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UniSAFE’s first Policy Brief
This policy brief, published by the UniSAFE project in November 2022, focuses on the results from the project's first ... read more
Making universities and research organisations safe for students: UniSAFE findings at Kampus Hybernská
The UniSAFE panel presented findings from the project’s survey on gender-based violence and discussed the prevalence and the ... read more
Results from the largest European survey on gender-based violence in academia
The results of the UniSAFE survey on gender-based violence in academia are now available! Between January and May 2022, ... read more
New European Commission report: Approaches to inclusive gender equality in research and innovation
'Approaches to inclusive gender equality in research and innovation (R&I)' is a new report published by the European ... read more
Join UniSAFE at the Ending Gender-Based Violence In Academia conference
Ending Gender-Based ViolenceIn Academia Toward Gender-Equal, Safe And InclusiveResearch And Higher Education 24-25 ... read more
A review of institutional policies addressing gender-based violence in research performing organisations
UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 ... read more
UniSAFE to take part in ESOF2022
The UniSAFE project will be represented at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF2022) on Friday 15 July 2022. Organised by ... read more
UniSAFE at the European Conference on Politics and Gender: Learning from research on gender-based violence in higher education and research environments in different contexts
On Wednesday 6 July 2022 the UniSAFE project was represented at the European Conference on Politics and Gender in Ljubljana. ... read more
Discover our unique inventory of counselling and helplines services for victims of gender-based violence in 22 countries
The UniSAFE consortium has collected content on national helplines and support services for victims of gender-based violence. read more
35,000 respondents to the UniSAFE survey! What are the next steps?
The field phase of the UniSAFE survey ended on 1 May 2022. In total, over 35,000 responses were collected. We warmly thank ... read more
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 read more
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) ... read more
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 ... read more
Launch of the UniSAFE survey field implementation
Gender-based violence is a complex, prevalent, persistent feature and force in many organisations, including universities and read more
Data protection in the UniSAFE survey
Gathering data on experiences of gender-based violence is a sensitive issue. UniSAFE takes all necessary measures to protect ... read more
UniSAFE’s approach to measuring gender-based violence in universities and other research organisations
To tackle gender-based violence, it is essential to first have an understanding of the scale of the problem. However, getting read more
Towards violence-free research organisations
SUPERA is a project funded under Horizon2020 supporting the Promotion of Equality in Research and Academia. Following the ... read more
Gender-based violence in research organisations and academia in Slovakia
The Slovak Institute for Labour and Family Research (IVPR) has led a series of actions to research and eradicate gender-based read more
RESET webinar: Crossed views on Sex and Gender-Based Violence
Join us on 25 November for a webinar on sex and gender-based violence RESET (“Redesigning Equality and Scientific Excellence ... read more
Call for researchers to witness on gender-based violence in universities and research organisations
Do you feel safe in academia? Share you experience on gender-based violence in universities and research organisations! ... read more
Join our campaign on gender-based violence in research and academia!
Join our campaign to eradicate gender-based violence in research and academia! Leveraging on the International day for the ... read more
Why are female researchers at higher risk of experiencing gender-based violence?
Research on sexual and gender harassment in universities and research institutions so far has suggested that a general ... read more
46 universities and research organisations to participate in UniSAFE survey on gender-based violence
Expected to be among the largest of its kind, the survey will be launched in January 2022. The EU-funded project UniSAFE ... read more
UniSAFE’s baseline of European policies on GBV in universities and research organisations
UniSAFE's first research step has been completed with a European baseline of policies to combat GBV... read more
Bringing universities together to eradicate gender-based violence “crucial” for the implementation of the Istanbul Convention
"Universities are shaping the minds of the future generations, which we would all like to be free from harmful gender ... read more
GE Academy + UniSAFE roundtable on addressing gender-based violence and sexual harassment in academia and research organisations
GE Academy and UniSAFE are organising a roundtable on addressing gender-based violence and sexual harassment in academia and... read more
Executive Secretary to the Istanbul Convention to deliver keynote speech at the UniSAFE Community meeting
UniSAFE is glad to announce that Johanna Nelles, the Council of Europe’s Head of the Unit on Violence against Women and ... read more
UniSAFE Community Kickoff
45 universities and research organisations gather on 29 September to launch the UniSAFE community, joining forces to ... read more
UniSAFE takes part in the Research Ethics Conference
On 25 June 2021 Katarzyna Struzińska, from UniSAFE partner Jagiellonian University, will deliver a presentation on creating ... read more
An innovative framework to study gender-based violence: UniSAFE’s 7P model
To produce solid and comprehensive knowledge on gender-based violence, UniSAFE has developed an innovative conceptual ... read more
On the importance of addressing gender-based violence in universities and research organisations
UniSAFE's scientific coordinator Sofia Strid discusses the specificity of gender-based violence in universities and research ... read more
Gathering evidence on gender-based violence: research gaps on GBV in universities
Despite the growing awareness around the issue of violence against women, reliable and harmonised data on the prevalence of ... read more
What is gender-based violence? UniSAFE’s definition of a persistent issue
Gender-based violence is one of the most persistent and widespread human rights violations in our society. The first ... read more
Researching gender-based violence in universities: UniSAFE publishes its conceptual and theoretical framework
The UniSAFE team has published a report on the conceptual and theoretical state of the art, an extensive review of ... read more
UniSAFE recruits a community of research performing organisations
To achieve its first objective of producing better knowledge on gender-based violence, UniSAFE will gather comprehensive, ... read more
Launch of UniSAFE, a project to eradicate gender-based violence in research performing organisations
The UniSAFE project was kicked off on 8 and 9. February with a two-day virtual meeting. Representatives of nine partners from read more
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