The Doctoral Student Ombudsman (DOMB) at Chalmers Student Union is hired to provide individual doctoral students with support and advice and to provide support and advice to doctoral students as a group. The DOMB is employed by the student union and is thus independent in relation to Chalmers as a higher educational institution. All doctoral students (both those employed by Chalmers and industrial doctoral students) are welcome to contact the DOMB in case of study or work-related problems, both small and large.

The DOMB has a duty of confidentiality and case records are confidential. Exceptions to the duty of confidentiality are if there is a risk of harm to the doctoral student or another person.

You can contact the DOMB by email, phone or drop-in. 

The office is in the Student Union Building, floor 3, room 2.318 (behind room 2.317) and is shared by the university chaplain and DOMB.

📧 domb@chalmersstudentkar.se

📱031-772 39 29 

The Doctoral Student Ombudsman can:

➕ Be a neutral, independent and impartial body between you as a doctoral student and the university in a possible conflict.

➕ Help you as a doctoral student to understand your rights and obligations.

➕ Ensure that your rights are protected and investigate whether the university complies with the rules in the handling of your cases.

➕ Assist with complaints, appeals and similar letters.

The Doctoral Student Ombudsman cannot:

➖ Make decisions or change rules and decisions.

➖ Instruct or be instructed by units or decision-making bodies at Chalmers.

➖ Be an appeal body for issues already dealt with by other units or decision-making bodies at Chalmers.

➖ Pursue student political issues.