Unacceptable Behaviours
At the University of Chester, we want our community to feel safe and supported. We believe our students have the right to enjoy their education free from unacceptable behaviours and are committed to educating our community through training and awareness campaigns. We are working hard to embed specialist support services and initiatives to ensure our students can trust us to support them if they do experience any unacceptable behaviours.
Quick Links
- Student Code of Conduct
- Report a concern
- Help in an emergency
- Sexual Violence Information and Support
- Events, Campaigns & Training
A note on language
We use the term ‘victim’ and ‘survivor’ at various points within this information. Both terms have their place and serve different purposes. Although ‘victim’ is a legal definition necessary within the criminal justice system, ‘survivor’ can be used as a term of empowerment to convey that a person has started the healing process and may have gained a sense of peace in their life. It is up to you which term you use and our services will be guided by you when you engage with us.
This page contains detailed information about sexual violence, domestic abuse, so called “honour-based abuse”, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, hate crime, discrimination, bullying, harassment, stalking, spiking and terrorism. The content may be distressing or harmful to audiences.
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If you are affected by any of the information and would like support, please contact studentservices@chester.ac.uk or call 01244 511 550.
Help in an emergency
Emergency Services
If you or someone you know needs urgent medical attention or support from the police, please call emergency services on 999. If you are in a situation where it isn’t safe to speak over the phone, you can still call 999 and press 55 on your phone’s keypad to be transferred to the police.
Alternatively, visit your nearest accident and emergency department at the local hospital which you can locate by searching here.
On campus Security
If you are on a University campus or in University accommodation, the security team are available to help 24/7. You can call Security on 01244 511541 or visit them at the Security/Porters Lodge (C4 20 on the campus map).
Report a concern
Acts of hate, harassment or violence are never OK and we want students to feel comfortable to be able to report and discuss these incidents and access appropriate support.
If you or someone you know has experienced or witnessed unacceptable behaviour such as harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, abuse, bullying or hate crime, a terrorism related concern, forced marriage, so called honour-based harms including female genital mutilation you can report it by using our simple Report a Concern tool.
Find our more about reporting a concern.
