contacts in conflict matters

Dr. Holger Epstein
Conflict management (except UMG)

• Individual consulting and coaching in conflict situations
• Mediation and conflict management
• Consulting in means of organization and conflict resilience

Sylke Hamoudi
Member of the Staff Council

• Issues relating to recruitment, transfer, transfer of activities, dismissals, working hours, duty rosters, occupational safety, etc.
• The council represents the interests of the employees within the scope of their employment in front of the department
• The council exercises co-determination, participation and consultation rights

Dr. Inga Mölder
Representative of the GFA

• Advising doctoral students and doctoral supervisors on organizational issues
• Mediation in conflicts between doctoral candidates and supervisors
• Travel allowances and grants from the GFA

Dr. Katharina Beier
Head of Ombuds Office

• Advising on good research practice and related conflicts
• Receiving reports of suspected scientific misconduct and advising on possible courses of action
• Supporting preventive measures for good research practice

Meike S. Gottschlich
Central Ombudsperson and Confidential Advisor for Students

• Idea and Complaint Management studies
• Advice in case of conflicts and difficulties concerning studies and teaching
• Initiation and monitoring of projects and measures for quality improvement

Prof. Dr. Ina Kersten
Mathematical Institute

• Contact person for GAUSS doctoral students in case of conflicts or problems regarding their doctoral supervision
• Conversations are strictly confidential
• Consultations by phone or in person

Dr. Annett Margarete Waltert
Head of Occupational Medical Service of UMG and University

• Specialist for occupational medicine
• Specialist in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy

Dr. Dieter Müller
Company Physician

• Advice on all health issues related to the workplace
• Occupational health precautions

Ilona Carl
Addiction Representative of the University

• Prevention and help with addiction
• Support, advice and guidance for employees
• Advice for executives on dealing with addiction-related conspicuousness in the workplace

Katrin Gehrke
Representative for People with Disabilities (without UMG)

• Advice, support and guidance for employees with disabilities on social and labor law issues

Petra Steinbiß
Safety Engineer

• Advice on occupational health and safety issues, environmental protection, radiation protection, genetic engineering and bio-materials, hazardous substances, transport of hazardous goods and waste disposal
• Responsible for employees

Social Department of the Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss (AStA)
Student representation for all social concerns of and for students

• Study financing, studying with children, mental health, barrier-free studies
• Reimbursement of the semester ticket

Katrin Lux
Representative for students with disabilities and chronic diseases

• Informing, advising and supporting prospective students, applicants and students with disabilities, chronic and mental illnesses.
• Advising faculty and other employees of the university on inclusion and accessibility
• Initiating, supporting and designing projects and measures for barrier-free studies and barrier-free structures at the university.

Dr. Doris Hayn
Central Equal Opportunity Officer of the University of Göttingen

• Counseling in cases of discrimination and conflicts based on gender
• Counseling on sexualized harassment and violence

Psychosocial Counseling (PSB)
Help with study difficulties and personal crises

• Counseling in crisis situations and difficult phases of life, personal problems, conflicts, and stress caused by studies

Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic for Students (PAS)
Special outpatient clinic for all students in case of crises, disorders and corresponding study-specific problems

• Acute study and life crises (including depressive crises and exhaustion), anxiety (e.g. test anxiety, social anxiety), work and learning disorders
• Other psychological and psychosomatic symptoms or contact difficulties
• Partnership conflicts and family conflicts

Psychotherapeutic consultation hours for employees (PSM)
for all employees of the Georg-August University and the University Medical Center Göttingen

• Crisis situations as well as mental complaints and illnesses
• Confidential clarification and counseling
• Identification of possible courses of action

Emergency numbers
The most important emergency numbers

• Police, Tel. 110
• Rescue service, emergency doctors and fire department, Tel. 112
• Medical on-call service, Tel. 116117 - in urgent but not life-threatening cases

Göttingen Nightline for students
Student listening phone

• Göttingen students offer Göttingen students a sympathetic ear for personal crises or problems in everyday university life
• anonymous, unprejudiced and confidential

internatinal Helplines
First aid for personal crises

• List of international helplines, suicide hotlines and crisis numbers from around the world
• free of charge and available 24 hours/seven days a week

Integration specialist service
Support for participation in working life

• Develops perspectives for the individual situation together with the person seeking advice and works out possible solutions
• Supports severely disabled people, people with equal rights, and people at risk of disability and their employers
• Sees itself as a partner for both employees and employers

Telephone pastoral care e.V.
Telephone conversations in case of problems and crises

• For problems with partners, bullying, job loss, addiction, illness, loneliness, crises of meaning, spiritual questions or suicidal tendencies
• anonymous and free of charge
• 24 hours, 365 days a year for all people

Social Göttingen (overview page about many offers)
Guide to help offers

• Advice on: migration issues, health care, family, parents, education, law, rehabilitation, self-help, social issues