Save the following information on your phone in case of an emergency.
If you are in immediate danger or seriously injured on campus you can call the University Security Service on 0114 222 4444.
If you are off campus, contact the Emergency Services on 999. (For non emergency situations, you can call 101).
Find a safe space. If an incident has just happened try and find somewhere you feel safe. If you need to get home or somewhere else safely, you can use the Safe Taxi Scheme.
Other Steps
You may wish to talk to a friend or a family member.
If the incident involves a society or sports club, and if you feel it is appropriate, you may wish to talk to the committee of that society or sports team.
University Support: You can speak to a member of staff in the University's Safeguarding and Welfare Team, who can help you to go through your options including:
- reporting the incident to the police,
- reporting the incident to the University (informal resolution and formal reporting available)
- accessing practical and emotional support
To speak to the Safeguarding and Welfare Team please submit a disclosure with personal details via Report + Support.
Report + Support:
You can disclose an incident to the University anonymously or with your personal details using the University’s Report + Support site.
If you choose to disclose anonymously we may be able to take some local, informal action, however we will not be able to offer you direct support and are unlikely to be able to initiate any formal processes.
If you disclose using your personal details, a member of staff from the University's Safeguarding and Welfare Team will contact you to discuss support and possible reporting options (male and female advisers are available).
University Resolution Options: The Safeguarding and Welfare Team can support you in taking your case forward to the University's Resolution Service. This could include informal resolutions or a formal investigation as part of the Student Disclipine Regulations. If you wish to make a report against a member of University of staff then your disclosure would be passed to the University's Human Resources Team.
When you report an allegation of misconduct by another student to the University, the Resolution Service will consider your report and liaise with you regarding the recommended course of action and next steps. You will be contacted by a member of staff from the Service to discuss your case further.
Details of Resolution Options can be found here:
The full range of possible sanctions is available in section 16 of the Regulations as to the Discipline of Students.
Reporting a member of University staff:
If you report an allegation of misconduct by a member of University staff, Human Resources (HR) will take a lead on investigating your report. It is likely that as a first step you will be invited to meet with them to discuss your case and to establish the details of the incident/behaviour before an investigation is initiated.
It’s important to be aware that University investigations are limited to investigating ‘misconduct’, only the Police are able to investigate from a criminal perspective.