Sexual Misconduct in Universities - Media Archive
Anyone can be the victim of sexual misconduct in universities:
- 70% of female students and recent graduates surveyed have experienced sexual violence (48% experienced sexual assault)
- 26% of male students and recent graduates surveyed have experienced sexual violence (17% experienced sexual assault)
- 61% of non-binary students and recent graduates surveyed have experienced sexual violence (47% experienced sexual assault)
- 73% of students and recent graduates surveyed with a disability have experienced sexual violence (54% have experienced sexual assault)
Source: Student Room Survey 2018
This is a non-exhaustive collection of articles on sexual misconduct in UK universities. In reality, as the figures above show, sexual misconduct is common in all universities. The perpetrators can be students or university staff. Anyone can be a victim: most of the victims most likely thought it would never happen to them. But it did.
Sexual harassment 'at epidemic levels' in UK universities
UK survey reveals widespread sexual misconduct by academic staff
Students are still afraid to report sexual assault
There’s a sexual assault crisis at British universities And it's getting worse
Sexual abuse rife at UK further education colleges, study finds
Sexual harassment at universities has reached record-levels, new research reveals
Students go online to report alleged sexual abuse
Calls for action by universities on ‘epidemic’ of harassment on campus
This Documentary Offers A Harrowing Glimpse Into University Rape Culture In The UK
Universities 'failing' victims of sexual misconduct
Staff Student Relationship Rules Need To Change
Sexual violence and harassment cases at universities treble in three years
'We felt inferior and degraded': reporting sexual harassment at university
Will UK universities follow Barack Obama’s controversial lead on tackling campus sexual violence?
Business Secretary calls on universities to tackle violence against women on campus
The Guardian view on sexual harassment in universities: taking it seriously
Why the true scale of university harassment is so hard to uncover
51 Percent of Students Accused of Stalking or Abuse Allowed to Stay at UK Universities
Universities lack the skills to properly investigate sexual misconduct claims
Sexual assault survivors continually let down by universities, says report
Students need better support from universities to deal with harassment and sexual assault
Student rape reports: The battle to be believed
Harassed students ‘re-victimised’ by universities
Sexual assault: what happens after students speak out?
The question students should ask: how is my university tackling sexual violence?
Universities “failing” victims of sexual misconduct, BBC investigation reports
'I was raped as a student - and I’m not the only one'
#MeToo is failing at university
82% increase in reports of sexual violence in universities
Universities traumatise student sexual misconduct survivors by mishandling cases
Students less likely to report sexual harassment when the perpetrator is a professor
The Weinsteins of academia can no longer be tolerated
Cambridge isn't the only university to fail at handling sexual misconduct complaints
Universities must stop making it up as they go along on staff-student complaints
I told my university I was harassed online. They asked me what a hashtag was
How unis issue meaningless fines to students guilty of sexual assault
Universities are still using meagre fines to punish racist students
Time for urgent action: Sexual violence and misconduct in UK universities
Uninversity investigates claims of sexual misconduct by ex-PhD student
Glasgow Uni students come forward with sexual harassment claims
A Prestigious Scottish University Has Been Accused of Silencing Sexual Assault Survivors
Fraternity urged to help police with St Andrews sex claims
St Andrews abuse survivors: 'The mood isn’t just senseless outrage'
Academic 'was forced out of scandal-hit university for helping student groped by professor'
Cardiff students 'felt silenced' after sex assault claims
British-Iranian anthropologist who fled Iran accused of sexual abuse
Coventry University boss faces sex trip claims
Coventry University tries to silence sex scandal whistleblowers
Leading UK University Soon Setting Up Office In Rwanda, Under Fire Over “Sexual Predators”
Durham University condemns 'abhorrent' online posts
99 incidents of rape or attempted rape disclosed to Durham University in 5 years
I was raped by a Sussex student and it took the uni over a year to deal with my complaint
Student 'felt silenced by De Montfort University' after alleged groping
Commentary: Sexual misconduct in academia
‘Murano 12’ threatened with eviction and £1,200 fine after suffering trauma from external parties
Bath Spa Uni: 'Deeply concerned' after sex assault claims
Erased: Why faculty sexual misconduct is prevalent and how we could prevent it
Eighteen cases of sexual abuse a week at universities
The 1752 Group and McAllister Olivarius Sector Guidance to Address Staff Sexual Misconduct in UK HE
University accused of ignoring reports staff had 'repeated affairs' with students
English universities to be told to work harder to stop sexual misconduct
Universities 'must do more to tackle sexual harassment'
Universities ignoring rape culture warnings, say campaigners
These unis won’t punish you for reporting a sexual assault while breaking Covid rules
Complaining to universities about harassment ‘often a waste of time’
Investigation: Why do just one in 14 students report sexual assault cases to their uni?
