Student safeguarding evaluation and resources

Projects

The three rounds of Catalyst funding were as follows:

The first round provided £2.45 million funding (matched 1:1 by projects) to 63 providers addressing safeguarding students on campus; with objectives directly drawn from the UUK Taskforce report’s recommendations. The vast majority of these projects focused on sexual harassment.

The second round provided £1.8 million funding (matched 1:1 by projects) to 45 projects, addressing all forms of hate crime and online harassment.

The third round provided £480,000 (matched 1:1 by projects) to a network of 11 projects addressing religious-based hate crime. These projects were brought together to form a collaborative, nationwide network of specialist knowledge and leading practice in addressing hate crimes directed at students on the grounds of religion or belief.

You can find out more about the individual projects below.

The first round of funding supported activities to tackle sexual harassment on campus at the following higher education providers:

Provider Project overview Amount awarded
University of Bath

A university community approach to preventing sexual harassment and assault

£50,000

University of Birmingham

CUUB: Creating the Culture

£50,000

Blackburn College

UCBC Safeguarding Hub

£39,986

Blackpool and the Fylde College

(HESE) HE Safeguarding Enrichment

£50,000

Bournemouth and Poole College

Speak Out and Step Up Project

£50,000

University of Bristol

Student safeguarding on campus

£35,000

Brunel University London

Respect @ Brunel

£25,530

Buckinghamshire New University

NeverOK: Sexual Harassment, Assault and Violence on Campus Intervention Project

£49,187

Bury College

All Part of the Solution

£50,000

University of Cambridge

Sexual misconduct prevention and victim support

£43,450

Canterbury Christ Church University

Student Peer to Peer Bystander Training

£43,402

University of Chester

Leading Behavioural Change for Sexual Consent

£50,000

University of Chichester

STEP IN

£25,000

Cleveland College of Art and Design

CCAD Prevents and Safeguards

£19,000

Coventry University

University Challenge

£50,000

De Montfort University

Safe Campus Initiative

£25,000

University of Derby

It Takes A University

£25,485

University of East Anglia

A Student Community Safeguarding Partnership

£35,000

University of Exeter

Safeguarding Against Sexual Violence

£16,475

University of Gloucestershire

What is our Campus Culture?: Understanding the concerns and attitudes of our students

£20,000

Goldsmiths College

Sexual Violence & Harassment: changing the culture and preventing harm

£50,000

Havering College of Further and Higher Education

Mechanisms to raise awareness and support HE students facing mental health issues and domestic abuse

£15,000

University of Hull

Creating a campus culture: 'Safe and healthy relationships at the University of Hull'

£42,000

Imperial College London

To develop an integrated bystander intervention initiative and sexual violence support programme

£34,926

University of Keele

Taking Responsibility - Ensuring Effective Prevention, Support and Response to Sexual Violence on Campus

£50,000

University of Kent

Violence against Wo/men on Campus Project

£50,000

King's College London

It Stops Here - Training Strategy

£45,000

Kingston University

ME & (K)U – Creating Healthy Relationships

£24,500

University of Lancaster

Safeguarding Project

£50,000

Leeds Beckett University

Developing a Cross Campus Zero Tolerance Approach

£38,000

Leeds City College

Safeguarding Awareness

£16,000

University of Leicester

Safeguarding by Standing Together

£49,940

University of Lincoln

Building Respect and Changing Cultures in the University Community

£30,308

Lincoln College

Safeguarding for HE in FE

£35,900

University of Liverpool

Changing campus culture through student leaders

£27,987

Liverpool John Moores University

Safer Student Communities

£48,245

London School of Economics and Political Science

Changing the culture: training-based responses to the UUK Taskforce’s recommendations

£49,759

London South Bank University

Stand up, speak out

£43,000

Loughborough University

Challenging the Culture of Sexual Violence

£23,470

Manchester Metropolitan University

Raising awareness and stimulating positive cultural change to prevent or reduce sexual violence and harassment within the University's student community

£48,396

Middlesex University

The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Safeguarding Toolkit Designed Specifically for the HE Sector

£47,031

University of Northampton

New Spaces: Safeguarding Students from Violence and Hate

£42,180

Nottingham Trent University

We want to know: enabling and responding to disclosures of sexual violence and sexual harassment affecting students

£43,780

Open University

Student Safeguarding Training Development

£50,000

Oxford Brookes University

Improved safety through better awareness

£25,000

University of Portsmouth

Developing a best practice for staff-student sexual misconduct through the establishment of an active bystander culture of citizenship

£50,000

Queen Mary University of London

Zero-tolerance

£25,000

Roehampton University

UR Prevention and Protection

£50,000

University of Sheffield

Empowering students to take an active role in the University community - combatting sexual violence, harassment & hate crime

