Initially it was ruled his name should be kept anonymous by an internal hearing but they ultimately decided to publish it because: "It is absolutely vital that we are open, transparent, and accountable if we are to restore public confidence in policing". Learnings for HEIs here

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It’s happening in UK schools, colleges and universities. People (most often women and girls), targeted & harmed are then betrayed by their communities and the institutions who have legal and ethical duties to protect them. This has to change. It will need courage and leadership.

👇👇 This will happen more and more. #HE #FE do you see this? Do you hear us? Improvements in our accountability processes are desperately needed. It will take bold hearts and strong minds.

Hey Higher Ed change makers, those working against GBV in our working & learning environments might be interested in this 👇👇 Practitioners, professional services, activists, academics, researchers, policy makers, and ESPECIALLY senior leadership - let’s keep moving forward

Sadly, much of this account sounds familiar to us from our research and activism within universities. But even universities (mostly) now seem to know better than to discourage people from reporting... Unlike this account of the Guardian's response.

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Interested in surveys on gender-based violence and harassment in UK HE? Here’s a🧵for you.

What an ace resource 👏

This little bit of treasure arrived. Working/fighting against GBV, in higher education or otherwise? This is for you. Thank you for the opportunity and all your support @clarissajdh, Peta Franklin-Corben and @profgrahamtowl

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Excellent read

If you’re working against harassment, bullying or GBV in higher ed, or any organisation really, environmental investigations are a useful tool for addressing multiple issues

👇👇 Thank you to the editors @clarissajdh and @ProfGrahamTowl for the opportunity. Also very grateful for your commitment to including everyone in the sector, regardless of budget. Our cross-sector bodies - pls take note.

There are still folks in #HE who say all sexual misconduct reports should be referred to the police. The implication is that victims should shut up and put up with it-if they can’t safely access their education, then that’s just tough. And that is not okay!

We've had a productive day with the University of Bristol working on their strategic planning for tackling gender based violence. We were worried that what we were asking of them would be too daunting and overwhelming as there is a LOT to do, but we made good progress!

Important tool for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct in #HE