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This is a past event from 8 February 2024, 9:30am - 4:30pm (GMT)
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This annual, highly-regarded national conference will explore the key recent developments and sector progress in tackling violence, harassment and hate incidents in higher education. Don't miss out on this crucial chance to engage with sector-leading experts, as well as from other organisations and the third sector.
Join us in London on 8 February 2024 to discuss the key challenges and opportunities that the sector faces. If you are unable to join in person, you can register for access to a livestream of the plenary sessions (breakout sessions will not be streamed).
Get a flavour of what to expect from these testimonials of last year's conference:
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During this session we will present case studies from our report Tackling racial harassment: progress since 2020 which demonstrate universities’ efforts to decisively tackle racial harassment as part of efforts to address racial inequality in UK higher education.
This session will discuss what various institutions are doing to prevent sexual misconduct and address sexual violence . We will also hear from the Office for Students on their recent work in this area.
This session is an opportunity to hear about initiatives from organisations that are focused on raising awareness of domestic violence and abuse in the higher education sector.
This panel discussion will address how we can create religiously inclusive cultures for students and tackle religion-based harassment, including in terms of adversity.
Join us to hear case studies about how different institutions are approaching disability and accessibility in higher education.
It has now been 7 years since the start of our journey with the introduction of the UUK Pinsent Masons’ Guidance. During that time, the sector has had to learn and adapt to meet the growing expectations of students and staff when responding to reports of violence, harassment, and hate.
In this session we will discuss the 7Cs that make up an effective response. Competency, Confidence, Capacity, Consistency, Complexity, Continuity, and Cost
Join us for a breakout session on supporting trans students and staff in higher education.
Join us to hear from a panel of students and institutions on how universities and students can collaborate and co-produce on initiatives to tackle harassment.
During this session we will discuss universities’ efforts to balance their equality, diversity and inclusion duties with promoting and protecting freedom of speech, and ensuring that everyone, including those from marginalised groups, is able to speak up without fear of harassment or discrimination
In this session you can hear an update on work that Pinsent Masons is doing in partnership with UUK on the guidance on investigations, as well as wider considerations for universities when considering their role in providing duty of care.
This conference is open to all with an interest in the topic, but will be particularly useful for all university staff who have responsibility for or play a part in the management of student and staff services and wellbeing.
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