9:30
| Explore the conference platform and visit the virtual hub |
10:00-10:35
| Quickfire keynotes
We will hear three different presentations. After we have heard from all three keynotes, there will be a breakout session in a virtual room with small group discussions to follow the presentation. Once we’ve heard from the speakers, navigate back to the main menu in the platform to choose which breakout session you would like to attend to hear more on the topic and to discuss with the speakers and other delegates.
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10:00-10:05
| Opening remarks
Nona McDuff, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Students and Teaching, Solent University
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10:05-10:15
| An outside look into addressing racism: a solutions-focused approach
Speaker to be announced
We welcome organisations from outside of the Higher Education sector to discuss how they have tackled racism and racial harassment in all forms.
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10:15-10:25
| Unsafe spaces: ending sexual abuse in universities
Eva Tutchell, Education Consultant
John Edmonds, Visiting Fellow, Kings College, London and Visiting Professor, Durham University Business School
The recent publication of the book, based on research, ‘Unsafe spaces: ending sexual abuse in universities’ highlights the extent of sexual abuse in English and Welsh Universities. We hear from the authors who advocate for openness and a change to the policy agenda, making the safety and welfare on everyone on campus a priority.
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10:25-10:35
| Responding to domestic abuse
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner
In this short keynote we hear about implications of the Domestic Abuse Bill for universities as it enters the final stages of its journey onto the statue book, and the priorities from the Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner.
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10:35-10:45
| Short break to choose breakout session
After hearing from each speaker, choose a breakout session to attend to discuss and hear more.
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10:45-11:30
| Breakout sessions - choose one to attend
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| An outside look into addressing racism: a solutions-focussed approach
Speakers to be announced
A discussion with the keynote speaker plus a further in-depth discussion with more perspectives.
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| Unsafe spaces: ending sexual abuse in universities
Eva Tutchell, Education Consultant John Edmonds, Visiting Fellow, Kings College, London and Visiting Professor, Durham University Business School
A discussion with the authors following on from their ‘quickfire keynote’.
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| Responding to domestic abuse
Dr Roxanne Khan, Senior Lecturer (Forensic Psychology) and Director of Honour Abuse Research Matrix (HARM), University of Central Lancashire
More speakers to be announced
A reflection on the keynote speech to have a further in-depth discussion with more perspectives.
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11:30-12:30
| Break from sessions
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12:30-13:30
| Virtual conference cafe - a lunchtime networking session
Implementing the Tackling Racial Harassment Guidance – A discussion
Host: Sarah Bevan, Policy Researcher, Universities UK
Following yesterday’s session on implementing the tackling racial harassment guidance, this is an opportunity to network with counterparts across the sector to share best practice, discuss highlights and challenges with the work that has been happening at different institutions.
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13:30-14:30
| Break from sessions
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14:30-16:30
| Closing plenaries |
14:30
| Chair's opening remarksNona McDuff Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Students and Teaching, Solent University
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14:35
| Keynote addressSpeaker to be announced
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15:55
| Understanding intersectionality and using data for action
Dr Kevin Guyan, Head of Knowledge and Research, Advance HE Professor Patricia MacCormack, Professor of Continental Philosophy, Anglia Ruskin University Professor Iyiola Solanke, Chair in EU Law and Social Justice in the Centre for Social Justice of the School of Law, University of Leeds
University communities are unique and diverse, often spanning several social categorisations. How can we use what we know about these communities to understand, protect and celebrate overlap in an individual’s social and political identities.
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15:25
| UUK and Coventry Univesity's data sharing guidance
Professor David Richardson, Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia
Elizabeth Dunford, Principal Solicitor (Technology/Data Protection), Coventry University
This Guidance has been developed to assist universities when deciding whether to share personal data in respect of harassment cases. The objective of the guidance is to empower institutions to make informed, pragmatic, and considered decisions with regards to sharing personal data, to ensure harassment cases are dealt with in a more transparent way, and in a way that is more satisfactory for all involved.
It seeks to encourage HEIs to move away from blanket refusals, towards taking smarter, and more, case appropriate decisions, to share personal data, whilst complying with current data protection legislation.
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16:00
| Improving reporting and case management
Professor Geoff Layer, Vice-Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton Professor Graham Towl, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Colleges and Student Experience), Durham University Nicola Bradfield, Group Director Legal Services, Coventry University This session will discuss end-to-end reporting for hate incidents and the need to establish institutional policies and procedures to ensure an effective system for information help, support and advice. There will also be a focus on encouraging disabled students to report incidents.
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16:30
| Chair's closing remarks
Nona McDuff Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Students and Teaching, Solent University
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