Code of Conduct

The Faculty of Medicine of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is committed to the values of good scientific practice and integrity, open exchange and transparency, non-violence and equality.

All members of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität who research, teach, study or work at the Faculty of Medicine are called upon to respect these values.

More detailed regulations can be found in the

• Directive on the prevention, protection against and handling of cases of discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment and sexualized violence at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München dated 13.12.2023 (in German)
• Regulations of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München to ensure good scientific practice of November 17, 2023 (in German)

Reference is made to the relevant general provisions:

• General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) (in German)
• Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG) (in German)
• Offenses against sexual self-determination (§§174-184l StGB)(In German)
• DFG Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice

Reference is also made to:

• Gender Equality Plan of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München from March 2022
• Gender Equality Plan at the LMU Klinikum from 15.12.2022
• Code of Conduct at the LMU Klinikum from 31.07.2025 (PDF, only accessible from the LMU University Hospital's intranet )

You can find support for questions relating to good scientific practice here:

• Good Scientific Practice

Commission for self-regulation in science