In the guide 'Social safety in Dutch science – From paper to practice' , the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, KNAW) emphasizes that organizations must take responsibility themselves. This requires investments in culture change and a new approach to leadership.

Within the UvA, an important step has been taken with the House of Social Safety: a central place for questions and concerns. The COR sees this as a valuable initiative, but emphasises that a safe working culture starts in daily practice. Culture is shaped by unwritten rules, habits and assumptions that determine how people interact with each other and how success is rewarded. However, as long as managers do not take visible action and reputation concerns influence complaint handling, the cultural status quo will be maintained.

Only by jointly tackling culture, structure and reporting systems, can social safety be strengthened in a structural manner. This is why the COR calls on every dean and every manager to actively discuss the results of the Employee Satisfaction Survey (Medewerkerstevredenheidsonderzoek, MTO) with their teams. There is a need for internal discussion on the reasons why some colleagues feel unsafe at the UvA.