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Violations of Financial Compliance →
Reports concerning suspected breaches of statutory, regulatory or internal requirements, as well as the unlawful, improper or abusive use of financial resources. 

These include, in particular, 
  • fraud
  • embezzlement
  • breach of fiduciary duty
  • corruption, bribery, accepting or offering undue advantage
  • conflicts of interest in financial decision-making
  • misuse of expenses
  • accounting irregularities, and 
  • other suspected irregularities or abusive acts of a financial nature
Violations in Procurement and Public Contracting →
Reports of suspected breaches of public procurement regulations, public procurement law or internal procurement guidelines. 

These include, in particular, 
  • the circumvention or disregard of contract award regulations
  • the unauthorised favouring or discrimination against tenderers
  • conflicts of interest
  • unauthorised collusion
  • manipulation of contract award procedures, and
  • other breaches of the principles of transparency, equal treatment and effective competition
Violation of Personal Integrity →
Reports of suspected behaviour that may impair or violate the dignity, personality or psychological or physical integrity of staff, students or third parties. 

These include, in particular, 
  • sexual harassment
  • discrimination
  • mobbing, bullying, stalking
  • abuse of power
  • threats, and
  • other forms of disrespectful, degrading or intrusive behaviour
Violation of Research Integrity →
Reports of suspected breaches of the principles of good scientific practice in research, teaching and research-related activities. 

These include, in particular, 
  • the fabrication, misappropriation or unjustified destruction of data
  • the falsification or manipulation of data and research results
  • the obstruction or disruption of other people’s research activities
  • plagiarism
  • breaches of authorship rules
  • misconduct in peer review processes
  • the concealment of conflicts of interest
  • the unauthorised appropriation of intellectual property, and
  • other forms of scientific misconduct
Risk or Harm to Health, Safety and the Environment →
Reports of suspected acts or omissions that may endanger the health or safety of persons or the protection of the environment. 

These include, in particular, 
  • breaches of regulations and standards relating to occupational health and safety or environmental protection
  • failure to comply with safety requirements
  • the improper handling of hazardous substances
  • environmental damage, and
  • other significant risks to people, property or the environment
Data Protection and Information Security Breaches →
Reports of suspected breaches of data protection regulations or information and cyber security requirements. 

These include, in particular, 
  • unauthorised access to data or systems
  • the unauthorised processing, transfer or disclosure of personal data
  • data loss
  • breaches of confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations
  • cyber-attacks; the misuse of information systems, and
  • other security-related incidents
Other Violations of Law and Duties →
Reports of suspected breaches of statutory provisions, internal regulations, directives or professional or official duties that cannot be clearly assigned to any other reporting category. 

These include, in particular, 
  • breaches of official secrecy
  • the misuse of resources or powers
  • breaches of duties of loyalty, due care or confidentiality
  • the failure to disclose or the incorrect handling of conflicts of interest
  • unauthorised secondary employment
  • the threat or taking of retaliatory measures against reporting persons
  • the (attempted) prevention of reports concerning irregularities and misconduct
  • the deliberate obstruction of an investigation into a report concerning misconduct or malpractice, 
  • the disregard of internal guidelines, and 
  • other conduct likely to impair the lawful, ethical or proper performance of the institution’s duties
I have questions about the procedure and/or about forwarding the report to the UZH contact point →

Please select this category if, before submitting a report, you have any questions about the External Reporting Office (Externe Meldestelle), the forwarding of your report to the UZH Contact Point (UZH Kontaktstelle), or the procedure for handling your report.