Welcome to the UniSAFE project
Making universities and research organisations safe from gender-based violence
UniSAFE is an EU-funded project that aims to produce better knowledge on gender-based violence and sexual harassment (GBV) in research performing organisations (RPOs), and to translate this knowledge into operational tools for higher education, research organisations and policymakers.
Research and outreach activities targeting researchers, stakeholders and policymakers will be led across Europe for three years. The project will analyse the mechanisms of gender-based violence (GBV) – its social determinants, antecedents and consequences – at three different levels, using a holistic research model. This in-depth knowledge of existing problems, current and future priorities will result in an operational toolkit and recommendations to reduce GBV in the European academic and research area.
Latest news
Analysing institutional responses to gender-based violence in research organisations
UniSAFE provides reliable quantitative and qualitative data on gender-based violence (GBV), including newly emerging forms of violence, in universities and research performing organisations. A main focus of the project is to collect empirical evidence on gender-based...
UniSAFE’s inventory of policies and measures to respond to GBV in European universities and research organisations
UniSAFE has released an inventory of policies and measures that respond to gender-based violence and sexual harassment (GBV) in European universities and research organisations. Authored by Averil Huck, Zuzana Andreska, Jana Dvořáčková, and Marcela Linková from the...
The UniSAFE survey: Evidence for taking action – instead of looking the other way
The UniSAFE survey is being implemented from 17 January to end of April 2022 in 46 universities and research organisations across the EU. It questions staff and students on their experience of different forms of gender-based violence, in order to provide measurable...
Project steps
1
Understand the context
Map and analyse existing knowledge on gender-based violence in research and performing organisations, and the national policies and legal frameworks to combat it
By September 2021
2
Collect quantitative evidence
Conduct a survey on the prevalence and impacts of gender-based violence among 45 universities and research and performing organisations in 15 EU States, and analyse the data.
January – September 2022
3
Gather qualitative evidence
Investigate organisational responses and infrastructure in 15 EU States through in-depth case studies, interviews, and strategic mapping of research organisations’ policies.
June 2021 – September 2022
4
Provide Insights and Tools
Develop concrete recommendations, a toolbox, and trainings to support universities and research organisations in developing policies and action plans.
By September 2023
5
Ensure Impact
Empower stakeholders to implement effective policies.
Until January 2024
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