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Who comes too near is going too far!
On December 5, 2024, the avuba and skuba boards sent an email to the President's Office titled "For a culture of integrity at the University of Basel: demands to prevent abuse of power and sexualized violence and to strengthen victim protection". In response, the President's Office invited representatives from avuba and skuba to a meeting on December 16, 2024. Discussions are set to continue in early 2025 with the goal of developing joint solutions. avuba will provide information once final results are available.
Learn more about boundary violations in the flyer “Anyone who comes too near is getting too far!”
We would also like to draw your attention to the following points of contact, which are available to assistants free of charge:
- Personal Integrity: Confidential and personal point of contact for advice and support for university members whose personal integrity has been violated or who have come into contact with a violation in any way;
- Psychological counselling: Independent and confidential advice on personal or psychological problems;
- Opferhilfe beider Basel: Advice for victims of crime;
- Free legal advice: Do you have a legal problem? Then contact skuba for free legal advice;
- avuba consulting: The co-general managers, Patricia and Amancaya, as well as the co-presidents, are available for individual consultations on issues specific to mid-level academia. Write to avuba@clutterunibas.ch.
November 2024, avuba statement on "harrassed by a professor"
June 2024, mid-level staff reform, latest information
May 2024, statement on last weeks protests
January 2024, mid-level staff reform (Mittelbaureform)
February 2023, SNSF's reply regarding the abolition of von Doc.CH
December 2022, avuba position paper regarding the planned abolition of Doc.CH
20221219 avuba Stellungnahme Abschaffung DocCH_Brief_final (in German only)
April 2018, avuba and skuba position paper opposing possible reductions in educational investements and in favor of the full range of subjects
January 2018, avuba position paper opposing a potential increase in tuition fees for doctoral students
September 2017, avuba statement on the draft 01.09.17 regulation of secondary occupations
May 2017, avuba summary of areas with potential
May 2016, avuba statement on the SNSF multi-year program 2017-2020
April 2016, avuba statement on the inclusion of group III representatives on search committees
June 2015, avuba statement on the draft of the new employment conditions
May 2014, AAG statement on the working conditions of the assistants
EN 20140502 AAG position paper regarding the working conditions of the assistants
EN 20140502 AAG summary of the position paper regarding the working conditions of the assistants
(AAG = avuba working group for appointment and employment conditions)