The University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and affirms the rights of all of its members to be treated with dignity and respect. The University will not tolerate harassment of one member of its community by another nor sexual misconduct. The University takes allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct very seriously and may take action, including disciplinary action, in response to a complaint from a student.
The following further information is available:
- reporting another student or staff member for inappropriate behaviour
- what to do if you're a student accused of inappropriate behaviour
The University has a number of procedures and policies that it can use to assess and act as a result of a report of inappropriate behaviour, these include:
- The Informal Complaint Procedure for Student Misconduct - informal procedure for student on student misconduct
- Student Disciplinary Procedure - formal procedure for any form of student misconduct (including academic and non-academic misconduct)
- Student Complaint Procedure - formal procedure for student complaints about staff behaviour
- University safeguarding statement - summary of University's safeguarding process and appendix of all safeguarding policies
- Special Ordinance on Precautionary Action D (v) - procedure on action the University can take while a formal procedure or police investigation is ongoing
- Guidance on Personal Relationships between Students and Staff - guidance discouranging relationships between students and staff and outlining the requirements on staff to report where relationships take place
The University does not pressurise students subjected to inappropriate behaviour to report, or to report within a certain timeframe but it urges any student who has been affected by others' behaviour to seek support either within the University or College or from an external organisation: list of all support sources.
Any questions about the procedures and associated policies should be directed to the Office of Student Conduct, Complaints and Appeals (OSCCA) at OSCCA@admin.cam.ac.uk.