Confidential advice
Problem at work: where to go for help?
In the first instance talk to your direct supervisor or superior.
If this is difficult, there are other places you can turn to:
- If you are a PhD student, talk to the Graduate School Coordinator confidentially.
- All GIUZ members can talk to one of our Confidential Advice Team.
Tasks (PDF, 140 KB)
Yvonne Scheidegger-Jung
Ilja van Meerveld
- If you need help resolving an issue with a superior, then the Head of Department is your point of contact.
- UZH provides an Employee Assistance Office (MBS), who can give you confidential, independent advice.
- UZH has an Ombudsperson ("Person of trust") who is the point of contact in the event of suspected scientific misconduct of researchers at the UZH.
- UZH has established an External Reporting Office in October 2026.
Further information for doctoral students
Zurich Graduate School in Geography/Earth System Science: Help & Advice
GIUZ Statement of Professional Ethics
The Department of Geography strives to provide an equal and inclusive learning, working, and living environment and recognizes that this involves a variety of ethical considerations.
Statement of Professional Ethics (PDF, 70 KB)
Diversity and Belonging @ GIUZ
Diversity is our strength – and it is an ongoing institutional commitment. Promoting diversity means we are constantly working to combat structural inequalities, exclusion, and discrimination.
As part of this process, we have compiled an overview of the rules and values that guide our behavior at GIUZ and at UZH, as well as a list of relevant projects and advisory services.
