A confidential adviser will take the time to listen to you and help you find the best solution for your situation. Confidential advisers have an in-depth knowledge of the UvA and will sit down with you to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the options open to you. A confidential adviser can also help you engage in discussion with the person responsible for the undesirable behaviour. Furthermore, they can help you submit a complaint with the Complaint Committee. You have the final say in every situation.

If necessary, the confidential adviser will refer you to professional care providers. 

You can always rely on a confidential adviser to treat everything you say as confidential. A confidential adviser may only act on what you say with your consent. The duty of confidentiality may only be broken if strict conditions are met: if you tell a confidential adviser about a serious offence and there is a big risk of it happening again.

Anyone who works or studies at the UvA can contact the confidential advisers. The same applies for staff members who work for the UvA but not in salaried employment.

Experiencing inappropriate behaviour can lead to stress and psychological or physical symptoms. It's important not to bottle this up. Even if you are unsure, the confidential adviser is there for you. So when in doubt: don’t hesitate to get in touch.

What can you contact this confidential adviser about?

The confidential adviser for undesirable behaviour is the first point of contact for both staff members and students. You can contact this confidential adviser if you are experiencing sexual harassment, (verbal) aggression, violence, bullying or discrimination. 

What does a confidential adviser for undesirable behaviour do?

A confidential adviser for undesirable behaviour provides support and helps you find a way to stop inappropriate behaviour or prevent the situation from getting worse. If necessary, this confidential adviser will refer you to a professional counsellor. This confidential adviser can also help you submit a formal complaint to the Complaints Committee.

Contact

Each faculty and service department has at least one confidential adviser. You can contact a confidential adviser from your own faculty or service department, but this is not compulsory.

See the overview of confidential advisers for students
See the overview of confidential advisers for staff members

What can you contact this confidential adviser about?

The confidential adviser for academic integrity is the first point of contact for anyone who believes that academic integrity is being jeopardised (because of fraud or plagiarism, for example). This confidential adviser knows how to deal with complex situations of this nature.

What does a confidential adviser for academic integrity do?

The confidential adviser will listen to your question or complaint, help you to try and understand what happened if needed and work with you to find an appropriate solution. If necessary, this confidential adviser may also help you submit a complaint to the Academic Integrity Committee.

More information and contact

Academic integrity for students and staff members

What can you contact this confidential adviser about?

The confidential adviser for individual legal status is your point of contact if you are a staff member and have questions about your employment or legal status. For example, questions about a dispute (or impending dispute) with your supervisor or a reorganisation.

What does a confidential adviser for individual legal status do?

This confidential adviser is an independent source of information for staff members and can advise you on all kinds of questions about your legal status. This confidential adviser can also mediate between staff members and the UvA about employment-relationship issues.

Contact

Mr. R. (Remko) Koopman
Bestuur en Bestuursstaf
r.koopman@uva.nl 
+31 (0)20 525 4357