Family

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It is not a secret that pursuing a scientific career while being part of a family can be challenging. We are aware of the many compatibility issues that scientists still face today when taking care of children or elderly realtives. It is our aim at Quantum Universe to support a healthy work-life balance for parents and actively support our members with family and care obligations.
- Family-friendly meeting hours: We strongly encourage all our research groups to end their meetings by 5 pm to avoid that members with family responsibilites are excluded and therefore experience disadvantages.
Child Care
- Financial Support for Child Care: We can support researchers with family responsibilities by participating in the financing of additional individual childcare (e.g. babysitting during laboratory or conference hours). Funding decisions are made on a case to case basis. Reach out to our diversity officer to assess your specific request.
- Child Care at Quantum Universe Events: We try to provide childcare at all late afternoon and evening events organised and hosted by Quantum Universe. You can indicate your Child Care needs when signing up for the event. If you cannot indicate your needs in the form, please write to our diversity officer to let us know and we will try to find an individual solution.