Family life on campus
There are many services and facilities which make family life on campus easier, such as changing tables and nursing rooms, child-friendly cafeterias, student dorms for families, and free-time activities located directly on campus.
If you know of other parent-child facilities or changing tables which we haven't listed here, don't hesitate to contact us!
Changing tables and parent-child rooms at Universität Hamburg
- See our Family-Friendly University Map for information about changing tables and parent-child rooms at the University.
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The English-language app UHH global is aimed at international users. It provides international students and prospective students, doctoral researchers and faculty members, as well as visitors to the University with information about Universität Hamburg. A clear overview of the most important topics is offered for each target group. Looking for somewhere particular? Let the app guide you around campus! Click on the family icon for the details of all family-friendly locations on campus—from childcare and advising services to diaper-changing and nursing facilities. Read about and download the app UHH global!
Toy boxes
Students and staff might have to bring their children to the campus or the office for many reasons: Perhaps the childcare provider is closed for the day, there is an outbreak of lice at the kindergarten, the nanny has to cancel, a child has just recovered from an illness but is not ready to return to school, or a guest lecturer needs to bring children along over the weekend. To ease the situation for parents and children, we provide portable toy boxes (sponsored by the University's Equal Opportunity Unit). You can borrow one at any of the locations listed below.
Where to borrow a toy box:
- Biocenter Klein Flottbek
Contact person: Ruzica Latincic
Administration service
Ohnhorststr. 18
22609 Hamburg
Tel.: 0049 40 42816-627
E-Mail: ruzica.latincic"AT"verw.uni-hamburg.de - Faculty of Law
Equal opportunity office
Rothenbaumchaussee 33
Room A 114
20148 Hamburg
gleichstellung.jura@uni-hamburg.de - Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies
Contact: Karolin Berends
Schlüterstraße 51
20146 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40 42838-9767
karolin.berends@uni-hamburg.de - Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
International Office
Von-Melle-Park 5
Entrance C8, First Floor
Room C1072/C1076
20146 Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Socioeconomics Academic Office
Von-Melle-Park 9
Entrance A, First Floor
(Service desk)
20146 Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Social Sciences Academic Office
Allende-Platz 1
First Floor, Room 145
(Service desk)
20146 Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Economics Academic Office
Von-Melle-Park 5
Entrance C, Ground Floor
(Service desk)
20146 Hamburg
- Faculty of Education
Project ProfaLe
Universität Hamburg
Max-Brauer-Allee 58/60, Room 418
22765 Hamburg;
E-Mail: profale"AT"uni-hamburg.de(profale"AT"uni-hamburg.de)
- Hamburg Center for Teacher Training (ZLH)
Contact person: Marcus Prey
Bogenallee 11, Raum 216
20144 Hamburg
Tel.: 0049 40 42838-7913
E-Mail: Marcus.Prey"AT"verw.uni-hamburg.de / sekretariat.zlh"AT"uni-hamburg.de
(ruzica.latincic"AT"verw.uni-hamburg.de) - Regionales Rechenzentrum
Contact:: Tobias Ramin
Schlüterstr. 70
20146 Hamburg
Room: 218a
Tel.: +49 40 42838-9109
E-Mail: tobias.ramin"AT"uni-hamburg.de - Testothek of the Institute of Psychology
Contact: Ines Vester
Von-Melle-Park 5, Room 4023
20146 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40 42838-5405
testothek.pb"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Service: Parent-child room
The parent-child room in the University Administration
The parent-child room at Mittelweg 177 (ground floor, Room S 0014) is available to all University Administration employees for short-term gaps in childcare. In exceptional cases, academic faculty and other University staff members may also use the room. For more information and to register prior to first use, please contact Svenja Saure (svenja.saure"AT"uni-hamburg.de)!
Advance registration required: familienbuero"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Booking requests: wd.mittelweg"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Parent-child rooms MIN-Faculty
Bahrenfeld Campus
Building 67, Room 111
Luruper Chaussee 149
22761 Hamburg
Stellingen Campus
Informatikum, Haus C, Rm 120
Vogt-Köln-Straße 30
22527 Hamburg
Grindel Campus
Room 1007
Grindelberg 5-7
20144 Hamburg
Parent-child room Institute of Psychology
Room K02
Mollerstraße 10
20148 Hamburg
Parent-child room Faculty of Humanities
1st Floor, Room 01042
Überseering 35
22297 Hamburg
Free time activities
University Sports
University Sports at Universität Hamburg runs a special children's program for children between one and eleven, including opportunities with and without parents. For information about current courses, costs, and capacities, please see the University Sports pages.
Children's University Hamburg
Every fall, children between eight and twelve years old can attend the University over a period of six weeks. Real professors come to the Audimax to answer questions like "Where does wind come from?" or "What was Ötzi doing in the mountains?" For more information about the Children's University and the current course catalog, please see www.kinderuni-hamburg.de!
Activities for doctoral students with children
Aiming to foster internalization the PIASTA team for doctoral students offers interesting activities for international and German participants.
The University's scientific collections help empower kids
Within the framework of the initiative "Culture is Strength. Education Alliances" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), children get a chance to explore Hamburg's museums and realize ideas on their own. Two of our University collections succeeded with their application projects in the national contest:
- The Loki Schmidt House—Museum for Useful Plants of Universität Hamburg
- and the Museum of Medical History Hamburg at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
In 2014 Universität Hamburg's introduced its Center for Collections and Museums. Ever since, the center has coordinated numerous educational projects like the empowering young people initiative, and has strongly been promoting the implementation of similar projects. Thus, our valuable scientific collections will further contribute to education, research, and teaching purposes.
Child-friendly cafeterias
- Furnishings and equipment (children's corner, high chairs, changing tables)
The cafeterias run by Studierendenwerk Hamburg provide various types of high chairs. The cafeteria on the main campus also has its very own children's corner, with toys and room for baby carriages or prams. - YoungsterCard
Children up to the age of twelve and whose parents are enrolled at Universität Hamburg, the HAW, HafenCity Universität (HCU) or the TU Harburg can eat for free at cafeterias run by Studierendenwerk. Parents merely need to apply at the cashier's for a YoungsterCard (using valid proof of enrollment and your child's birth certificate). Just show this when you eat at the cafeteria.
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- Academic and family life
- Doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers—scholarship holders
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- Junior professors—special considerations
- Advising options
- Support measures in individual faculties and institutions
- Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz
- Organizing work
- Staying in touch—maintaining workplace ties
- Family life on campus
- Further activities in Hamburg for families with children