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CSMCCentre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures

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Well-Being and Work-Life Balance

Through its Equal Opportunity Coordinator (mariapaola.gritti"AT"uni-hamburg.de; +49 (0)40 42838 9757), UWA supports students and staff who would like to access coaching, counselling or other mental health services (including crisis services) available through UHH or in Hamburg.

We also support students and staff who are experiencing conflicts at work or who need help requesting workplace accommodations (including accommodations needed due to chronic health issues or disabilities or when returning to work after prolonged illness).

UWA students and researchers with care responsibilities can benefit from the following support measures:

  • UWA postdocs and junior professors with care responsibilities are entitled to support by student assistants (max. 20 hours / month). Requests (indicating why an assistant is needed and what tasks they will perform) should be submitted to UWA's Equal Opportunity Coordinator (mariapaola.gritti@uni-hamburg.de) and will need to be approved by UWA’s Steering Committee.
  • Expenses incurred for privately organised family care in situations in which regular care services are not available can be reimbursed (up to max. 600 € / year (employees) or 300 € / semester (students), with max. 8 hours / day, max. 12 € / hour). To request a reimbursement, please send this form, filled-out and signed, to UWA’s Equal Opportunity Coordinator (mariapaola.gritti"AT"uni-hamburg.de): Antrag auf Unterstützung bei der Betreuung (PDF) 
  • On a case-by-case basis, the travel expenses incurred by a caregiver accompanying staff on a work-related trip in order to provide care for a family member may also be reimbursed.
  • Finally, childcare on site at CSMC may be organised (upon request) when UWA events take place in the evening of on weekends.

UWA’s Equal Opportunity Coordinator can also provide information about how to access care services available in Hamburg and through the University. The University supports students and staff with family responsibilities via its Family Office.