SAFE Labs

OttLab_2025: Lab members are encouraged to report any bullying, harassment or discriminatory behavior without fear of retaliation to the PI, to confidential parties for conflict mediation and consultation, or contact the ‘Personalrat’ (employee representatives). For academic misconduct allegations, report to your PI or contact HU’s Ombudspersonen.

Steps for raising lab or inter-personal issues

1. If comfortable doing so, request a meeting to raise the issue with the PI. The PI commits to treat such meetings confidential and without personal consequences for the person raising any issue.
2. If this is not possible, please raise the issue by consulting HGS Conflict Consultation here.
3. If none of the above steps fare appropriate, raise the issue with the ‘Personalrat’ (employee representatives).

ReinhardLab_2025: Under no circumstances do we support any form of bullying or harassment, whether verbal or physical. SISSA has multiple measures in place to report bullying and harassment, and to receive psychological support as well as help with possible actions and consequences. The following four routes can be taken if someone experiences bullying and harassment:

• Talk to the PI and/or the PhD coordinator: For less severe cases or if one wants to first have an informal chat about incidences, the PI as well as the PhD coordinator can be contacted.
• The CUG representative: The CUG (Comitato Unico di Garanzia – Committee for equal opportunities) representative is the official contact person to report bullying and harassment.
• Talk to the ombuds person: The ombuds person, like the PI, do not have legal knowledge and are not entitled to take any actions, but they are an independent and confidential resource with more extensive knowledge of possible actions and consequences.
• School psychologist: The services of the school psychologist can be used free of charge. Beyond a psychological degree, they also have legal knowledge and can help you decide on the next steps.

Contact details can be found in our extended version of the Lab Handbook.

DonaLab_2025: Maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment is a shared responsibility.
All forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and mobbing are strictly prohibited.

You may report the incident through one or more of the following official channels:

a) Direct Supervisor or Group Leader

• Inform your PI or direct supervisor, unless they are directly involved in the situation.
• They are responsible for ensuring respectful workplace behavior and escalating the issue if needed.

b) CNR’s Comitato Unico di Garanzia (CUG)

• The CUG handles issues of workplace discrimination, bullying (mobbing), and harassment.
• You can submit a report via their website: https://cug.cnr.it
• Reports can be anonymous or named, and are treated confidentially.

c) Commissione per l’Etica e l’Integrità nella Ricerca

• For cases affecting research conduct or involving scientific collaborators.
• Contact: 📧 cnr.ethics@cnr.it
• Review the “Linee guida per l’integrità nella ricerca” for guidance on ethical violations.

CoenLab_2025: Harassment is unwanted behaviour which you find offensive or which makes you feel intimidated or humiliated on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Bullying and harassment are unacceptable. If you witness or are subjected to anything that may fit their description, then tell someone who can do something.

Below are people you can approach with confidence:

• Your Line manager/Supervisor
• Dignity Advisors
• Anonymous: Report and Support
• For PhD students: Graduate Tutors

AeryJonesLab_2026: If you ever have a concern about inadequate animal care, lax bench safety, inequity or exclusion, bullying, harassment, scientific misconduct, unprofessional behavior, or anything else that makes you feel uncomfortable, please share it with me so I can take action. You are also welcome to report it to the UMB Hotline. I do not tolerate such behavior, and I take my role as an enforcer of our lab’s culture very seriously. Actions that make one person feel unsafe, excluded, or uncomfortable affect all of us.