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Racial harassment in higher education: our inquiry

Our inquiry looked at the nature of racial harassment in publicly funded universities in England, Scotland and Wales.

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We launched our inquiry into racial harassment in publicly funded universities in Britain to examine staff and students’ experiences of racial harassment and the effect they might have on their education, career and wellbeing.

We also wanted to look at the extent to which universities have in place available, accessible and effective routes to redress for their staff and students if they experience racial harassment.

Read the report: Tackling racial harassment: universities challenged

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What you told us...

This university was more bothered about covering the incident up to maintain a "spotless" reputation, than it was about tackling racism, sexism, or homophobia.

Last updated: 30 Oct 2019