Doctoral Student Ombudsman in Lund: Your Mental Health and Educational Rights
Get support from Lund's Doctoral Student Ombudsman for questions about educational rights, complaints, and advocacy. Explore the link between mental health and education, and access resources for doctoral students in need. Contact via email or phone.
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Mental health and educational rights DOCTORAL STUDENT OMBUDSMAN
The DOMBs role Hired by Lund s Doctoral Student Union Supports and advises PhD students who: Have questions about rules related to third-cycle education Feel that their education-related rights might have been violated If a PhD student wishes I can: Accompany them to meetings with university officials Act as a representative or facilitator Help them place a formal complaint to the relevant authorities Duty of confidentiality No expertise in mental health problems. I refer to: The Occupational Health Services The student chaplains Healthcare centers
Mental health and educational rights Causality? Not necessarily Can be related in two ways: Problems concerning educational rights might lead to mental health problems Mental health problems might entail problems concerning educational rights
Rightsproblems mental healthproblems The number of doctoral students admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes may not exceed the number that can be offered supervision and otherwise acceptable conditions for study [ ] - The Swedish Higher Education Ordinance, chapter 7 section 34 Swedish work environment laws Employer responsibility to work proactively to maintain a good work environment Both physical and psychosocial Also when you are working from home
Examples Stress Risking burnout is never worth it! Supervisor problems Victimization Conflicts Let s find a solution to the problem before it wears you down!
Mental healthproblemsrights problems Go on sick leave if you are sick!! Perspective on one s condition Historical stigma of mental illness Mental health/illness is a scale, not binary Importance of sick leave Prolongation Right to resources
Contact information Email: domb@ldk.lu.se Phone: (+46) 72 251 11 86 Lund s Doctoral Student Union webpage Your Rights Office in the AF Castle in Lundag rd
