Equal Opportunities

The nccr – on the move gives issues of equality and non-discrimination high priority and adopts measures to promote equal opportunities and awareness of these issues among its collaborators. The nccr – on the move pursues different objectives. It aims at contributing to the improvement of the chances of those researchers who are most likely to face unequal opportunities. In order to do this, its equal opportunities policy is institutionally anchored through one of the committees. In addition, the nccr – on the move is keen on ensuring that the due attention is paid to gender issues across its research projects.

Furthermore, the Network Office supports researchers with parental duties in a systematic way and it has created its own financial instruments to contribute to an adequate work-life balance among the members of the network.