Content Warning: This news article contains brief mentions of the words 'rape' and 'sexual harassment', with no graphic or explicit details.
We are aware of posters and graffiti that have appeared on and around our University campus and in the Greater Manchester area that have been the cause of concern and have raised questions from our students, staff and members of the public.
To address the content of the posters and graffiti, we can categorically state that there has not been any rape cover-up or concealment of wrongdoing at the University of Salford, and there are no grounds for the allegations. Further, the University of Salford does not use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for victims of sexual harassment and actively supported a government-backed pledge in 2022 to end the use of NDAs within universities to silence complainants in sexual harassment cases.
We are taking legal advice on this matter and are working closely with the Greater Manchester Police who are actively monitoring the situation.
The University of Salford takes the safety of our community extremely seriously. A safe and respectful environment on our campus, and the wellbeing of our University community, is of paramount importance. We have a robust reporting system in place that allows students, staff and members of the public to report any concerns they may have, with the option to submit reports anonymously. We encourage any member of our community to raise any concerns via our Report-It system here: report-it.salford.ac.uk.
For all press office enquiries please email communications@salford.ac.uk.
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