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By Jared Lawthom
image captionSamantha Kilford and Sydney Feder were two of the women to sign the letter
Women from 15 universities have signed a letter calling for a mandatory policy for dealing with sexual assault allegations in higher education.
The women said their allegations of sexual assault were mishandled by their universities.
Currently it is not compulsory for higher education institutions to implement a specific policy to deal with allegations of sexual assault.
Universities UK said all universities have policies and practices in place .
Samantha Kilford, 23, from Neath, is one of the women from across the UK to have signed the letter. She said she was sexually assaulted during freshers week by a student at the University of the West of England (UWE).
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