Thank you for your interest in this survey about sexual misconduct. The survey may take up to 15 minutes to complete.
This survey aims to understand whether university students have experienced either sexual harassment and/or sexual violence since being a student, either within or outside a university setting. Your answers will help us to understand the incidence of sexual misconduct in Higher Education and help develop tools to tackle this serious issue. We recognise that sexual misconduct is a sensitive subject and appreciate your input.
Your voice is critical and we want you to feel comfortable answering these questions freely and honestly. Please note that:
- The survey is entirely anonymous
- There are no right or wrong answers, please answer honestly
- All your answers will remain completely confidential under the Market Research Society (MRS) Code of Conduct and the EU General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)
- If you do not want to answer a particular question, you can select "Prefer not to say"
- You will not be able to remove your responses once it is submitted as there is no way to identify which is your response
This survey has been designed in consultation with experts and following existing best practices from similar surveys internationally. The questions used are based on the Office for Students pilot survey on sexual misconduct. For more information about the survey, you can visit the Office for Students’ Website.
The survey starts by asking about behaviours related to sexual harassment including details descriptions of those behaviours. The second part of the survey asked about experiences of sexual violence including physical contact. The answers to these questions will help us to measure the extent to which these behaviours are being experienced.
During the survey, you will also be asked to answer some questions on relationships between students and university staff members. We would appreciate it if you could take the time to complete this section as well.
The end of the survey will ask you about your personal identity so that we can understand the demographic representation of these experiences. We encourage you to answer these questions however if you do not want to you can select "prefer not to say".
All questions are optional. You can skip any other question by selecting continue at the bottom of the page.
Some of the language used in this survey is explicit and some people may find it uncomfortable. We ask questions in this way so that you are clear on what we mean. Such questions are marked with content warnings throughout and can be skipped entirely if preferred.
All questions will be reported in aggregate form and no individual students will be identifiable in the reporting outputs.
If you have been impacted by these topics and require support you can find a list of support resources by clicking on support at the top of this page.
If before, during or after taking the survey you decide you would like to report your experience, you can do this by clicking on the report link at the top of the webpage.
