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COMMiTMENT TO EQUALiTY AND DiVERSiTY
Both the University and Winchester Students’ Union aim to celebrate diversity in all forms in order to create a safe, hospitable and inclusive environment The Equality and Diversity forum is open to all staff and students who are interested in advancing inclusivity, equality and diversity at the University. Search ‘Equality and Diversity’ on the intranet for more information.
REPORTiNG DiSCRiMiNATiON
The University and Students’ Union have a strict zero tolerance policy on any form of discrimination Together we are committed to tackling any hate crime, harassment, bullying or violence, and we hold the view that bullying and harassment is never okay. A hate crime is any crime that is motivated by hostility or prejudice based on race or ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, sexual identity or gender identity.
There is support available for you if you have experienced or witnessed anything that made you feel uncomfortable or concerned you. We would always encourage you to report any incident because it can prevent similar things from happening to other people and it sends an important message about what behaviour is acceptable within the student community It can also help us to understand the prevalence of hate crime, harassment, bullying or violence within Union and University activity
If you should ever find yourself in any harassing or inappropriate situation in which you are being discriminated against, we encourage you to take any of the following steps:
