Equal opportunities in the department
The Department of Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics is committed to the principle of recruiting, developing or promoting people at all levels according to their qualifications and performance. The Basic Law, University Law, Equal Opportunities Act and Equal Treatment Act provide legal guidance in this regard. If decisions, measures or structures at the faculty systematically disadvantage groups of people contrary to the qualification and performance principle, the faculty will uncover and eliminate the causes of these disadvantages; this is in its own interest. If disadvantages or restrictions exist objectively without any action on the part of the department, it will endeavour to mitigate their causes and consequences as far as possible.
The department's equality plan (PDF, 206 kB) is essentially limited to the issue of equality regardless of gender.
Within the university: For information on equal opportunities work at the department, see StudIP.
Equal opportunities and family friendliness
The university has set itself the goal of improving the compatibility of career, studies and family and establishing a family-friendly university culture in the long term. In addition to the traditional nuclear family, the programmes are aimed at a variety of family models, such as patchwork families, and also include care for the older generation. All information on the university's programmes and measures can be found on the central page Family & Care Work. The Equal Opportunities Office offers you service and advice on all issues relating to compatibility, diversity and equal opportunities. Contact persons in the department are Judith Plümer, Solveig Jensen, Maik Lepper, Carola Meyer, Maren Pukrop and Paula Scharlach.
Anti-discrimination directive
With the adoption of the Anti-Discrimination Policy, Osnabrück University emphatically emphasizes that it does not tolerate any form of discriminatory and violent behavior. It is actively committed to protecting all university members and staff as well as visitors and users of university facilities from discrimination, harassment, bullying and stalking at the university and in non-university business dealings. The guideline strengthens the confidential counseling of those affected and regulates a binding procedure in the event of a complaint. Members of the university can find more detailed information on the complaints procedure on the intranet.
Decentralised Equal Opportunities Officer
of the department is
Dr Judith Plümer
The deputies are
Carola Meyer,
Solveig Jensen,
Maik Lepper,
Maren Pukrop,
Paula Scharlach.
They were elected on 03.02.2026 for the period 1.04.2026-31.03.2028 by the Equal Opportunities Assembly of Faculty 6 and confirmed by the Faculty Council on 18.02.2026.
Against sexualised discrimination, harassment and violence
The university is in favour of this in its guidelines.
Confidential initial counselling for those affected can be obtained from Dr Carola Meyer, Dr Judith Plümer or Paula Scharlach at the department.
Menopause in the workplace
The topic of menopause in the workplace is still often taboo in Germany. Jennifer Chan de Avila and Sabine Nitsche provide a remedy and offer a theoretical model as well as a concrete action plan for innovative occupational health management in their book entitled Menopause in the Workplace, published in 2025.
