‘I’m harmed and I don’t think the person who did it knows’: we looked at different responses to uni sexual assault
By Meredith Rossner, Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
Janet Hope, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canberra
Lorana Bartels, Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
Miranda Forsyth, Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
Sally Eales, Research Fellow, Restorative Justice, Australian National University
The Cornell 7 case has brought renewed scrutiny to how universities respond to sexual assault. In Australia, National survey results suggest about one in six students have experienced sexual harassment since starting university, while one in 20 have experienced sexual assault.
But we know the overwhelming majority of students who experience…
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026