{"id":1311,"date":"2023-03-09T10:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T10:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-services\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:08:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T16:08:01","slug":"what-can-you-do-if-you-experience-or-witness-bullying-and-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-services\/2023\/03\/09\/what-can-you-do-if-you-experience-or-witness-bullying-and-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"What can you do if you experience or witness bullying and harassment?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the <\/span><\/b>National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, <\/span><\/b>learn about what you can do if you or someone you know experiences bullying and harassment.\u202f \u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the University of Kent, we want to create a safe and supportive environment for all students and staff, and make it clear to all in our community that bullying and harassment are not acceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bullying only happens in the playground, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bullying and harassment can take subtle forms and happen at universities and in workplaces. Bullying is defined by ACAS<\/a> (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) as ‘offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour, an abuse or misuse of power through means intended to undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure the other person’. <\/span><\/span>If you’ve been talked down to at society meetings, if there’s a housemate who makes jokes at your expense when you’ve asked them not to, if you feel singled out or excluded in social settings, if you’ve received unwanted messages or been put down on social media – you have experienced bullying, and can get support. <\/span>These behaviours could also be prompted by discrimination for a protected characteristic, such as being made fun of\/ excluded\/ insulted because of one’s faith, disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and age. Bullying and harassment undermine the core values of the University and create a negative working, learning and living environment, and we think everyone in our community deserves better.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How can you get help?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is experiencing bullying or harassment, you can get help from the University by visiting the Report + Support tool, which can help you get support and report an incident.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listed below are some useful guidance links:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n