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Meredith Rossner, Professor of Criminology, Australian National University

‘I’m harmed and I don’t think the person who did it knows’: we looked at different responses to uni sexual assault

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The Cornell 7 case has brought renewed scrutiny to how universities respond to sexual assault. In Australia, National survey results suggest about one in six students have experienced sexual harassment since starting university, while one in 20 have experienced sexual assault.

But we know the overwhelming majority of students who experience sexual harm never go through the formal university reporting system or access supports.

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