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LGBTIQ+ Health Australia is calling on Australian universities to prioritise the safety of LGBTIQ+ students after findings from the National Student Safety Survey showed LGBTQ+ students were more likely to experience sexual harassment and sexual assault in university contexts. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) is the national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals […]
Tags: education, lgbtiq+ health australia, nicky bath, Sexual Assault, sexual harassment, university
25 Mar 2022 /
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Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual violence The results of a survey conducted by the Social Research Centre have been released, examining the extent of sexual harassment and assault at Australian universities. The National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) was conducted across Australian universities in 2021 through the Respect. Now. Always. initiative, a program that […]
Tags: national student safety survey, Sexual Assault, sexual harassment, sexual violence, university
25 Mar 2022 |
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Professor Adam Shoemaker, the Vice Chancellor of the University Southern Cross, has shared his thoughts on the debate over free speech on University campuses saying institutions should be finding out more about the content of events of private hirers using their facilities. Professor Shoemaker was speaking at the 2018 Australian Ally Conference at Curtin University […]
Tags: free speech, Quentin Van Meter, university
28 Sep 2018 |
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This Friday August 25th will be the seventh annual ‘Wear It Purple’ Day – an opportunity for people to show solidarity with LGBTIQ+ young people at school, university and in the workplace. Since 2010, playgrounds, classrooms and offices have been awash with shades of violet and grape worn by those who stand against bullying and […]
Tags: abuse, anti-bullying, bullying, School, TAFE, university, Wear It Purple, workplace
23 Aug 2017 |
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Community group Out for Australia are looking for new volunteers to join the Western Australian branch of their organisation. Many LGBTIQ university students or young professionals in the early stages of their career face uncertainties or anxieties about how their sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status may impact their professional careers. Out for Australia […]
Tags: Community, out for australia, professional, university, Volunteer
29 Jan 2017 |
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Nearly half of the members of a US sorority have left the group to protest the mistreatment of a transgender student. Alpha Omicron Pi’s national organisation attempted to block the branch at Tufts University from allowing a trans woman membership once they heard she had been invited. The sorority has since allowed the student to […]
Tags: alpha omicron pi, America, college, Gender, sisters, sorority, trans*, transgender, university, US, USA, World News
16 Nov 2016 |
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A Singaporean University has warned students to be careful when they shower on campus after a student was caught allegedly taking photos of classmates while they showered. A student from Nanyang Technological University was arrested and charged earlier this month for allegedly having obscene materials on his mobile phone. The 24 year old man was apprehended by […]
Tags: camera, shower, shower spy, Singapore, university
20 Oct 2016 |
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Are you wearing purple today? Today is the sixth annual ‘Wear It Purple’ Day – an opportunity for people to show solidarity with LGBTIQ+ young people at school, university and in the workplace. Since 2010, playgrounds, classrooms and offices have been awash with shades of violet and grape worn by those who stand against bullying […]
Tags: bullying, LGBTI bullying, lgbtiq bullying, purple, students, support, university, Wear It Purple, workplace, youth
26 Aug 2016 |
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The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts are celebrating Edith Cowan University’s 25th anniversary with a special concert featuring the the incredible talent of the school’s students, staff and guest musicians. The evening is set to be a concert spectacular, taking audiences on a journey through opera, gospel, funk, soul, pop, rock, jazz, soul performed […]
Tags: big band, celebrate, ECU, edith cowan university, Jazz, music, open day, orchestra, university, WAAPA
10 Aug 2016 |
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Curtin University have released a new resource that provides support and advice for transgender students in tertiary education. The publication, ‘Trans Support’, specifically deals with the needs of people who are undergoing gender transition while attending university. Curtin’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Education Jill Downie says the guide is but one way Curtin was leading […]
Tags: Curtin, day, downie, jill, of, professor, remembrance, support, trans*, transgender, university
1 Dec 2015 |
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