£50,000

Sheffield Hallam University

Supporting the development of ethical behaviour in transitioning students

£44,600

St George's, University of London

Consent for all: within healthcare and outside it

£9,000

University of Sunderland

Embedding Bystander interventions in University life

£41,580

Teesside University

Multi-Agency Student Safeguarding Model

£49,884

University College London

Resilience of International Students to Sex Crime (RISSC)

£20,000

Walsall College

Challenging the Culture of Sexual Violence

£28,350

University of Warwick

Respect for all at Warwick

£50,000

West Nottinghamshire College

SOS: Safety of students

£36,000

University of the West of England, Bristol

Creating an Inclusive Campus Culture £50,000

University of Westminster

Development of a bystander intervention for safeguarding in UK universities

£50,000

Wirral Metropolitan College

Safety Through Empowerment

£21,936

University of Worcester

Bystander Intervention Development (BID)

£49,720

University of York

Cascading training to change culture: an institution wide approach to prevention, intervention and response to sexual violence

£49,237

York St John University

Student Safeguarding: Building Healthy Relationships

£39,500

 

The second round of funding supported the following higher education providers to tackle hate crime and online harassment:

Provider Project overview Amount awarded

Anglia Ruskin University

ARUsafe: development of an online reporting tool to enable better incident reporting at ARU, and an online tool for sharing good practice intended for sector-wide use

£45,437

Aston University

The Aston Alliance: development of online training and campaigns

£22,479

University of Bath

Combatting online harassment and hate crimes: extending the university-community approach. Training, campaigns, events and online resources including bystander videos

£50,000

University of Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire Cyber Awareness Programme (BCAP): working with the sector to develop guidance on effective practice to support online welfare more broadly for all students

£49,676

University of Birmingham

Developing community partnerships and responses with virtual and physical hate crime hubs and forums for sharing knowledge and best practice, within the university and with the other HEIs in the city

£50,000

Blackpool and The Fylde College

Tackling face-to-face and online hate crime and harassment. New mobile/online reporting mechanisms and the creation of a regional network of ‘Partner Practitioners’ from all appropriate sectors

£50,000

Bournemouth University

Responding to Hate Crime: Forum Theatre project, leading to the development of digital content and videos for wider dissemination and training

£31,050

Buckinghamshire New

Hate Crime Cultural Change Project: training and development of University Champions (staff and students); awareness-raising and attitudinal change workshops, campaigns and events. Establishing a system for reporting, tracking and monitoring incidents

£44,500

Bury College

Digital Values: developing good practice, training and policy review. Sector-wide dissemination planned

£50,000

Coventry University

University Challenge: safeguarding students. Development of an effective case management reporting system for student hate crime and discriminatory incidents on campus. Collaboration with UUK to cascade this model across the sector

£48,956

University East London

Step Up to Stop Hate: survey of campus safety; creation and delivery of a bystander-approach, peer-to-peer training package; creation of an online ‘report and support’ tool

£40,000

University of Exeter

Safeguarding Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students: literature review; develop community links; training strategy design; review safeguarding and reporting procedures

£49,796

Goldsmiths, University of London

Establishing a Third Party Hate Crime Reporting Centre

£50,000

University of Huddersfield

Enhancing a Safe & Secure Learning Community: Developing a procedural framework to enable reporting, disclosure and accessing support. Developing student peer educators active on campus plus online and front-line staff training

£49,852

Keele University

‘Never Stand By’: ensuring a co-ordinated community response to hate incidents and (online) harassment at Keele. Developing a comprehensive safeguarding toolkit and a secure reporting mechanism

£50,000

Lancaster University

Hate Crimes Project: promoting community cohesion with local partners and developing resources and training to safeguard vulnerable groups including international students

£37,000

Leeds City College

Tackling Hate Crime: develop an effective reporting system including campaigns and materials

£10,000

University of Leeds

Hate Crime: not on our campus. Develop and establish a reporting system including training and resources

£38,737

University of Leicester

Standing Together Against Hate: improving responses to hate crime through awareness-raising campaigns, bystander interventions, training, a third-party reporting centre, and a new data recording system and university-wide policy

£47,000

Lincoln College

Tackling hate crime and online harassment - HE in FE: training partnership with local community organisations. Development of training and digital resources

£28,160

University of Lincoln

Building Respect and Changing Cultures in the University Community: establishing effective reporting routes, using a digital campaign and developing promotional materials

£5,000

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Welfare First project – developing an online reporting system

£8,000

University of Liverpool

#Speakout: Calling Out Harassment, Changing the Online Campus. This action research project will conduct questionnaire and interview research with students both to understand, and then to take action on, forms of online student harassment. The project will raise awareness of different forms of online harassment and provide data to help inform resources for future student leaders to use in peer-to-peer training.

