Equal opportunities at ICM
Uppsala University must have a health-promoting and sustainable work environment for all staff and students. The University should be permeated by equal opportunities. This helps to ensure that the University is a safe, stimulating and challenging learning and research environment. It also creates the conditions for successful activities and contributes to Uppsala University’s status as an attractive employer and education provider.
Uppsala University shall strive for a work environment characterized by job satisfaction, trust, respect, development opportunities, participation and security. It is everyone's responsibility to participate in the systematic work environment and equal opportunities work.
The Faculty of Science and Technology’s Equal Opportunities Committee has overall responsibility for initiatives concerning equal opportunities. However, most of the work is carried out at the faculty’s departments. Each department has an equal opportunities representative and an equal opportunities group.
Read more about the university's systematic work environment and equal opportunities management here and about the faculty's equal opportunities management here.
ICM Equal Opportunities Action Plan for 2024
Here you can find the ICM Equal Opportunities Action Plan for 2024 Pdf, 257 kB..
Work environment at ICM
If you feel there is any victimisation, harassment and/or sexual harassment at your workplace, it is extremely important that you contact your line manager for support and for investigation of the situation. This may be a matter of behaviour to which you personally feel you are or have been subjected, or to which you feel someone else at your workplace has been subjected. If you feel subjected to such treatment by your line manager, contact a higher manager. You can also get in touch with HR, who will in turn contact the line manager. It is important that the employer is made aware of the situation so as to be able to act and take measures. You can also ask your trade union organisation or a safety representative for advice and support in the process. It may also be helpful to make use of your right to anonymous talks via the occupational health services as a means of obtaining advice and support.
Anyone desiring general information about the contents and implications of current rules concerning reports and the procedures involved in an investigation before potentially submitting a report can obtain assistance, in the first instance, from the Human Resources Division or the Legal Affairs Division.
University Guidelines for Managing Victimisation
University Guidelines for Dealing with Cases of Harassment under the Discrimination Act
Equal opportunities' activities
Swedish Fika
ICM organizes Swedish Fika every Wednesday at 14:30 in Navet. The conversation is led by a Swedish teacher and we have cookies! Please subscribe to this list if you want to receive a weekly reminder.
Swedish courses
ICM offers Swedish courses at beginner and advanced level for employees and other ICM members. Please contact Ana Maria Villamil Giraldo if you want to participate and have not yet signed up.
Q Tech Day
Q Tech Day is arranged together with the IT department as a continuation of Q Bio Day. Q Tech Day is as a two-day event that will take place in Uppsala the 23-24 of August 2024. You can find more information about the event on this link.
Connect ICM
Connect ICM is a networking opportunity connecting new ICM postdocs/researchers with a faculty member (professor or senior lecturer) outside of their research programme. The aim is to provide new networking opportunities within ICM, while at the same time helping postdocs adapt to and thrive in their new working environment.
Equal opportunities representative and Equal opportunities group
Equal opportunities representative
Ana Maria Villamil Giraldo is the Equal opportunities representative at ICM. The department’s equal opportunities representative are to:
- provide support to the head of department and the department board in their equal opportunities management.
- lead the department’s equal opportunities group.
- annually draw up proposals together with the head of department and equal opportunities group for a list of measures concerning equal opportunities management for the department board to decide upon.
- support the head of department in following up on the implementation of approved measures. Support the head of department in compiling the operational plan.
- review equal opportunities training together with the head of department.
- serve as a contact person and link between the local and central levels of equal opportunities management at the University.
- participate in training, information meetings, etc. organised by the University for equal opportunities representatives.
Equal opportunities group
The equal opportunities group supports the equal opportunities officer in the implementation of ongoing equal opportunities work by drafting proposals for action plans, active measures in equal opportunities work, and participating in the documentation and follow-up of equal opportunities work.
The Equal opportunities group at ICM consists of:
- Bengt Persson
- Ana Maria Villamil Giraldo
- Andrea Hinas
- Julia Griese
- Mathilda Olsén
- Sofie Tohidast
- Sara Blom
Do you want to be part of the Equal opportunities group at ICM?
If you want to be a part of the Equal opportunities group at ICM, please contact Ana Maria Villamil Giraldo who is our Equal opportunities officer.