The scale of sexual harassment and assault at the UK's universities
Student sexual violence: 'leaving each university to deal with it isn't working'
'I was so traumatised': accounts of sexual harassment in UK universities
Nearly 60% of female students say they have been sexually assaulted at university, survey reveals
We asked 4,000 students about sexual assault on campus. These are the shocking results
Elite UK universities named on Everyone's Invited 'rape culture' website
The pervy professors: Academics and their Universities must do better on sexual harassment
How universities got to ‘crisis point’ with sexual assault
Former Trinity College provost and vice-chancellor accused of sexual harassment, misconduct
Cambridge University: Sexual Misconduct
Trinity Hall’s actions remind me why I never reported my assault by a Cambridge academic
Cambridge harassment row fuels calls to reform college system
I was harassed at Cambridge: the Dr Peter Hutchinson case is part of a wider problem
Student calls on Cambridge to wear black in solidarity with sexual harassment victims
Cambridge sexual misconduct rule change branded 'unlawful'
Two students speak out about the lapses in their college disciplinary procedures
Students slam Cambridge over handling of sexual misconduct cases
We Must Speak About Sexual Assault ‘Loud and Clear’
Former student suing Cambridge University over handling of sexual harassment complaint
Sexual assault claims 'mishandled' by universities
After exposing my abuser I was charged with harassment by Edinburgh University
University of Essex students protest over sex assault handling
6 Universities Say They Have 'Zero' Reports of Sexual Violence, But the Numbers Don't Add Up
Ex-students complain of sexism and racism at UCL architecture school
Academics in relationships with students ‘abuse’ their power says campus harassment campaigner
Top unis are hiring investigators to deal with students accused of sexual assault
126 sexual harassment cases at single university
Glasgow University students 'let down' over sexual harassment reports
Cambridge’s procedures are failing assault survivors
Trinity Hall Sexual Misconduct Scandal
Newcastle University: Sexual Misconduct
‘Looks another Warwick about to happen’: Newcastle Vice Chancellor mishandles student stalking case
Stalker Jefferson Young returns to victim’s university
Newcastle University stalker's return prompts petition
Newcastle University faces student backlash over stalker's return
Oxford University: Sexual Misconduct
Oxford has most sexual harassments of students by staff in the UK – report
Students use sexual harassment service more than expected at Oxford University
Oxford University sees fifteen fold rise in sexual harassment and violence allegations in a year
The Oxford University students demanding their #MeToo moment
Oxford University failed me over handling of rape claim, says woman
St Hugh's College in Oxford sets up harassment inquiry
Student sues Oxford over handling of rape complaints
Oxford student told ‘rape allegations would ruin the Oxbridge boat race’ by academic
Oxford postgrad says sexual assault complaint was met with hostility
Oxford bans sex-claim don Peter Thompson from teaching
Oxford head ‘made details of Balliol student’s assault public’
Oxford students rise up against Balliol College over assault claims
Birmingham University: Sexual Misconduct
I was raped by a Birmingham student and the uni only offered to send a letter to my attacker
Birmingham University refused to look into student's off-campus rape claim
More women say Birmingham University refused to investigate rape complaints
UoB Guild reviewing sexual assault reporting system in response to Tab report
Strathclyde University: Sexual Misconduct
Sex abuse professor Kevin O’Gorman spared prison
Victims of predatory professor to sue Strathclyde University for 'turning blind eye' to abuse
Uni professor who sexually assaulted male students sentenced
Victim to sue Strathclyde University over sex abuse by lecturer Kevin O’Gorman
Serial abuser Kevin O’Gorman fooled bosses into funding a jetset lifestyle
Sex abuse professor Kevin O’Gorman spared prison
Kevin O'Gorman: Former university professor sentenced for sex attacks
Warwick University: Sexual Misconduct
Warwick student plays in Varsity days after University finds him guilty of rape
Student’s dismay as Warwick University finds man groped her but lets him stay
Warwick University students stage sit-in over sexual abuse
See also the Warwick Scandal
Bath University: Sexual Misconduct
University of Bath's mounting problems: Add sexual harassment to bullying [Updated June 2019]
An accused sexual harasser has committed suicide. Who is to blame? [Updated June 2019]
Bath University Academic Showing Porn to Female Students
Goldsmiths University
New sexual harassment claims at Goldsmiths spark calls for inquiry
Goldsmiths paid almost £200k compensation over sexual harassment claims
New sexual harassment claims at Goldsmiths spark calls for inquiry
London university professor quits over 'sexual harassment of female students by staff'
How one UK university confronted its sexual harassment problem
Sheffield University: Sexual Misconduct
UCL: Sexual Misconduct
Sex harassment victims force University College London to end gagging orders
UCL to ban intimate relationships between staff and their students
Royal Academy of Music: Sexual Misconduct
Review launched at Royal Academy of Music following sexual harassment complaints
Liverpool University: Sexual Misconduct
Charles Esdaile, University of Liverpool, Department of History. Sexual predation.