Confidential advisors support WU staff (including all PhD candidates) with work related complaints and problems. This includes conflicts with colleagues, the daily advisor or supervisors, problems surrounding the appointment or the work evaluation. PhD candidates can also contact the confidential advisor when they are subjected to undesired sexual attention, other undesirable behaviour, or believe that they are being treated in a discriminatory fashion. The confidential advisor can take immediate, confidential action concerning a complaint. The confidential advisors have a supportive, advisory and guiding role. Of course, all information given to the confidential advisor is treated confidentially.
Contact: Martie Wagenaar
Martie.Wagenaar@wur.nl
(0317 - 4) 84553
Confidential advice Graduate Schools
PhD candidates can also contact their Graduate School for a confidential conversation regarding issues related to the PhD training / supervision. Confidential advisors of the Graduate Schools are:
Scientific Integrity
Confidential advisors for scientific integrity can be contacted in case of suspected improper scientific acts such as fraud, plagiarism, infringement of copyright or incomplete information. Members of staff (including all PhD candidates), who experience a moral dilemma, can contact one of the two confidential advisors for scientific integrity:
The Guidelines concerning the ethical aspects of research and teaching can be downloaded (in Dutch and English) via the Wageningen UR intranet (limited access).
Social Workers
For Wageningen University Staff
Staff social workers can help with problems in a PhD candidate’s work or private situations. In consultation with the social workers a PhD candidate searches for the most suitable solution to his/her problems. A social worker can provide a PhD candidate with information on (or refer to) internal or external organizations and help providers. PhD candidates can ask for an extensive pamphlet or can make an appointment with the social worker directly. All information is treated confidentially.
Phone: 47 41 58
E-mail: bedrijfsmaatschappelijkwerk@wur.nl
PhD candidates not employed by Wageningen UR
The student psychologist can be consulted by PhD candidates who are not Wageningen UR staff