Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Department of Social Sciences - Berlin Graduate School of Social Science

Incoming Mail

Incoming letters should be addressed to:

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS)
Your Name
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin

You can find the letters in the post box of your office at the secretary’s office.

Letters for research purposes can be posted by HU’s post. Please put your letter in the red box at the secretary’s office.

For HU internal letters (Hauspost) please address as follows:

-HAUSPOST-
Street
Institution/Department
Name

Telephone and Fax                    

You are allowed to use the telephones to receive or make calls for research purposes. For HU internal numbers, dial only the last 4 numbers. For external calls, you need to dial “0” first. You can send and receive faxes at the secretary’s office.

To not disturb other office users, please make longer phone calls from the BGSS Common Room. You can get a phone in the secretary's office or you can use one from your office which is to be brought back afterwards.

Fax Number +49 30 2093 5348.

Keys

Please ask at the secretary’s office for your office key and an electronic keycard.

Please take care of the key and the card. Inform us if you loose them as soon as possible.

The building in Luisenstr. 56 is closed between 9pm and 7am and on weekends. To access the building you have to use your electronic key card.

Offices

Corporate Identity

• BGSS Power Point Template
• BGSS logo small
• BGSS logo large

Regulations

• Guidelines for the use of office infrastructure
• Fire Protection Ordinance

IT Support

HU Account

To access the computers you need a personalized HU account and media support (CMS).

You should ask for a new account even if you studied at HU before. As a doctoral student you receive a staff account with more benefits and memory space.

If you do not change your password within six weeks or if you do not use your account for several months, you will need to ask for a new password.

Software

You have no administrative rights for your computers. A general overview of provided software is made available by the CMS at https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/software

Internet

WLAN

• Information

If you often work on your laptop, you can use your office computer cable to connect to the internet.

Printing facilities

All computers are connected to the printer in the copy room. You can print as much as you need for research purposes. However, please try to save ink and paper:

• print double-sided or two pages on one side if possible and
• check the printing preview before printing pages from the internet or emails.

Please inform the secretary’s office if new paper is needed.

Copies

You are allowed to use the copy machine as much as you need for research purposes. However, please try to save ink and paper:

• make double-sided copies and two pages on one side if possible
• avoid black margins by adopting the zoom or by laying an additional white page on the glass.

To start, you need a personalized code and password. Please ask for it at the secretary’s office.

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