- Women were nearly three times more likely to experience sexual harassment than men (33.0 per cent compared to 12.2 per cent). Women were also more than twice as likely as men to experience sexual assault/violence (19 per cent compared to 7 per cent).
- Nearly half (46.6 per cent) of lesbian, gay, or bisexual students experienced sexual harassment, compared to 21.7 per cent of heterosexual students. They were also more likely to have experienced sexual assault/violence (29.8 per cent compared to 12 per cent).
- 13.2 per cent of respondents who experienced sexual harassment in the preceding year made a formal report to their university or college. Of those who did make a report, 46.7 per cent said their experience of reporting was good and 39.3 per cent said it was poor.
- Over half (59.1 per cent) of students who reported at least one incident of sexual harassment in the last 12 months said that some or all of the incidents took place in a university or college setting.
- 1.5 per cent of students reported that they had been in an intimate personal relationship with a member of staff at their university or college in the last 12 months. Of those, 68.8 per cent said that the staff member(s) was involved with their education or assessment.
Read in full at https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-and-events/press-and-media/ofs-publishes-new-data-on-the-scale-of-sexual-misconduct-in-english-higher-education/