråd”, Stockholm
2000 → 2003
Scholarship recipient at Fróðskaparsetur Føroya
1998 → 2000
Scholarship recipient at Stavanger Sjøfartsmuseum
1997
Part-time teacher at Fróðskaparsetur Føroya
1996 → 2004
Curator, Føroya Fornminnissavn
1989 → 2005
Curator at the Ethnological Department of Føroya Fornminnissavn
1989 → 2006
Research Fellow at Føroya Fornminnissavn
1988 → 1989
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Seyðabrævið og konglig lóggáva í tí føroyska skattlandinum 1271-1298
Mortensen, A. (Speaker)
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PhD Supervisor Seminar
Hammer, H. (Organiser), Magnussen, E. (Participant), Veyhe, A. S. (Participant), Hayfield, E. A. (Participant), Jacobsen, J. Í. L. (Participant), Isholm, E. (Participant), West, H. (Participant), Djurhuus, A. (Participant), Marnersdóttir, M. (Participant), Bogadóttir, R. (Participant), í Hjøllum, J. (Participant), Petersen, M. S. (Participant), Skoradal, M.-B. (Participant), Justinussen, J. C. S. (Participant), Helgadóttir Davidsen, A. (Participant), Højsted, I. H. (Participant), Guttesen, P. F. (Participant), Larsen, B. (Participant), Róin, Á. (Participant), Halling, J. (Participant), Strøm, M. (Participant), Simonsen, K. (Participant), Gaini, F. (Participant), Vijayavarathan - R, K. (Participant), Olsen, E. (Participant), Mortensen, A. (Participant), Ellefsen, H. (Participant), Hansen, J. R. (Participant) & Joensen, E. V. (Participant)
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Hin føroyski báturin, ferðaleiðaraskeið
Mortensen, A. (Speaker)
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Búseting í Føroyum, ferðaleiðaraskeið
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Grímur Kamban og Føroyingasøga
Mortensen, A. (Speaker)
29 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation