Information

To receive detailed information on the status of the employee survey, the next steps and the results of the survey in your area, please visit our Confluence page for the employee survey (German web page).

University-wide employee survey

The employee survey is an important component of the university health management.
The aim of this survey is to find out how are you doing at your workplace and how satisfied you are with your work situation.
Based on the results of the survey, we determine your needs and develop measures together with you to improve your everyday work.
For this we depend on your support.

Participate in the survey and let us create together healthy working, studying, teaching and researching at the University of Bonn!

Update April 2022: Thank you for your numerous participation in our survey!

Procedure and current status of the survey

1. step: Planning and preparation

Time period July 2019 to July 2020

Selection of the questionnaires
Conception of the survey
Development of the communication strategy
Coordination with the steering group
Selection of the pioneer group (ULB)
Implementation of a workshop with the pioneer group to develop a slogan for the employee survey
Delay the start of the survey due to Corona-pandemic until the summer

2. step: Implementation and analysis

Time period August 2020 to April 2022

Conducting the survey in the various areas of the university in chronological order:
- ULB (pioneer group)
- Central Administration
- Faculty of Agriculture
- 'Other areas'
- Faculty of Law and Economics
- Faculties of Theology
- Faculty of Mathematics and Science
- Faculty of Arts
Evaluation and preparation of the data per survey area
Preparation of the results report for each survey area and presentation of the results in the respective area

3. step: Concretization of the results

Time period: from January 2021

Conducting workshops on work situation analysis
Identifying the most important stress factors and topics
Identification of the highest priority topics

4. step: Design of measures

Time period: from beginning of 2022

Development of concrete proposals for measures

5. step: Implementation

Time period: from beginning of 2023

Determination of the measures to be implemented
Detailed planning of measures on two levels:
- Conditions: Further development of working conditions and organization
- Behavior: Improving people’s health literacy
Communication of measures to employees

6. step: Evaluation

Time period: still open

Monitoring and support of measures
Evaluation of the measures and the process

37 %

Particiaption rate

1681

Participants

Workshops on work situation analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

In advance: The participation in the survey is voluntarily. You will not have any disadvantages if you do not take part.

1. Who undertakes the survey?

The team of the university health management Healthy Campus Bonn. We are a part of human development and career.

Find out more about us and our work here.

2. What sort of questions will be asked?

We will ask questions about your work environment, the relationship to your superior and colloquies, your satisfaction, your overall health and your eating habits.

3. Why is this survey done?

We want to create facts and get to know how do you feel at work.
In which areas do you see the demand of optimization? In which areas do you feel well?
It gives you the ability to give anonymous feedback.
To give us the ability to identify measures to improve your everyday work.

4. What advantages give me the participation?

You can actively participate in shaping your work circumstances.
You can increase your own health awareness and receive the abilities to rise your wellbeing.

5. How is the procedure of the survey?

The questionnaire is an online survey with the software LimeSurvey. You will receive an invitation via e-mail with an individual link that will guide you to the survey. As soon as you start the survey the system will give you a code under which your answers will be saved. To identify the person from the code is not possible.
For special circumstances there is the possibility of handing out a paper version.

6. Can I participate from anywhere?

The requirement to participate is an access to the university net. You can also participate from home or on the way as long as you are logged into the university network via VPN client.

7. How long does the survey take?

Approximately 25 Minutes

8. What if I cannot answer a question or do not want to?

Answering all of the questions is voluntarily. You will have the option to press “next” without answering the question.

9. Will my superior or any other person be able to figure out what I have answered?

The answers will be anonymous. That means that we are not able to trace back which person has answered the questions.

10. Who has access to the anonymous data? What happens with my data?

Only the project team has access to the complete data.
The privacy officer of the university Bonn has approved our approach.
A sum up of selected results will be given to the questioned division and the university management.
In the end an overall report will be prepared. Among other persons it will be given to the university management. A retracement to individuals will not be possible.
It is planned to publish the results. The results will be summed up so that there is no possibility retrace an individual person.
The data will be saved on an internal server. No data will get outwardly or to third parties.

Healthy Campus Beschäftigtenbefragung

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Compact information on the survey

We live in a rapidly changing world of work that requires many adjustments from us. This makes it all the more important to find a good balance between adapting to this changing working environment and our own health.
Working healthily at the University of Bonn - we work on this together with you in three phases.

Get to know more! (German flyer)