Equality

• Increasing the proportion of female professors
• Career and personnel development for young female scientists
• Recruiting female students for subjects in which women are underrepresented
• Improving the compatibility of studies or career and family life
• Raising awareness of gender issues
• Achieving equality between women and men in the public sector

The Women's Representative:

• promotes equality between women and men and ensures that female scientists, female teaching staff, and female students are not disadvantaged.
• acts as an expert advisor in connection with the awarding of scholarships to young female scientists.
• is a voting member of all faculty appointment committees; ensuring that there is no gender-specific discrimination in appointment procedures and that qualified female applicants are given adequate consideration.
• has funds available from the University of Regensburg's Financial Incentive System (FAS), which can be used to provide individual support to (early-career) female researchers as part of their qualification process.
• cooperates closely with the office of the university's women's representative and regularly attends meetings with the women's representatives of all other faculties at the University of Regensburg.
• is the contact person for cases of sexual harassment.
• is the contact person in all cases where relevant problems arise.

Legal texts on the position and duties of the women's representative

• Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG) of August 5, 2022
  Art. 22 BayHIG:
• Basic regulations of the University of Regensburg
  Legal basis of the university
• Equality concept of the University of Regensburg 
  Equality concept

• Equality policy of the University of Regensburg
  Equality policy
• Equality policy of the FIDS
  Equality policy

The women's representatives are also the point of contact for cases of sexual harassment. You can contact us at any time. Don't hesitate!

You are also welcome to contact Dr. Birgit Bockschweiger (external link, opens in a new window) (antidiskriminierung​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)) outside the faculty. Dr. Bockschweiger is the Anti-Discrimination & Diversity Officer and the contact person for sexual harassment and sexual violence at the University of Regensburg.

Victims of discrimination and sexual harassment can find the UR's guidelines for action and other points of contact here.

Please note that the University of Regensburg also has a psychological counseling center.

Contact details and appointment information can be found on the website or directly here.

Equal Opportunities Coordination Office, University of Regensburg

• Equal Opportunities & Family Coordination Office at the University of Regensburg
• Homepage of the Women's Representative at the University of Regensburg

Counseling at the University of Regensburg

• Advice and support services at the University of Regensburg
• Conflict resolution at the University of Regensburg
• Psychological counseling at the University of Regensburg
• Family services at the University of Regensburg

• Flyer on gender-neutral language from the SLK faculty

Offers from the University of Regensburg

• Additional studies in gender competence
• Mentoring.UR
• CoMeNt.UR
• Promotion of women in research and teaching

External offers

• Main department of the Equal Opportunities Office of the City of Regensburg
• Frauennotruf Regensburg e.V.