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THE podcast: how can universities ensure students are safe and supported?

A discussion of universities’ duty of care towards students, from tackling sexual misconduct to ensuring they feel supported in their studies

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23 Oct 2024
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For students to thrive within a higher education setting, they need to feel safe and supported. Universities’ duty of care extends from making students feel welcome and valued to protecting them from serious harm.

On this week’s Campus podcast, we discuss the full spectrum of student safeguarding and support.

Rachel Fenton, a professor in law at the University of Exeter and one of the UK’s leading academic experts in sexual violence and bystander intervention, outlines the scale of the problem in UK universities and explains what can be done to tackle sexual misconduct in all its forms.

Catherine Moran, deputy vice-chancellor, academic, at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, explains how her institution approaches student support, harnessing data and tech tools alongside human connection to ensure that all students get the reassurance or help they need to succeed in their studies.

For more advice and insight specific to university safeguarding, head to our latest spotlight collection, made up of resources contributed by higher education professionals from all over the world: Duty of care: making university safe for all.

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