UvA Faculty of Sciences Works Council and AUC-ODC

The Works Council legally represents Faculty of Science staff and constitutes the faculty's representative advisory council. The Works Council consults with the faculty administrator (the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences) on all policy matters and the organisation's effective performance in terms of all its objectives. The Works Council also issues recommendations on financial policy, organisational policy and human resources policy. 

Within the Faculty of Science Work Council, a special sub-committee ("onderdeelcommissie") has been established for AUC (ODC-AUC). The ODC-AUC of the Works Council FNWI functions as the official representative body of AUC employees, including both academic and administrative staff. 

ODC-AUC members 

• Dr. Emma Cohen de Lara
• Dr. Allard den Dulk (Chair)
• Dr. Wade Geary
• Bob Kardolus
• Dr. Janna Schoenberger

Natalie Strong is Secretary to the Works Council (ODC). 

Results of Works Council elections 2024

From 8 April to 12 April 2024, elections for the works council at the University of Amsterdam and for the special AUC sub-committee ("onderdeelcommissie", AUC-ODC) were held, and the Central Voting Office announced the results on 22 April 2024.

For the AUC-ODC, the following candidates have been elected: 

• Gerylaine Campos
• Thijs Etty
• Kasia Malarek
• Janna Schoenberger
• Sidra Shahid

The elected members of the Works Councils will begin their terms on 1 July 2024 and end on 30 June 2027.