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Aarhus University Press
Finlandsgade 29
DK - 8200 Aarhus N
Telephone: +45 53 55 05 42
E-mail: unipress@au.dk
Staff at Aarhus University Press
Carsten Fenger-Grøndahl
Director
Telefon:29 86 27 60
E-mail: cfg@unipress.au.dk
Carsten is a historian of ideas and was deputy head of the Press before becoming director in 2013. When he occasionally rises from his chair, he takes extended trips to the Middle East, sits as a member of the Publisher Association's board of directors or produces travel books with competing publishers.
Søren Mogensen Larsen
Editorial Manager
Telefon:53 55 04 30
E-mail: sml@unipress.au.dk
MA in comparative literature. Søren works primarily with the travel books series Vide verden and the series Reflections [Tænkepauser]. He began his career as an editor at the Turbine publishing house, but a maternity cover opened the door to the university press.
Sanne Lind Hansen
Editor
Telefon:53 55 07 59
E-mail: slh@unipress.au.dk
MA in ethnography and classical archeology, and trained from the Danish School of Journalism. Sanne works primarily with the travel books series Vide verden and publications in anthropology, archeology and early history. She is also responsible for foreign sales and commission agreements, and is the longest serving editor at the Press. A generation ago, she was employed at Antiquities at the National Museum.
Rikke Kensinger
Editor
Telefon:53 55 05 86
E-mail: rk@unipress.au.dk
MA in Scandinavian languages and literature For years, Rikke worked as an editor at the Press and was responsible for the series 50 højdepunkter. Today, she spends most of her time on marketing. She has a background as an expatriate with jobs in the journals department at Cambridge University Press, teacher of English as a foreign language and project worker at art museums in the US.
Henrik Jensen
Editor and sales
Telefon:53 55 06 67
E-mail: hj@unipress.au.dk
MA in comparative literature. Henrik is the prime mover in our annual participation at BogForum and is responsible for outreach initiatives such as conferences, exhibitions, special and general sales. He primarily edits books on literature and the series Verdensliteratur and UNIVERS. Henrik started work at the publishing house as a young intern in 2007.
Cecilie Harrits
Editor
Telefon:53 55 05 83
E-mail: cha@unipress.au.dk
MA in literature and art history and a trained teacher with main subjects in Danish and special education. Cecilie's responsibilities are education, psychology (including two new series, Pædagogisk rækkevidde and Didaktiske studier), history of art and collaboration with art and cultural museums. She has previously worked with communication, development and knowledge sharing. Before she came to the Press in the fall of 2014, she was a teacher in elementary school.
Karina Bell Ottosen
Editor
Telefon:53 55 05 26
E-mail: kbo@unipress.au.dk
MSc in Information Science Karina is responsible for social sciences, development of the series Nordic Welfare and SMV (Små og Mellemstore virksomheder), sale of rights and internal work processes. Karina has worked for many years as an editor at Gyldendal Academic and the publisher Ajour, and has been an information specialist before she chose to come to the Press in the fall of 2015.
Anette Stoffersen
Editor
Telefon:27 15 97 75
E-mail: as@unipress.au.dk
MA in history and art history. With 30 years of experience as an editor in history, art, photo art, culture and travel (but also mushrooms, cheese, schnapps and wine), Anette is a versatile editor, who has just finished the major work Dansk skolehistorie and now works primarily with two new major works, Dansk sproghistorie 1-6 and Ludvig Holbergs skrifter 1-22.
Peter Bejder
Editor
Telefon:53 55 01 59
E-mail: pb@unipress.au.dk
Historian and trained from the Danish School of Journalism. Peter is currently working on the project Danmark bliver moderne. 1900-1950 and 100 på 1.000. For more than 25 years he has lived on teaching, editing and writing books, teaching materials and travel guides. He is a passionate fan of West Ham from East London.
Anne Hasseriis Jensen
Accountant
Telefon:53 55 07 61
E-mail: ahj@unipress.au.dk
As the Press’s longest serving employee Anne took her trade exam in 1988 and was trained as an accountant at the Press in 1990. She knows all the good old stories.
Pia Sandholm Olsen
Administration
Telefon:53 55 05 42
E-mail: pso@unipress.au.dk
Pia is responsible for subscriptions, billing and distribution, and she keeps track of the publisher packers. She has a clerical background and celebrated her 25th anniversary at the publishing house in the fall of 2015. She knows alarmingly many ISBN numbers by heart.
Gitte Mariager
Administration
Telefon:53 55 06 28
E-mail: gm@unipress.au.dk
Gitte is responsible for managing the Press website, e-books, booksellers online services and incoming manuscripts. She has a penchant for Italian and Italy, where she trained and worked. In 2006 she came to the publisher from the tourist industry.
Dave Kensinger
Digital development and tech support
Telefon:53 55 08 95
E-mail: dk@unipress.au.dk
Particular responsiblility for digital development and e-books. Dave has a bachelor in aviation and space technology and a masters in military history and international relations from his former life as a fighter pilot. He is a big fan of complicated spreadsheets and mathematical formulas.
Lea Albrechtsen
Project editor
Telefon:27 63 89 19
E-mail: lea@unipress.au.dk
MA in comparative literature and English. Lea started as a trainee and editorial assistant in the spring of 2015. She edits books on most subjects from art history to forensics, but has a special fondness for literature and gender studies. She also works freelance as a copy editor, proofreader, and translator when she’s not “fangirling” over the TV series "Wynonna Earp".
Leif V.S. Balthzersen
Project Editor
E-mail: lvsb@unipress.au.dk
Leif holds an MA in music science. Leif has been music director for Sønderjyllands Symphony Orchestra and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, ensemble manager for Aarhus Sinfonietta and is Chairman of the Board of Aarhus Summer Opera. He has also worked for Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen, The Danish Royal Academy of Music and The Danish National Opera and has given lectures to the public and to adult education associations throughout the country. For years he has also appraised books for antiquarian booksellers in Aarhus.
Søren Hein Rasmussen
Project Editor
E-mail: shr@unipress.au.dk
Søren is a historian with 25 years of research experience at Aarhus University. In 2015, he became an independent researcher and game developer, but he still writes books and articles on various topics and edits books about history.
Jakob Vestergaard
Project Editor
E-mail: jav@unipress.au.dk
Jakob holds an MA in media studies and works as a project editor. For several years, he has been a travel editor for Dagbladet Information, and an independent publisher running his own micro-publishing house. Jakob previously worked as an editor for Politikens Hus and as a media researcher for DR.
Lisette Agerbo Holm
Project Editor
E-mail: lah@unipress.au.dk
Lisette holds an MA in comparative literature and is trained from the Danish School of Journalism. Lisette works freelance as an editor of fiction and non-fiction, and as a translator of young adult literature and children's books. As an author of non-fiction for 1st-3rd grade, she has written books about everything from cute bunnies to Martin Luther.
