Help make campuses safer by taking part in a survey
No student should ever feel unsafe or experience harm while at university. Unfortunately, gender-based violence remains a significant issue within UK higher education, with particular groups at increased risk.
This is why we’re launching a survey, with other Students’ Unions across the Russell Group to gather students' experiences and perceptions of safety related to gender-based violence across Russell Group universities.
Gender-based violence describes any harmful act perpetrated against a person based on socially ascribed/gender differences or gender hierarchies. It includes acts of causing physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering, or threats of such acts, and other deprivations of liberty. This encompasses, but is not limited to, sexual, verbal, emotional, physical, financial as well as coercive and controlling behaviours by a partner, ex-partner or family member, harassment in various forms, stalking, and many other behaviours and actions.
We will use the finding of this survey to lobby both our universities and, government, alongside other Unions in the Russell Group for greater action.
This survey will be open from Wednesday 12 November to Tuesday 12 December.
Advice and support
Students’ Union Advice and Support
There is lots of support available at UCL ready when you need it. Our friendly, professionally trained advisors can help you navigate the different options available. They're experts in housing, money, academic and employment issues. We also have a dedicated team to support students who ahve expereinced gender based violence.
They're also the people to turn to when you just don't know what to do - you can find them here.
Report and Support
You can tell us what happened using the University’s online reporting platform
- Everyone at the UCL, whether studying, working, or visiting, has the right to feel safe. Harassment of any kind is completely unacceptable, and our community is an environment where prejudice and socially unacceptable behaviour are never tolerated.
- If you would like to receive further support while remaining anonymous, you can enable two-way messaging before submitting your report.
For further University Support: