Starting on 1 August 2025, the OfS brought in a new condition of registration (E6) requiring higher education providers in England to set out policies and procedures for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct. This follows a survey that indicated 20% of students had faced unwanted sexual behaviour, with most of these incidents occurring within a higher education setting.
The new condition sets clear expectations to address harassment and sexual misconduct through measures including training, support, and reporting pathways.
Following the introduction of Condition E6, join Westminster Insight’s Tackling
Harassment in Higher Education conference to ensure your institution is meeting the new requirements and continuing to make progress.
Expert speakers from across the HE sector will cover key issues such as:
Improve your understanding of what constitutes harassment and sexual misconduct and share prevention strategies to protect students. Learn lessons from good practice across the sector to improve training, student support and reporting pathways. What actions are other universities taking? What really works to address harassment and drive culture change? You will hear practical guidance for providing holistic support to students, on and off campus, through strong partnership working.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join colleagues from across the sector and make your university a safer and more supportive place for all.
In-person: This conference will take place in at the Institution of Structural Engineers, 47-58 Bastwick Street, London, EC1V 3PS.
Attend this full-day event to network, explore new collaborations with colleagues from across the sector, and learn from your peers.
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Head of Conduct and Respect, University of York
Nicola Campbell is Head of Conduct and Respect at the University of York, overseeing student discipline and specialist sexual violence support for students, as well as leading on the implementation of Condition E6. Prior to working in higher education, she has led Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services, and worked within Rape Crisis.
You will hear directly from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education on how to successfully resolve harassment and sexual misconduct complaints, and how to embed what you have learnt to prevent harassment and misconduct.
Head of Outreach and Insight, Office of the Independent Adjudicator
Jo Nuckley is the Head of Outreach and Insight at the OIA, leading a team with responsibility for sharing learning from the OIA’s casework, and ensuring that casework is informed by the wider sector context. Since joining the OIA in 2006, Jo spent a number of years directly adjudicating on complaints, and as Head of the Adjudication Team and she retains responsibility for casework as a member of the casework quality group. Jo also has responsibility for data protection and knowledge management following an early career in information legislation at The National Archives. In her spare time, Jo is a school governor and runs a jigsaw library.
Partner, Browne Jacobson
Kate is the head of the Higher Education team, having been General Counsel at the University of Nottingham for 18 years, where she established and led a full-service in-house legal team.
She has significant experience as a senior leader in Higher Education and in advising on the wide range of legal, regulatory and governance issues arising in the Higher Education sphere. She is an experienced employment, public and regulatory lawyer and has a special interest in free speech, whistleblowing and social media in the workplace, including policy writing and development.
Kate also has extensive experience in complex staff and student dispute and advisory work, in dealing with cross-border legal issues and matters connected to reputation management and incident response.
Legal Director, Browne Jacobson
Trish is the Education lead for Browne Jacobson’s Cardiff office. Recognised as a next Generation Partner in Legal 500, Trish advises a variety of Schools/Academies, and further and higher education providers. on safeguarding, regulatory matters, consultation obligations, complaints, special educational or additional learning needs, and equality law including transgender queries.
Policy Advisor, Universities UK
Sophie is a Policy Advisor at Universities UK, where she leads the organisation’s policy work on skills and the student experience. Prior to this, she worked in the violence against women and girls sector as a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer at domestic abuse organisation Refuge and advising a former Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities.
Director of Policy and Development, Independent Higher Education
Policy Officer, GuildHE
Ellen Graves is a key player in GuildHE’s policy work focusing on the student experience and research landscape. Since joining in 2023, she’s been instrumental in shaping policy related to student support, freedom of speech, postgraduate research students and open access policy. Ellen runs GuildHE’s Student Support, EDI and Librarian’s networks and delivered a support programme last academic year for GuildHE members on navigating Condition E6. Ellen also leads GuildHE’s EDI program, ensuring inclusivity is embedded across our policy and advocacy work. In addition, she manages the GuildHE Research PGR programme, providing resources and support to postgraduate researchers.
She has a masters in Gender and International Relations and previously worked at the University of Bristol’s Institute for Learning and Teaching, where she helped develop innovative teaching and learning solutions particularly in accessibility, inclusivity, and wellbeing.
Client Relationship Manager, CMP
An experienced workplace mediator who trained in 2014 with 60+ mediations facilitated, Owen has trained hundreds of mediators and equipped leaders with expert conflict management skills. Owen supports organisations in embedding early resolution through culture audits, policy reviews, and mediation systems, working with government departments, NHS trusts, universities, SMEs, and Fortune 100 businesses.
At CMP, Owen leads on key Government and Higher Education partnerships, advising senior decision-makers on investigations, training, and policy development. Passionate about proactive resolution, Owen helps organisations create a culture where conflicts are addressed early and effectively.
Associate Practitioner, CMP
Suzanne Burton is highly experienced in complex and sometimes high-profile investigations within the higher education sector and beyond. As a trauma-informed practitioner, she is committed to supporting and empowering students in particular through the challenges of the investigation process.