£34,597

London School of Economics and Political Science

Changing the culture: building bridges on campus. Developing a model of positive interfaith dialogue aimed at reducing conflict and widening understanding of challenging issues

£25,000

London Southbank University

Stop the hate trait: facilitating community cohesion, creating engagement and training, and establishing a joined-up safe reporting haven on campus

£49,000

The Manchester College

Human Libraries: establish a human library, deliver a student conference and tutorial programme, with CPD for staff and a social media campaign

£20,000

Manchester Met University

‘Take it outside’ Film Festival: showcase relevant student-created films to be shown in conjunction with group discussion. Evaluate festival as an model for the sector to creatively address difficult issues

£31,000

University of Manchester

Active Bystander Initiative: extend, develop and deliver a specialist hate crime active bystander initiative

£50,000

Middlesex University

The no home for hate project: culture change to 'stamp out' hate crime and online harassment through: challenging attitudes; effective reporting mechanisms; improved victim response and support. Including developing appropriate safeguarding training, policy review and 'what works' repository

£48,500

Newcastle University

NU Culture: Respect Without Barriers. Online and print awareness campaign across four campus locations in Newcastle, London, Singapore and Malaysia. Staff training and development of an effective disclosure and reporting system for survivors

£35,000

Northumbria University

Building Capacity to Tackle Online Hate Crime and Stalking on Campus: developing online reporting mechanisms and mapping hate crime and stalking affecting students

£33,900

Nottingham Trent University

NTU stands together: developing a toolkit to drive effective reporting and support; internal and sector dissemination planned

£43,780

City College Plymouth

Students Against Hate Crime (SAHC): creation of awareness-raising online film and dissemination across the city's HE institutions. Peer-to-peer mentoring and training programme

£38,768

University of Portsmouth

Speak UP Step UP Portsmouth: tackling hate crime and sexual violence as part of the city-wide Restorative Portsmouth initiative. Including the extension of the UWE Bystander model for use with hate crime and bullying

£50,000

Sheffield Hallam University

Don’t Stand By: enhancing positive relationships between different groups across the community at the university through the development of the awareness and skills to debate sensitive issues around personal and political identity. Support and training for students and staff in leading respectful debate, followed by student-led events focusing on freedom of speech and discussion of difficult topics

£39,550

SOAS

 

Student Leadership in Inclusive Campus Environments (SLiICE): the development of students as leaders to promote cross-cultural understanding and to tackle inter-community and identity hostility

£50,000

University of Suffolk

Creating a community of digital civility: working in partnership with national safeguarding organisations and Microsoft to raise awareness of online risk, respond effectively and improve the safety of students in relation to online harassment

£39,901

Sussex Coast College

Expect Respect: student survey, staff training, audit of policies and procedures, educational resources and bystander training

£27,300

University of Sussex

Hate crime on university campuses: repairing the harms of hate and prejudice through student-led dialogue. Establishing a restorative justice programme including training and online resources

£49,999

University of Central Lancashire

Hate Crime and Online Harassment: Understanding and Changing Culture. Creating an active partnership with local stakeholders, training and awareness raising and improvements to reporting mechanisms

£50,000

University of the West of England

Online reporting tool for anti-social behaviour and hate crime at UWE. Development and delivery of social marketing, student engagement and staff training in reporting and responding to hate crime

£49,998

University of Winchester

Safeguarding against Online and Social Media Abuse: virtual resource with implementation across the institution

£48,500

University of Wolverhampton

Tackling Hate Crime and Online Harassment Through Education: development, dissemination and analysis of a specific training programme for students and staff

£50,000

University of Worcester

Transgender Education and Support Programme: includes improved reporting and response mechanisms, training modules and awareness raising initiatives across the whole institution.

£49,268

University of York

Developing an intersectional approach to training on sexual harassment, violence and hate crime including dissemination of sector-wide guidance.

£42,528

 

The following eleven projects will form the national network to tackle religion-based hate crime:

Lead provider

Project

Amount awarded

University of Bath

Tackling religiously-based hate crime: extending the University community approach

£50,000

Coventry University

Tackling religion-based hate crime on the multi-faith campus

£49,681

Durham University

Religious Hate Crime in the North East:
Driving Interventions for Acceptance,
Reporting and Supporting

£50,000

King’s College London

It Stops Here: Religious Based Hate Crime

£50,000

University of Leicester

Standing Together Against Religiously-Motivated Hate

£36,000

London School of Economics

Changing the culture: creating a faith-inclusive campus

£21,873

University of Manchester

Passivity, the Bystander and Religious-Based Hate Crime

£50,000

Northumbria University

Responding to Religious-based Hate Crime on Campus

£40,499

Nottingham Trent University

Real Faith, Real Stories, Real Students

£43,780

Sheffield Hallam University

Standing Together Against Hate: Developing effective community partnerships to tackle religious-based hate crime affecting students

£43,450

Southampton Solent University

Human Library: facilitating powerful conversations between LGBTQ+ and faith communities to foster understanding and empathy

£49,251

Last updated 05 May 2020
05 May 2020
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