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• Initiatives at the Faculty

  • Newsletter.
      ➥Bettina Hiebl and ➥Michael Dorninger (German translators).
      ➥Rossen Alexandrov Nenov (Designer).
      ➥Sara Merino-Aceituno (author).
  • Stammtisch (organised periodically around specific topics).
  • Course for first-semester students on how to learn mathematics
      ➥Mastering Math & Mind: Strategies for Learning and Staying on Track
  • Webpage DEI
      ➥Harald Schwab and ➥Irene Berglund
  • DEI calendar
  • Our ➥code of conduct
  • ➥Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics: members of our faculty contributing to the association:
    • ➥Diana Carbajal
    • ➥Chiara Rigoni
  • ➥Cooperation with African mathematicians 
    • led by ➥Balász Szendröi,
    • supported by ➥Ulisse Stefanelli. 
  • Promotion of Talent and preparation for the Math Olympiad - led by ➥Theresia Eisenkölbl
  • ➥Mathematik macht Freude - led by ➥Michael Eichmair
  • Library section on Wellbeing and self-management.
  • Event for the Alumni of our Faculty (led by ➥Angelika Manhart and ➥Roland Zweimüller).

   

  An archive of gratitude: (some) previous contributions to our community

  • Thanks to ➥Anna Breger and ➥Alexandra Edletzberger for having organised various events on Women in Mathematics at our Faculty.
  • Thanks to ➥Diana Stoeva for being a driving force behind the organization of various editions of the International Day of Mathematics 2025.
  • Thanks to ➥Anastasia Molchanova (member of the Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics).
  • ➥Embracing Diversity in STEM (18th of February 2025, Main Ceremonial Hall, UniWien). Thanks to ➥Willi Kepplinger, ➥Bettina Hiebl and ➥Shantanu Dave.
• Point of contacts

  Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: ➥ Sara Merino-Aceituno

  If you wish to report an issue, please contact the Vice-Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion directly. However, if you do not feel comfortable speaking directly to the Vice-Dean, please ask one of following points of contact to raise your concerns with the Vice-Dean on your behalf.

   

  Non-academic staff

  • ➥Bettina Hiebl 
  • ➥Simon Tür-Sessann

   

  Academic staff (permanent)

  •  ➥Monika Dörfler
  • ➥Balázs Szendroi
  • ➥Vera Fischer

   

  Academic staff (non-permanent)

  • Looking for volunteers!

  
  PhD students

  • Contact members the ➥Student Board of the Vienna School of Mathematics.

   

  Bachelor and Master Students

  • Contact ➥Der Rote Vektor (student council) and also  ➥Katharina Weinzinger (student of the teachers program).
• Initiatives at the University of Vienna

  • Conflicts, discrimination and sexual harassment - ➥a guide on how to act 
  • u:respect (Campaign to prevent gender-based violence and sexual harassment)
  • ➥Points of call at the University level
  • Lived Gender Identity - Change of First Name: Employees, whose official first name differs from their gender identity, can request to have a desired first name entered via the Human Resources and Gender Equality Servicedesk.
  • ➥Working together safely
  • ➥Diversity at the University of Vienna

   

  Beyond the university, in the event of a crisis: 

  • ➥Webpage listing various hotlines and counselling services (on mental health, violence, sexual violence, racism,...).
• Training and information on Diversity

  For our teachers

  • ➥Diversity in Teaching (intranet) 

   

  Training

  • For Staff at the University of Vienna (they are offered periodically):
    
    • ➥u:rise
    • ➥Diversity Competence for Non-Academic Staff - Workshop Series (4 days)

  • ➥Online training on Cognitive Bias (from the University of Konstanz) - in English and German 

  
  Information (miscellaneous)

  • ➥Geschlechtervielfalt (in German)
  • ➥Statement of FWF on equal opportunities and diversity
  • ➥Research on the unequal impact of the STEOP phase on women and men: Mayerhofer, Martin, Marko Lüftenegger, and Michael Eichmair. "Impact of a Mathematics Bridging Course on the Motivation and Learning Skills of University Students." International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2023) 1-36. 
• Support for specific groups

  ➥Projects, initiatives and services provided by the University of Vienna regarding:

  • Mature students
  • Parents
  • Mental and physical disabilities
  • Gender
  • Origin/Ethnicity
  • Sexual orientation
  • Social origin
  • First generation students
  • Students struggling with German.
  • Anti-racism.

   

  Gender

  • ➥Lived Gender Identity - Change of First Name: Employees, whose official first name differs from their gender identity, can request to have a desired first name entered via the Human Resources and Gender Equality Servicedesk.
  • For men
    
    • ➥Counselling office for men (in German).
  • For women (and sometimes also binary people)
    
    • ➥Mentoring programs by UniWien for female PhD students and postdocs
    • ➥Mobility & Care Fund (by Uniwien, for post-docs and pre-docs) - to cover additional childcare costs incurred as a result of a mobility stay.
    • ➥European Women in Mathematics 
    • ➥Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics

   

  Blindness and maths:

  • ➥List of resources and experiences (by Shantanu Dave, a member of our faculty)

   

  Accessibility in learning and teaching (services from UniWien):

  • ➥Barrier-Free teaching and learning 
  • ➥Counselling for students with disabilities and lecturers on all aspects of accessible studying and teaching.
    

   

  Mental health:
  

  • ➥Psychological Counselling for students:
    
    • In Vienna: 01/402 30 91 or 0664/88 34 21 64 Mailto:psychologische.studentenberatung@univie.ac.at

   

  ➥Counselling for Ukrainian students at the University of Vienna 
• Wellbeing and self-management

  Wellbeing and self-management library section

  • To come.

  
  Mindfulness and meditation

  • ➥Search Inside Yourself guided meditations