An overview of all gender equality services
On this page, you will find key information on gender equality for academic staff, for example on support for balancing work and family life, gender equality considerations in funding applications, or in cases of discrimination based on gender.
Please feel free to contact us – we are here to advise and support you.
The Equal Opportunities team will be happy to advise and support you! Among other things, we can advise you on
Employees with disabilities
The Disability Officer at Ulm University of Applied Sciences is responsible for employees with disabilities. This office is held by Franz Roth. He can be contacted at Franz.Roth(at)thu.de or 0731-96537572. He is a specialist for occupational safety, a representative for severely disabled employees and a fire safety representative.
The task of the representative for severely disabled employees is to
To make this possible, representatives for severely disabled employees get to know people with severe disabilities and their workplaces. This enables them to recognize potential problems at an early stage and keep an eye on challenges.
Ulm University of Applied Sciences has been awarded the title of "family-conscious company". The following offers are currently available for families:
As part of the work-life balance, Ulm University of Applied Sciences is committed to offering employees the opportunity to work from home. After consultation with the responsible persons, you can choose the most flexible weekly model for you.
To help you better assess your financial situation when returning to work, there is a return-to-work calculator from the Federal Ministry.
There are family rooms at both THU campuses. These are rooms to which students with children can retreat if, for example, they have not found childcare on a particular day. All rooms have desks and child-friendly equipment. There is also a PC in Prittwitzstraße.
You will find the family rooms
Employees can have the family rooms unlocked. All you have to do is contact Technical Services.
You can also borrow the keys from the respective libraries during their opening hours. The terms of use of the Library of Things apply. The rules of use for the family rooms (internal document) can be accessed via the intranet.
You can find the THU guidelines on this at Maternity protection and parental leave(internal document). Further general information on parental leave can be found on the Family portal of the federal government.
The Equal Opportunities team will be happy to advise you on parental leave and reconciling work and family life. Simply contact us at gleichstellung(at)thu.de.
You work at THU and have become a parent? We send our baby package home as a surprise to mothers who have reported the birth of a child to THU. If you do not notify us of a birth (for example, because you have become a father), you will also receive a package - but you will need to write to us by e-mail at gleichstellungsteam(at)thu.de.
Ulm University offers a vacation program for children of school age and above, for which THU employees and students can register their children for the Whitsun and summer vacations. You can find all the information on this page of Ulm University.
In cooperation with Ulm University Hospital, employees of Ulm University of Applied Sciences have the opportunity to receive counseling in stressful situations. Further information and contacts can be found under Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy | Ulm University Hospital. Counseling is free of charge and conversations are subject to confidentiality.
The Advice Center for Pregnancy and Family Planning also offers support in finding accommodation, looking for a place in a daycare center, dealing with authorities and social and financial assistance for pregnant women.
In this overview you will find individual funding programs of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts that are aimed at women.
The State Conference of Equal Opportunities Officers at HAWs in Baden-Württemberg (LaKof) offers a doctoral circle that supports women on their path to a doctorate.
The HAWKarriere mentoring program of the Universities of Applied Sciences (HAW) is an inter-university mentoring program for early-career academics.
THU is actively involved in the mentoring project "Dream Job Professor Plus"which supports women on their path to a professorship at universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg. The idea: experienced female professors accompany and advise young female academics as mentors.
Aspects of gender equality and diversity are now actively demanded in calls for proposals and are included in the assessment of research proposals. The Gender Equality Unit will be happy to advise you on the preparation of your research proposals with regard to gender equality and diversity: gleichstellungsteam(at)thu.de.
Information on the relevance of gender and diversity in research, including in the engineering sciences, is provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG). A checklist for applicants can also be found there. It is also worth using this as a guide for applications to other funding bodies.
Ulm University of Applied Sciences does not tolerate sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence in any form. To this end, the university has adopted a policy (internal document) on this matter, which you can access on the intranet.
The following contact persons are available to anyone at our university who has experienced sexual discrimination, harassment, or even violence, or who wishes to report related grievances or risks:
Every conversation will be treated strictly confidentially, and further steps will be taken only at the request of the person concerned.
The THU is also developing a safety policy to address this issue. A safety policy, for example, defines measures intended to better protect people from sexual harassment, establishes prevention programs, and outlines procedures.
THU recommends using either gender-neutral forms or the gender asterisk. Examples of use and more information can be found in the Manual for gender-neutral language.
Why is gender-inclusive language important?
Language has the potential to discriminate and exclude. At the same time, however, it also offers the opportunity to create visibility and change reality in the long term.
Example: People should choose a career based on their interests. However, if we only ever talk about engineers or technicians, it seems as if only men can pursue these professions. Of course, this is not the case - but for schoolgirls, for example, this can unconsciously have a major influence on whether they can imagine themselves in such professions or rule them out from the outset.
How do I gender correctly?
The THU recommends
The gender asterisk as a placeholder to make all other genders visible in addition to female and male.
You can find an overview of gender-neutral alternatives in the dictionary "Clever gendering".
Make sure that you use consistent forms within a document, email or website.