Al-Maarif University College has developed and implemented the Al-Maarif Academic Policy to build a community where every student and staff member is safe, respected, and free. The policy included:
- new governance arrangements for Al-Maarif University College gender-based violence initiatives ensuring strong representation from all stakeholder groups and direct lines of accountability to the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive.
- progress in the development of a central repository for the collection.
- monitoring and reporting of data and reporting of data on gender-based violence across students and staff that will enable a more effective analysis to inform future work.
- participation in the National Student Safety Survey on gender-based harm.
- delivery of Respectful Research training to HDR staff.
- development of a specialist training and decision-making resource to support senior officers in the hearing of student conduct matters involving gender-based violence.
