The Ombudsteam – who they are and how to contact them
Ombudspersons – general information
A team of ombudspersons is available to doctoral researchers and doctoral advisors at Heidelberg University as confidential points of contact. In the event of conflicts that may arise from work on a dissertation, they serve as an independent body to which both doctoral researchers and advisors can turn. The ombudspersons see themselves as a consulting and mediation service.
More information: Ombudsprogram at Heidelberg University
Current Ombudsteam
The following professors are currently serving as ombudspersons during the central administrative phase (left column). You can see the representatives designated as their successors in the right column.
Important!
Your choice does not necessarily have to be based on their or your own professional background.
Mathematics, Engineering, and Natural Sciences
|
Prof. Dr. Johanna Stachel |
Prof. Dr. Oriol Vendrell
|
Humanities
|
Prof. Dr. Michael Radich |
Prof. Dr. Vahram Atayan |
Law, Economics, and Social Sciences
|
Prof. Dr. Sabina Pauen |
Prof. Dr. Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor |
Life Sciences and Medicine
|
Prof. Dr. Lazaro Centanin |
Prof. Dr. med. Christian Schaaf |
Senior Ombudspersons in an advisory role
|
Prof. Dr. Christiane von Stutterheim |
Prof. em. Dr. Michael Wink |
Consultation process
How to contact us
Questions or problems can be submitted to the Ombudsperson of your choice initially
- by email
- or by post.
The ombudsperson will then contact the applicant in order to clarify the problem and determine which offices or authorities could contribute to finding a solution. In some cases, a simple advising session may be sufficient to resolve the problem. In other cases, the ombudsperson will, with the permission of the applicant, arrange a mediation session with the other parties involved. The ombudsperson has the authority to make recommendations regarding further action. The implementation of the recommendations, however, is up to the parties involved.
Services
The services of the office of ombudsperson
- are free of charge
- cannot be contested in a court of law
- or referred to another authority.
The responsibilities of the following institutions remain unaffected:
- jurisdictions of the doctoral committees or
- the committee for the safeguarding of good academic practice.
Legal Statutes
- Satzung für das Ombudsprogramm für Doktorand:innen sowie ihre Betreuer:innen an der Universität Heidelberg
verabschiedet vom Senat der Universität Heidelberg am 05.11.2024 - only in German
