WONKHE - Academic fieldwork is a context where harassment and sexual misconduct can thrive

Harassment and Sexual misconduct prevention are one of the main instruments of our Code of Practice. Focus for most universities as you would expect is on the campus and students, making them as safe as possible.

We have spoken before about placements and what measures are in place to keep students safe when they are off the campus, in places such as hospitals and schools, but WONKHE, has raised a good point looking at what happens when students and staff are working off campus on Fieldwork, they can be living in close quarters and in isolated locations. The article investigates what safeguards can be put in place to prevent incidents from occurring. You can read the full article here.