Suzanne has worked for many years supporting internal investigation teams to manage cases according to best practice as well as to help ensure that Hearing/Decision Managers are equipped to effectively review cases and interact constructively with participants.
Suzanne is one of CMP’s most experienced Senior Associates and regularly called upon to help devise nuanced solutions to complex cultural challenges on behalf of our clients.
This session will explore harassment in all forms including stalking, online harassment, peer-on-peer and by staff members.
We will discuss racial and religion-based harassment, as well as challenges faced by students and staff with visible and hidden disabilities.
We will also address harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity, highlighting issues surrounding gender expression and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.
Delve into the broader impact on harassment and misconduct, including harm to campus culture, inclusivity and student retention.
Associate Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Imperial College London
Assistant Director of Student Affairs (Postgraduate and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), University of Birmingham
Sammy is the institutional lead for student equality and postgraduate student affairs at the University of Birmingham. Sammy has a unique hybrid background of academic and professional services leadership experience in higher education. He has strategic oversight for advancing inclusive policy and practice in education and campus life for nearly 40,000 students across the University’s UK and Dubai campuses. In particular, Sammy convenes the UNIfied at Pride, a joint presence of seven institutions at the Birmingham Pride parade, to send out an explicit message of LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the higher education sector. He has been twice elected as an AMOSSHE Executive Member representing Student Services leaders of UK universities and also served as a trustee or adviser to several charitable or not-for-profit organisations to support their mission for public good.
Harassment and Misconduct Manager, University of Leeds
Charlotte Webster is the Harassment and Misconduct Manager at the University of Leeds. She manages the Harassment and Misconduct team, coordinates support for students and provides specialist advice. Charlotte is responsible for driving forward a whole-institutional approach to responding to and preventing harassment and misconduct through educative and engagement activities for the University community and contributing specialist knowledge to help develop University policies.
Charlotte joined the University of Leeds in March 2022, moving here from another higher education institution where she offered information, advice and guidance to students in a 1-2-1 and group setting. As a trained Sexual Violence Liaison Officer, she has worked with survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse and hate crimes since 2015, and previously led the Sexual Violence Liaison Officers service at Leeds Beckett University.
Charlotte is currently working towards her PhD and is passionate about considering the individual and specific needs of students at the University of Leeds through creating a non-judgemental and flexible service.
Harassment and Misconduct Advisor, University of Leeds
During this session you will have the opportunity to ask your questions to our experts.
Partner, Browne Jacobson
Kate is the head of the Higher Education team, having been General Counsel at the University of Nottingham for 18 years, where she established and led a full-service in-house legal team.
She has significant experience as a senior leader in Higher Education and in advising on the wide range of legal, regulatory and governance issues arising in the Higher Education sphere. She is an experienced employment, public and regulatory lawyer and has a special interest in free speech, whistleblowing and social media in the workplace, including policy writing and development.
Kate also has extensive experience in complex staff and student dispute and advisory work, in dealing with cross-border legal issues and matters connected to reputation management and incident response.
Legal Director, Browne Jacobson
Trish is the Education lead for Browne Jacobson’s Cardiff office. Recognised as a next Generation Partner in Legal 500, Trish advises a variety of Schools/Academies, and further and higher education providers. on safeguarding, regulatory matters, consultation obligations, complaints, special educational or additional learning needs, and equality law including transgender queries.
Head of Outreach and Insight, Office of the Independent Adjudicator
Jo Nuckley is the Head of Outreach and Insight at the OIA, leading a team with responsibility for sharing learning from the OIA’s casework, and ensuring that casework is informed by the wider sector context. Since joining the OIA in 2006, Jo spent a number of years directly adjudicating on complaints, and as Head of the Adjudication Team and she retains responsibility for casework as a member of the casework quality group. Jo also has responsibility for data protection and knowledge management following an early career in information legislation at The National Archives. In her spare time, Jo is a school governor and runs a jigsaw library.
Head of Conduct and Respect, University of York
Nicola Campbell is Head of Conduct and Respect at the University of York, overseeing student discipline and specialist sexual violence support for students, as well as leading on the implementation of Condition E6. Prior to working in higher education, she has led Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services, and worked within Rape Crisis.
Owen Bubbers-Jones, Client Relationship Manager, CMP
CMP are experts in supporting organisations to change behaviours that create a positive workplace culture. We provide employers with world-class professional services in people-related consultancy; HR/ER policy, coaching, training and third-party processes such as Mediation, Neutral Assessment, and Investigations.
Since 1989, CMPs ambition is to create workplaces where people can thrive in a Clear Air Culture, bringing the parts of themselves to work that allow them and others to be the most engaged and creative they can be. That means knowing how to handle disagreement constructively, embracing difference in its broadest sense and being aware of the value every individual can bring to the workplace given the right environment.
CMP prides itself on being an innovator. They pioneered the use of workplace mediation in the UK and established the UK’s first in-house mediation service with Birmingham City Council. CMP are the only workplace investigation service to hold BS102000 Standard for investigation services.
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