Support for PhD candidates

If you are confronted with undesirable behaviour, there are several places you can turn to for support.

• Discuss the situation with your supervisor. 
• Contact a confidential adviser. At the UvA, you can choose from 25 confidential advisers who can listen to you and help you consider your options.
• Is it a structural problem. Contact the Ombudsperson.
• Would you like to submit a formal complaint? You can do so through the Complaints Committee. A confidential adviser can support you in this process.
• Do you suspect a wrongdoing involving a legal violation or a threat to the public interest? For more information, please visit: Whistleblowing.
• Do you suspect a breach of academic integrity? Contact a confidential adviser for academic integrity. They can provide advice, mediate and, where necessary, support you in submitting a complaint to the Scientific Integrity Committee.
• If you're experiencing mental health issues beause of undesirable behaviour, contact a student psychologist or a doctor at the UvA General Practitioners Practice.

Please note that if you are a PhD candidate who is not employed by the UvA, you cannot make use of:

• the Officer for Individual Legal Status Officer;
• occupational social work;
• the occupational physician.

Staying mentally and physically healthy

The UvA aims to offer an environment where you feel well and supported. Find out how the UvA supports your wellbeing on the pages:

• Mental health support (staff website) 
• Physical health support (staff website) 
• Mental health (student website)

As a PhD candidate, you are entitled to use all the facilities available to both staff and students.