Organisation

The Department of Zoology currently has a staff of around 80 employees, who are researchers, PhD students and technical and administrative staff.

The top decision-making group is the Department Board. It includes representatives from the researchers, the PhD students, the Tovetorp Zoological Research Station, and the technical and administrative staff.

The Department Board

Chairman

Niclas Kolm, Head of Department, alternate Linda Laikre, Deputy Head of Department

Co-opted members

Cecilia Kullberg and David Wheatcroft, Managers at Tovetorp

Secretary

Thomas Pettersson, Head of Administration

Administration

Head of Administration

Thomas Pettersson

The Secretariat

Gabriella Anongdeth
Connie Linell
Minna Miettinen

System Administrator

Julia Mellqvist Ekberg

Laboratory safety coordinator

Mirjam Amcoff

Purchasing coordinator/e-commerce

Mirjam Amcoff
Inga Tuminaite

PhD Council Board

Chair

Lars Littmann

Vice chair

Michael Mitschke

Tovetorp

Manager

Cecilia Kullberg
David Wheatcroft

Last updated: 2026-01-23

Source: Department of Zoology