Oxford University MORE than two dozen sexual misconduct complaints were made by students at University of Oxford. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the institution revealed that there were 22 formal complaints made by students against fellow students and four by students against staff over the last four years. The misconduct claims include sexual harassment, sexual assault or rape. A spokesperson for the university commented on the figures: “The University of Oxford always treats sexual violence and harassment as completely unacceptable. “We are committed to minimising all forms of sexual misconduct and continue to invest in our support and disciplinary systems to reflect this.
“Further support being time off from placement for intensive trauma therapy and mitigating circumstances for assignments.” However, at the meeting organised by her lecturer Ms Graham said that she was met with ‘aggressive shouting’ and was told that ‘all students go through this’. She was also asked whether she was lying. Ms Graham added: “This unfortunately meant that I was left feeling suicidal, was not attending university and was self harming every day.” Ms Graham decided to skip a year and, upon her return in June, she founded Say It Loud – a sexual violence support group, which now boasts a team of 17 people.