University of Limerick President Dr Des Fitzgerald said that incidents of sexual assault on higher education campuses in Ireland are grossly underreported. Stock imageUniversity of Limerick President Dr Des Fitzgerald said that incidents of sexual assault on higher education campuses in Ireland are grossly underreported. “We know that the number of official complaints of sexual assault made every year in no way reflects the reality or the frequency of sexual assault or harassment that students may have encountered either at UL or on any other higher education campus,” he said. Read MoreDr Fitzgerald was commenting in the wake of a survey across 14 third-level colleges showing high levels of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment. To enhance security on campus, UL has installed six dedicated emergency call point pillars, with built-in strobe lights.

Source: Irish Independent June 24, 2020 14:15 UTC