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UG employees contribute ideas on code of conduct
Date: 7 April 2025
In March, the social safety programme organised 10 focus groups in which 90 employees discussed the new code of conduct for employees. These sessions are part of the Employee Code of Conduct project.
Lecture on transgression and leadership: talk by Janine Meins about social safety
Date: 21 March 2025
Thursday 20 March saw the first official activity of the new community of our Rosalind Franklin Fellows and Aletta Jacobs Chair holders. The meeting focused on transgression - crossing physical, mental or social boundaries - and the role of leadership in creating a safe environment.
Interactive English lecture about the Pain of Silence
Date: 14 February 2025
On behalf of the Social Safety programme team and Lijst Calimero, we would like to invite you to an interactive lecture by Janine Meins, author of the book “Zwijgpijn”. She will discuss the consequences of transgressive behavior and the silence that often accompanies it. This lecture is part of the Well-Being Week, organized by Lijst Calimero, Lijst Sterk, and GSB, which aims to raise awareness of issues affecting student mental health and well-being.
Give your input for the staff Code of Conduct
Date: 14 February 2025
We are working on developing a staff Code of Conduct for the University of Groningen, and your input is essential. That is why we, as part of the social safety programme, warmly invite you to participate in a focus group, where we will discuss what the content of this code should be. To gain the broadest possible perspective, we are looking for employees from all parts of the university. We welcome insights and experiences from both support staff and academic staff.
Dialogue tables to start! Follow-up to social safety work conference
Date: 14 January 2025
As a follow-up to the working conference on social safety, we have started dialogue tables. These are small-scale discussion rounds in which students and staff explore with each other what is needed to structurally embed social safety within the UG. After the major working conference on 27 May 2024, follow-up talks were held with staff on Monday 21 October 2024 and 13 January 2025.
Call: join the discussion on creating a socially safe work culture at the UG
Date: 9 January 2025
From the Social Safety programme, which started in January, one of the activities was, the Social Safety Working Conference on 27 May 2024. During this conference, which was attended by 120 people from all faculties and departments, we started a conversation about our norms and values regarding social safety. Linked to this, we will organise dialogue tables with students and staff on the desired culture in the coming years.
Invitation: Interactive lecture on Silence Pain - 2 December 2024 (Orange the World)
Date: 18 November 2024
On behalf of the Social Safety programme team, we would like to invite you to an interactive lecture by Dutch speaker Janine Meins, author of the book “Zwijgpijn”. She will talk about the consequences of cross-border behaviour and the silence that often accompanies it. This lecture will take place on Monday afternoon 2 December 2024 at 14.30 in lecture room A901, Broerstraat 9, 9712 CP, Groningen.
From dialogue to action: Review of follow-up working conference on social safety
Date: 22 October 2024
On Monday 21 October 2024, the follow-up meeting of the Social Safety Working Conference took place in the Tammes Room of the University Library. During this afternoon, 20 employees interacted with each other about what it takes to create a socially safe, inclusive, and respectful university together.
SAFE SPACE opens the call: theatre performance on social safety
Date: 17 October 2024
On 16 October 2023, the University of Groningen and Hanzehogeschool, in collaboration with Time Out Foundation, organised the interactive theatre performance SAFE SPACE for students and staff. This performance was all about social safety and provided a space for open, honest conversations about personal boundaries, mutual respect, and approachability.
Code of Conduct for students
Date: 27 August 2024
Are you familiar with the UG Student Code of Conduct? The Code of Conduct contains rules of conduct for how we treat each other at the university. Review and discuss the code with fellow students and lecturers.
Together and in dialogue we can create a socially safe study and working environment
Date: 31 May 2024
A look back on the working conference on social safety: What does a socially safe environment look like within our University? How can we, as UG community, create a culture of resilience, belonging, and inclusion? Last Monday, more than 110 UG staff members and students from all faculties and services discussed this question during the interactive working conference on social safety at Martiniplaza, Groningen.
Social Safety programme focuses on prevention of unacceptable behaviour
Date: 14 March 2024
The University of Groningen aims to provide a study and work environment in which everyone feels respected and safe. The Board of the University recently embraced the four-year Social Safety programme, with a view to preventing all forms of unacceptable behaviour.
Multi-year plan aims to boost and sustainably embed social security
Date: 4 December 2023
The University of Groningen aims to provide a study and work environment in which everyone feels respected and safe. The Board of the University recently embraced the four-year Social Safety programme, with a view to preventing all forms of undesirable behaviour. José Weitenberg, cluster director of HR & Health, and programme manager Anne-Marie Petter explain the next steps.
Social safety campaign launch
Date: 18 April 2023
The Social Safety Campaign was launched this week. The campaign is aimed at stimulating discussion regarding social safety among students and staff members. Our campaign slogan is as follows: ‘Even if it's probably not your task, just ask.’
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