The results of the 1997–8 survey of harassment advisers are annexed below. As in previous years, advisers were asked to give anonymised reports outlining the basic characteristics of the complaints or enquiries they had dealt with during the year, and to indicate any particular problems which they had encountered. Returns were received from 139 of the 230 advisers, compared with 118 last year. Of these, the great majority (103) reported no cases during the year.
In addition to the annual survey, the Harassment Panel has reviewed the number and type of cases dealt with specifically by panel members since 1994–5 and the results of this review are included in the annexe. This exercise has proved useful in assessing longer term developments and has also enabled the panel to brief nominating bodies on the likely experience of new members.
The returns relate only to matters brought to the attention of advisers so they cannot be taken as a complete record of the experience of harassment within the University; nor do they record all complaints made because returns may be incomplete and complaints made through other channels.
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The longer term review shows that the total numbers of cases fell significantly in 1997–8 compared with all previous years. Future monitoring will show whether this is the beginning of a welcome trend or not.
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Complaints and enquiries were related to the behaviour of individuals amongst all groups of staff and students but the largest number of complaints or enquiries related to non-academic staff (13) of whom the great majority (10) were men.
As in previous years the majority of enquirers were seeking general information or advice in relation to harassment experienced.
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| 1997-8 | [1996-7 figures for comparison] | |
| Directed to panel | 13 | [28] |
| Directed to University advisers | 13 | [8] |
| Directed to college advisers | 10 | [15] |
| Total | 36 | [51] |
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| Academic staff | Non-academic staff | Graduates | Undergraduates | Other | |
| Panel cases | 2(1) | 3(1) | 3(3) | 1(1) | 4(1) |
| University adviser cases | 1(1) | 10(8) | 1(1) | 1(1) | 0(0) |
| College adviser cases | 2(2) | 3(2) | 2(1) | 3(3) | 0(0) |
Total | 5(4) | 16(11) | 6(5) | 5(5) | 4(1) |
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[Note: These do not add up to the number of cases shown above as in some cases there is more than one complainant (shown in table above); in others there is more than one alleged harasser (shown in table below)].
| Academic staff | Non-academic staff | Graduates | Undergraduates | Other/unspecified | |
| Panel cases | 2(0) | 5(1) | 5(1) | 0(0) | 3 |
| University adviser cases | 1(0) | 3(1) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 0 |
| College adviser cases | 1(0) | 5(1) | 1(0) | 5(0) | 0 |
| Total | 4(0) | 13(3) | 6(1) | 6(0) | 3 |
1. Figures in parenthesis in tables 2 and 3 represent the numbers of women included in the totals.
2. The category `non-academic staff' includes academic-related staff.
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