Consultancy & training

Addressing sexual violence, harassment and misconduct (SVHM) in higher education is a rapidly developing area.

Recent guidance such as from Universities UK and Eversheds Sutherland has highlighted the need for specialist training for all those involved in receiving disclosures, reports, or handling cases of SVHM.

The 1752 Group bring particular expertise in staff-student SVHM, as well as responding to reports, case handling, and gender-based violence. Informed by our research as well as practitioner expertise from training developer Dr Kelly Prince, our training has been developed to meet, and exceed, current UK sector guidance from the Office for Students, Universities UK and Eversheds Sutherland.

Please email contact@1752group.com for more information.

Preventing and responding to staff-student sexual harassment:

You can book our research-informed training on professional boundaries and staff-PGR sexual harassment. We recommend these sessions are run within a department, School, or research group to support culture change within an academic community.

Recognising professional boundaries and sexual harassment as a postgraduate researcher. An overview is available here and a report with participant feedback is available here.

Professional boundaries and sexual harassment experienced by PGRs: A workshop for supervisors and staff. An overview is available here and a report with participant feedback is here.

Download our resource to help you write a business case to support this work. We also have an implementation plan that outlines how delivery will work, along with FAQ.

We recommend that the sessions above are run alongside the following session for HR and other staff involved in handling disclosures/reports of staff-student sexual harassment:

Training for staff handling staff-student sexual misconduct disclosures and complaints. An overview is available here.

Further training sessions:

Creating safer spaces at academic events: Tackling sexual misconduct. An overview is available here.

Formal and informal responses to student-student sexual violence and harassment in higher education. An overview is available here.

What do people think of our training?

‘Really informative and engaging and it was really beneficial to read and discuss the case study’

‘Thought provoking and good to think about how to handle sexual misconduct cases effectively, as they are more sensitive and complex‘

‘The session was great, really informative with an open supportive style.’