The University has zero tolerance for any behaviour that is intimidating, abusive, discriminatory, disrespectful or threatening, including any instance of sexual assault or sexual harassment. Any such behaviour within our community or on any of our campuses is unacceptable.
The University of Sydney is committed to publishing a report on sexual misconduct annually. This report forms part of our University’s pledge to improving transparency for victim-survivors. It is our hope that this will be a step towards reducing some of the barriers to reporting that they face.
Our third annual report outlines the progress we made in 2024 to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct, guided by evidence-based strategies and, critically, shaped by the voices of victim-survivors. It also includes data on reports of University related and non-University related incidents of sexual misconduct and outcomes of complaints that were finalised in 2024.
The Strategic Actions for the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Misconduct 2024-2026 (pdf, 215KB) sets out the University’s commitments to a trauma-informed strategy for the prevention of and response to sexual misconduct for 2024-2026 and is aligned with four key strategic actions
The Safer Communities Office has made significant progress in the areas of consent education, increasing awareness of support and reporting options across the University community, collaboration with residential colleges and University owned-accommodation. This also includes development of peer-led programs and preparation for the aligned with the proposed National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence and Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education.