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UK survey reveals widespread sexual misconduct by academic staff

Four in ten respondents to a national survey said they had been sexually harassed by staff, but few students reported the incidents.
  1. Nisha Gaind
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A major survey of current and former UK students has found that 41% experienced sexual misconduct — such as inappropriate comments, unwanted touching or assault — by staff at university. Postgraduate students were more likely than undergraduates to report experiencing harassment, and most perpetrators were identified as academic rather than other university staff members.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-04212-2

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  • Correction 10 April 2018: An earlier version of the graphic and standfirst incorrectly stated the overall proportion of NUS survey respondents who said that they had experienced sexual misconduct by university staff. This has been corrected.

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