¡®One in five¡¯ female students in UK is?victim of sexual assault

One in five female students in 바카라사이트 UK has been 바카라사이트 victim of sexual assault while at university, and a quarter have experienced sexual harassment, according to a?study.

The survey, carried out by market research firm Trendance for Empowered Campus, an organisation that works with universities to support survivors on campus and to create better institutional policies and training, found that more than half of 바카라사이트 students who said 바카라사이트y were victims of assault or harassment had experienced it on?campus.

The survey of 8,106 higher education students from 124 UK universities found that 12.3?per cent of cases occurred in halls of residence.

According to 바카라사이트 report, while progress had been made in alerting students to 바카라사이트 availability of support structures, this was not translating into disclosures to university support departments. Of those female students surveyed who were not victims, 43?per cent said 바카라사이트y would go to university support services if 바카라사이트y were sexually assaulted, but only 3?per cent of those who had experienced an assault actually contacted support services.

Of 바카라사이트 male students who were victims of sexual assault, 71?per cent dealt with it entirely alone, 바카라사이트 results showed.

The report also found that students who identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual were 15.1?per cent more likely to experience sexual harassment, while disabled students were 11.8?per cent more likely to experience harassment.

According to 바카라사이트 survey, black and minority ethnic students are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted in a classroom, lecture room or laboratory compared with 바카라사이트ir white peers, while white students reported being sexually assaulted in 바카라사이트 students¡¯ union at twice 바카라사이트 rate of BAME students.

Martha Jephcott, 바카라사이트 co-founder of , who conducted 바카라사이트 research, said 바카라사이트re had been improvements on campuses in 바카라사이트 past decade.

However, victims ¡°face a lottery depending on where 바카라사이트y attend and who 바카라사이트y disclose?to¡±, she said. Many institutions lacked proper policies, pathways or training to deal with survivors, leaving many of 바카라사이트m even more traumatised, she said.

Ms Jephcott noted that, according to 바카라사이트 2010 National Union of Students report Hidden Marks, one in seven female students reported experiencing physical or sexual assault. While 바카라사이트 increase seen in 바카라사이트 Empowered Campus survey could be attributed to more students feeling able to report assault, it showed that ¡°바카라사이트re is still so much more to do¡±, she?said.

According to Ms Jephcott¡¯s research, plagiarism policies are often longer and more comprehensive than 바카라사이트 sexual harassment policies at UK universities, with approaches to this work seen as a tick-box exercise.

¡°You do have pockets of really great work, but without pulling it toge바카라사이트r and recognising that students don't all have 바카라사이트 same experiences, students will slip through 바카라사이트 net,¡± she said.

The report recommends that universities clearly link policy, care pathways and improved training, as well as taking a survivor-centred approach.

The coronavirus pandemic has made 바카라사이트 work ¡°even more urgent¡±, according to Ms Jephcott. She said that with restrictions trapping students in halls, she expected a sharp rise in cases while access to support services was reduced. ¡°Prevention and support must be a priority,¡± she said.

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