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A family-friendly infrastructure makes an important contribution to the reconciliation of career or studies and family.
The Family Office is happy to support institutes and faculties in setting up parent-child rooms or other infrastructural services for families.
How do I get access to the room?
Request availability by e-mail to sfb1102[at]uni-saarland.de and constanze.goebel[at]uni-saarland.de. SFB members receive access via the SFB office. The family office of the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management Unit has a guest card that can be borrowed.
What are the special features of the room?
2 workstations (large desks), various toys, changing table, baby bouncer. Regarding accessibility: there are no lifts in A2 2, but accessibility should be guaranteed by the connection to the new Innovation Center.
Which institution does the room belong to?
SFB 1102, German Studies
Who can use the room?
The room can be used by all library visitors and is always open. Visitors with children have priority.
How do I get access to the room?
To ensure that the room is available on a specific date or if you would like to use it regularly at fixed times, we recommend making a reservation via the SULB booking system. These reservations can be made by people registered to use the library themselves. Alternatively, reservations can also be made by calling 0681 302-3088 or sending an e-mail to service[at]sulb.uni-saarland.de.
What are the special features of the room?
The room is located on the 1st floor, behind the German Studies information desk and is accessible via the lift in English/American Studies. Parents with children can research and work here while their children play in the play corner. There is a PC workstation for adults and a small table with a chair and a beanbag for children, as well as children's books and toys. The room cannot be seen from the corridor.
If required, there is an additional breastfeeding facility in the sick rest room on the 1st floor in the café area if it is too ‘public’ for the breastfeeding mother in the parent-child room. This is locked. The key can be obtained from the information desk in the entrance area.
Which institution does the room belong to?
The room belongs to the Saarland University and State Library (Building B1 1)
Who can use the room?
The parent-child office of the NTNM library is available to all students and members of Saarland University. A maximum of two adults (at least one parent and one other person) and up to two children may use the room at the same time. In addition, the room is also available as a quiet room for individuals in special exceptional cases.
How do I get access to the room?
To use the parent-child office, you must be registered in the NTNM library and agree to the terms of use for the parent-child office. The room will be unlocked by library staff when you visit and locked again at the end of your visit. Reservations by the hour or day are possible and welcome - in person on site (building C6 2), by telephone (on 0681 3022467) or by e-mail to info[at]ntnm-bib.de.
What are the special features of the room?
The parent-child office is located on the first floor of the NTNM library, in the immediate vicinity of a passenger lift. In a quiet location, your child can relax in a beanbag and enjoy our collection of multilingual children's books. Or they can give free rein to their thoughts, feelings and creativity and get artistic on the large colouring board or with coloured pencils, paper and scissors. The furniture is height-adjustable and the room itself can be darkened by blinds.
There is a nappy-changing facility in the basement of the building, in the first-aid room for people with limited mobility.
Which institution does the room belong to?
The parent-child office is part of the NTNM library at Saarland University and supports the university's goal of better balance between studies, career and family.
How do I get access to the room?
A guest card with access to the room can be collected by prior arrangement in building E1 7, room 1.22, 1.01, 1.05 during office hours (Monday to Friday 9:00 - 15:00). Contact: Mona Linn, Tel: 70150, e-mail: sek-cix(at)cs.uni-saarland.de. Activation of the personal UdS card is only possible in exceptional cases.
What are the special features of the room?
The room is located on the ground floor and is barrier-free. The room is equipped with a variety of diversity-sensitive play materials for children of all ages: in addition to popular classics such as books, puzzles and colouring materials, there are unusual items such as giant puzzles, tactile memory and sensory jars. Other activities include inclusive play figures, various construction materials, board games and stacking blocks. There is a height-adjustable desk, which makes it possible to combine childcare and work/studies. Personal belongings can be safely stored in lockers.
Which institution does the room belong to?
The room was funded by the CRC TRR248 Centre for Perspicuous Computing (CPEC) and the Research Training Group ‘Neuroexplicit Models of Language, Vision, and Action’.
https://www.neuroexplicit.org/
https://www.perspicuous-computing.science/
Who can use the room?
Access is open to all students and employees of the UdS after registering with the Disability Support Service and can then be booked flexibly.
How do I get access to the room?
Access to the Diversity Room is organised by the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management Unit (CDM). If you would like to use the room, please send an e-mail to: ksb(at)uni-saarland.de.
What are the special features of the room?
The Diversity Room is a multifunctional room designed to fulfil different functions as required: Pregnant and breastfeeding women, for example, will find a breastfeeding and reclining chair as well as a yoga mat. The room is equipped with a KidsBox for childcare.
The Diversity Room is also a workplace for people with blindness and visual impairments as well as with technical support for dyslexia, an extra room for exams, a study room, a quiet room (e.g. for people on the autism spectrum or with ADHD, for pregnant women and older people). In addition, the use of the room as a prayer and meditation room is expressly desired.
The full list of equipment can be found on the Diversity Room homepage.
Which institution does the room belong to?
The room belongs to the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management Unit (CDM).
