Changing the culture
We’re determined to tackle all forms of hate including abuse, harassment and prejudice. This behaviour is never OK and will never be tolerated here. Join us in making our community feel safe and supportive for everyone.
Whether you have experienced abuse, harassment or prejudice, witnessed this type of behaviour, or just want to be a part of changing the culture, we have a range of support for you. In the resources below we cover activities you can get involved in, ways to expand your knowledge and the teams and services here to support you.
Get involved
Kick It Out football academy
We have teamed up with Kick It Out, an organisation fighting against discrimination in football. You can help us kick out discrimination by signing up to The Academy; a free platform that allows you to take courses on topics from allyship to race and religion, so you’ll be ready to help kick out discrimination.
Expand your knowledge
Understanding consent
We all have a responsibility to make sure we understand and practice consent and understand what constitutes sexual misconduct to keep everyone in our community safe and supported. Do your part to ensure you understand consent by:
Report It
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our students, colleagues and visitors. We believe that abuse, harassment and prejudice of any kind are never OK. If you or someone you know has experienced or witnessed such behaviour, or has a safeguarding concern, please report it to us via Report It. Staff members are encouraged to find additional information about staff reporting via Report It on the Staff Hub.
Additional resources
Want to learn more about a specific area? Taking some time to make sure you understand subjects like consent and racism will build your confidence in how to challenge these behaviours and support anyone experiencing them. Select a topic below to explore further options.
Hate crime
- Deepening our understanding of race and anti-racist practice (via Student Hub)
Sexual misconduct
You can find information about how we educate and safeguard our community against sexual misconduct, as well as how we handle reports and allegations on our sexual harassment and sexual misconduct page.
Further links:
- Guide to understanding consent
- Complete the free Consent Module (via Blackboard)
- Stories of survivors of sexual violence
- Help with for forensic medical examination, counselling and aftercare
Become an ambassador
Respect, Culture and Behaviours Ambassadors
If you want to take a more active role in helping us change the culture, our voluntary ambassador roles might suite you. Ambassadors can serve a variety of different roles including:
- Act as volunteers at events run by the team throughout the year
- Access training related to our remits
- Feedback to the team on process changes, campaigns
- Be active bystanders by challenging inappropriate behaviour (where it is safe to do so) or reporting instances on report-it.
- Acting as a source of information for other students by talking to them about report-it and how to make a report (we will show them how to do this)
I want to get involved! What's the process to sign-up?
Please contact the Respect, Culture and Behaviours team, at report-it@salford.ac.uk.
Support resources
Report It
If you experience or witness concerning behaviour let us know via Report It. It’s important to speak up so we know what’s happening on and around campus, we can do something about it and ensure you get the right support. You can report anonymously too.
SafeZone
Download SafeZone on your phone (it’s free!) to ensure you can access emergency or urgent assistance when you or someone around you needs it. At a touch of the button, you’ll be connected to our Security team.
You can use SafeZone across our campuses and in Manchester city centre as we are part of the Greater Manchester Universities alliance. This means Security at Salford, University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan Universities are here to help you.
We know you might not need it now, but you could at some point. Be safe and download the app now.
Tips to stay safe on campus
Head to our blog to find different ways you can keep safe on and around campus.
Our work so far
The Respect, Culture and Behaviours team are here to support students who experience any form of abuse or harassment whilst at university. We believe that bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, domestic abuse, stalking, physical violence racism and microaggressions are never OK.
We have a team of specially trained advisers who can support students who may be experiencing these issues. Anyone can report abuse or harassment to the team, using the Report It. We will ensure that anyone who makes a report to us, will be offered support and advice on their options. We want to create a safe and inclusive campus for all here at Salford.
The team is always working to find ways to celebrate our differences and offer support to people and communities that need it. See the past events and activities they have organised below.
To remember those who’ve lost their lives to Honour Base Abuse, we've planted a memorial tree outside University House.