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HARASSMENT & SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ does not tolerate harassment or sexual misconduct in any form. Please familiarise yourself with the information and resources available on this page. Get the support you need and find out how to make a report.

Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ will at all times work to promote dignity, respect, and mutual consent, encouraging reporting and challenging inappropriate behaviour, with commitment to addressing incidents with seriousness and fairness.Ìý

We want everyone working and studying at Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ to be treated with respect; to feel safe, seen and supported as their authentic selves.Ìý

On this page, we explain what we’re doing to prevent and address harassment and sexual misconduct. There is information about the support offered to those who have witnessed or experienced these unwanted behaviours.ÌýÌý

You’ll also be able to find out how to report harassment and sexual misconduct anonymously or with your contact details.Ìý

WHAT IS HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT?

Harassment

Harassment includes unwanted behaviour or conduct which has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating, or offensive environment toward that person.Ìý

Our definitions includes harassment both off campus and online where its staff, students, or contractors are involved.Ìý

Sexual Misconduct

Sexual misconduct relates to all unwanted conduct of a sexual nature.

Our definitions include sexual misconduct both off campus and online where its staff, students or contactors are involved. 

SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF HARASSMENT AND/OR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

We are committed to supporting our students. Please see the buttons below to report any situations of harassment and/or sexual misconduct. There are two ways you can tell us what happened:

Thank you for letting us know/choosing to report something that has happened. Things might feel difficult at the moment but by choosing to provide your contact details we’ll be able to help provide you with better support and to stop something similar from happening to anyone else.

Your data is important to us. We will not collect or store any information that goes against our data protection rules. A member of staff will be in touch with you within 5 working days.

If you are reporting a safeguarding concern or sexual assault, one of our safeguarding team will be in touch with you within 1 working day.

Thank you for choosing to report anonymously. We understand that this might be a difficult time for you, and we want to help connect you to support.

Please note reporting anonymously will not lead to formal action being taken except in exceptional circumstances.

If you are a staff member reporting a safeguarding concern about a student, please switch to the report it with contact details form.

Choosing to report anonymously means we are unable to contact you to provide support or seek further information about the incident. However, we can use the information to inform prevention work across the university.

If you would like to speak to someone or need direct support or guidance, please choose to report it with contact details. Please note, we will aim to contact you to discuss your report before any action is taken.

Your data is important to us. We will not collect or store any information that goes against our data protection rules.

EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HARASSMENT AND/OR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

There is a range of external support available for those who have experienced harassment and/or sexual misconduct.

Ìý – ÌýOffers free specialist support to women and girls across Cambridgeshire who have been subjected to sexual violence.

– Information about reporting to the Police

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URGENT SUPPORT

If you are experiencing or witnessing an immediate risk to life, violence, or another emergency, call 999.

HARASSMENT & SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICIES

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