Selection guide

If you want to talk to someone at Utrecht University (UU) in confidence, it can sometimes be difficult to find the best person to help you. Use this selection guide to find out who you can approach in which situation and what you can expect. Having doubts? Situations are not always easy to interpret. Please don’t hesitate to contact us anyway. You will always be helped. If someone else is in a better position to help you, you will be guided to the right person. 

Situation or inappropriate behaviour in personal contact

Is (sexual) harassment occurring in the study or working environment, for example, or do you feel discriminated against or bullied? Inappropriate behaviour can also include annoying jokes, excluding people, racist comments in WhatsApp groups, sexually oriented comments in lectures or in the working environment, sending sexually oriented photos, bullying behaviour, intimidating behaviour (both physical and verbal), gossip, etc.

Employee: Personnel or ombuds-related matters

Are you an employee at UU and do you have a concern about a work-related matter? For example about assessments, career moves, the relationship with your manager, working conditions, cooperation with colleagues, appointments and contracts, or other work-related topics.

Student: A complaint about facilities or a staff member

Are you a student and do you want to file a complaint about facilities or a staff member. Examples include non-compliance with the curriculum or examinations, inadequate or lacking facilities or the way in which a letter has been answered.

Unsure about someone’s research integrity?

Having doubts about your own approach in your research? Or do you suspect that someone else is manipulating data or sources, presenting results incorrectly, handling data carelessly or is dependent on political or commercial influences, for example?

Wrongdoing in the organisation

Do you suspect wrongdoing in the organisation, such as illegal acts or injustice?