25 August 2020
The government guidelines on working and studying have been in effect for quite some time now. The general principle is: work and study from home if at all possible, consult with your supervisor if you need to be in the building and follow the rules. If you have questions or concerns about building access or -use, please contact the Faculty's Health & Safety department.
The new 1.5 metre regulations apply at all UvA Science locations. At Science Park 904 this means:
Please make sure you follow the rules when you need to enter the building. This way we can guarantee each other's health and safety as much as possible.
In addition to the above, the following applies when working in the labs:
Working from home will remain the norm for some time to come. For on-campus work, priority is given to laboratory work, particularly for PhD students and post-doctoral researchers; to education that cannot take place online (such as practicals); to preparations for online education (such as making video recordings); and to employees who, due to personal circumstances, are unable to work adequately from home.
If you would like to work at the office in the near future, please register your presence in the office reservation system. With this system, we hope to:
The reservation system is embedded in Datanose and is now available to all employees via datanose.nl/#bookdesk (log in with your UvAnetID).
Here are some practical guidelines:
• Always coordinate your presence with your supervisor.
• Reserving a desk in an office is only useful if you can access that office with your staff ID card. While it is possible for employees to grant colleagues access to their office, please contact the secretariat for this.
• Offices can be booked in four (weekdays) or two (weekends) time slots. Filling in the reservation system should be self-explanatory.
• All employees are required to use the tool, including those with a single, non-shared office.
• The number of desks available in shared offices has been adjusted to maintain proper social distance.
Please strictly adhere to the office reservation system. We can only maintain the current way of working if we succeed in working safely according to national and local guidelines regarding social distancing.
For questions and or concerns about a safe working- and study environment, please contact the Buildings, Health, Safety and Environment (Gebouwen, Arbo en Milieu) staff at: GAM-science@uva.nl