Women who say they were raped and sexually harassed at the University of Warwick have accused the vice-chancellor, Stuart Croft, of failing to protect female students. The second-year student, who reported the assault to the police and the university, has since studied remotely because of concerns about her safety on campus. The rape culture at Warwick goes completely unaddressed by the student union and the university itself.”A petition calling on the university to address sexual violence has attracted more than 3,000 signatories. “They didn’t see anything wrong with that.”She and other female students want the university to introduce mandatory sexual consent workshops for all new students, hire more specialist support staff to help victims, and provide attack alarms and self-defence classes. Warwick University said victims of sexual misconduct could make anonymous reports online or speak to an independent sexual violence adviser.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2020 12:17 UTC