Hate incident, crime or discrimination
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Get help if you, or someone you know, has experienced a physical assault, hate crime, hate incident or discrimination.
Urgent help
The University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for every member of our community. If you have just been subjected to an assault, hate incident or crime, feel you are at risk, think that others may be at risk, or need urgent medical attention find out how to get help or call the emergency services on 999.
If you don’t believe the physical assault or hate crime is an emergency, you can seek non-emergency help.
Hate incidents
Hate incidents are defined as any non-crime perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
Find out how to get help if you are subjected to a hate incident.
Hate crimes
A hate crime is defined as any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim, or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice.
Find out how to get help if you are subjected to a hate crime.
Discrimination
Discrimination means treating you unfairly because of a particular characteristic you have.
Find out more about the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Being subjected to a hate crime and discrimination can be frightening and traumatic. In the longer term, it can have negative effects on your mental and physical health.
Harassment
Some people can be subjected to harassment because of certain protected characteristics.
Getting help from the University
To disclose an incident to the University and receive support use our Report + Support tool. This does not trigger a ‘formal’ report to the University, but it is the best way to seek expert advice and support.
If you decide against contacting the police, live in University-managed accommodation and need help at night or over the weekend, find out who to contact at the University.
Restore Respect
Restore Respect is a restorative programme that offers support to anyone who has been involved in an incident on campus that is perceived to be motivated by identity-based prejudice.
Students can report incidents (sometimes referred to as “hate crimes” or “hate incidents”) to Restore Respect, and will receive information about the different dialogical ways to address harms that have been caused.
Restore Respect is entirely voluntary, and anyone who reports in can choose to engage as much or as little as they want.
Restore Respect is a separate programme from the University’s formal disciplinary process. Students who wish to make a formal complaint will be given information on how to do this.
Local and national help and support
There are organisations and charities that can help if you have been subjected to a hate crime, incident or discrimination.