Talking to someone about inappropriate behaviour

(Former) students and (former) employees can contact the confidential advisors for inappropriate behaviour for advice and support. The confidential advisor for inappropriate behaviour will be on your side when you make contact, will help you to think about the possibilities and will help you to file a formal complaint if applicable. The confidential advisor will also help you decide whether you need further aftercare or support from experts.

When you get in contact, you will be invited for a conversation. During this conversation, you will discuss the situation concerned and any support you may need and will find out more about the possibility of filing a complaint. Any follow-up actions will only be taken with your consent and the information provided will always be treated confidentially.

There are two confidential advisors for inappropriate behaviour: Marian Joseph and Stefan Vuurens. You can contact them directly if you would prefer to speak to a specific person, or send an email to the email address that they both read.

• Contact: vertrouwenspersonen-ongewenstgedrag@uu.nl

The contact person for inappropriate behaviour acts as the first point of contact within the faculty for any student or employee who has (had) to deal with inappropriate behaviour within the university, for example sexual transgression, discrimination, intimidation, bullying or aggression. The contact person offers a listening ear and, where necessary, refers to the appropriate body, for example, a confidential advisor or the Committee on Interpersonal Integrity (CII). It is also always possible to contact the confidential advisor on undesirable behaviour or CII directly. The conversations held by contact persons are confidential in nature.

• Faculty of Science: study advisors (students), Freek Appels (confidential advisor PhD candidates) and Wieke Eefting (staff)
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Contactpersons Social Safety (interns), Freek Appels (confidential advisor PhD candidates) and Wieke Eefting (staff)
• Faculty of Geosciences: Marieke Foekema (confidential advisor PhD candidates and contact person inappropriate behaviour for staff). In addition: faculty contact persons for inappropriate behaviour on the intranet (staff).
• Faculty of Humanities: Wouter Oomen (students) and Biene Meijerman (staff). Also see faculty contact persons for inappropriate behaviour on Intranet (staff)
• Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance: Renée Freriks (students) and Paula Banning (staff). Also see faculty contact persons for inappropriate behaviour on Intranet (staff)
• Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Emmy Krooshof (students) and Jolien van der Graaf (staff)
• University College Utrecht: Annemieke Meijer (students) and Biene Meijerman (teachers).
• Faculty of Medicine: students from the faculty of medicine can contact different confidential advisors.

You can file a complaint with the Interpersonal Integrity Committee. They will then investigate your complaint. The Interpersonal Integrity Committee is neutral and independent.

You can also contact the committee for an exploratory, informative talk about your situation, how the committee works and what you can expect from the complaints procedure. If, during the discussion, it appears that you can be helped better or also by another person, you will be brought into contact (e.g. manager, confidential advisor, staff welfare service, ombudsperson, external expert, etc.).

After contacting the confidential advisor or the Committee for Interpersonal Integrity, you may decide to file a complaint. The confidential advisor for inappropriate behaviour can help you with this process. A complaint is submitted in writing and contains a description of the inappropriate behaviour, the person to whom the complaint relates and a description of any steps you may have already taken. Where necessary, the committee may ask for more information.

If you have submitted a complaint, the Committee for Interpersonal Integrity will investigate and assess the complaint and advise the Executive Board on its admissibility. If the complaint is declared admissible by the Executive Board, the Committee will draw up an investigation plan. Both parties, i.e. the complainant and the person to whom the complaint relates, will be heard in this investigation (separately from each other). Afterwards, the Committee will issue a recommendation to the Executive Board. The Executive Board will then decide on the complaint and any measures to be taken.

The Committee for Interpersonal Integrity consists of nine members. An external chairperson, three members from outside UU with professional knowledge and expertise of specific types of violations, three members from within UU with knowledge of the organisation, and two student members.

You can get in contact via the committee's general e-mail address. If you prefer, you can also contact the chair directly.

• Chair: Jellienke Stamhuis
• Contact: CommissieInterpersoonlijkeIntegriteit@uu.nl