Student Support

For students, support is available in in residences, academic schools and through central services such as Student Success. This includes:

• If you are unsure of where to go or need any support or advice, please visit the Student Success Hub, from the first floor of the Library and across the bridge from the Atrium. You can also email the team at studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk.
• Mental Health & Wellbeing Support – the University’s team of Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisors can offer confidential support to students including those that have experienced or been affected by sexual violence either recently or in the past. Our team can facilitate access to counselling support.
• Sexual Violence Liaison Officers (SVLOs) are available on campus to provide confidential support to students affected by sexual violence. They offer guidance, help you understand your options, and connect you with appropriate services both within and outside the university. SVLOs are trained to listen without judgment and ensure you feel supported throughout your journey. The university SVLO’s are Tammy Oyekanmi and Jas Purewal
• Chaplaincy Team – the Chaplaincy team is experienced in providing a confidential and welcoming space where students can receive pastoral and spiritual support, whatever their background or beliefs. Anyone is welcome to visit and access this support.
• Student Wellbeing Page – for any queries regarding any aspect of student support, please contact studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk. or pop into the Student Success Hub on the first floor of the library, just across the bridge over the Atrium.

We know this list of services may feel overwhelming. If you aren’t sure what to do, just let us know. We’ll be able to get you to the right person and signpost or refer you to other services outside of the University too.

There are also external support options available to you. This support, in some cases, may be more appropriate to your wellbeing needs. The University may signpost you to external wellbeing services if we feel that they would be better placed to support you.

External support which may be available to you includes, but is not limited to the options listed below:

Immediate Support

If you require immediate support, the options available to you include, but are not limited to:

• If you feel at immediate risk of harm to yourself, go straight to your nearest hospital Accident and Emergency department or call Emergency Services on 999.
• Contact your doctor’s surgery (GP) and request an emergency appointment. If your doctors is not open, contact the NHS Out of Hours Service on 111, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobiles.
• Call the Samaritans on 116 123 available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobiles.
• Call the Forward Thinking Birmingham Crisis Team on 0300 300 0099 and select option 1. They support people experiencing an extreme mental health or emotional crisis and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other sources of support

• Mind is a national charity with local centres which provides information, support and guidance for anyone experiencing a mental health problem, or anyone who is supporting someone with a mental health problem. They also have a comprehensive list of specialist organisations and resources.
• Able Futures can offer up to nine months of confidential mental health support to help you cope with work whilst you manage a mental health condition such as anxiety, depression or stress.
• The Priory Wellbeing Centre Birmingham offers outpatient treatment for conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and eating disorders.
• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) offers support to men in the UK, of any age, who are down or in crisis via their helpline, webchat and website.
• BAME HUB-UK provided tailored mental health and wellbeing support for BAME communities.
• Mind Out is a national mental health service run by and for the LGBTQ+ community.
• West Midlands Police

Sexual Violence Liaison Officers (SVLO)

Our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers, Tammy and Jas can help you with both the emotional and practical aspects of sexual violence support. We will handle your disclosure with confidentiality and discretion, and we will only share information without your consent in serious circumstances where we are required to take safeguarding measures to protect a child, adult at risk, or the wider campus community. 

We offer a survivor-led service, which means that we will listen and help you decide what you need going forwards. We won’t make you report to the police if that’s not what you want. We will listen and talk you through the different support options available. 

We support students who have experienced any type of sexual violence or harassment, regardless of whether it happened on or off campus, or whether it happened before or during your studies at Birmingham Newman. Our service is separate to the external Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) service. 

With your consent, we can help you with: 

• Referrals to counselling and medical services 

• Academic and accommodation adjustments 

• Understanding the reporting options available to you 

• Navigating systems and resources within the University 

• Signposting and facilitating referrals to external specialist support 

Please note that our service is available during standard university opening hours and does not operate as a crisis provision. You can contact the Sexual Violence Liaison Officers via the Student Success team on studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk or by visiting the Student Success Hub from the first floor of the Library and crossing the bridge over the atrium. 

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Sexual assault referral centres (SARCS)

• Horizon SARC (Birmingham) provides confidential support to anyone affected by rape or sexual assault. The specialist team can provide emotional support, access to counselling, support from an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA), medical services such as sexual health care and emergency contraception, forensic examinations, practical help, and information about the process of reporting to the police.
• Blue Sky Centre is a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Coventry offering confidential support, medical care, and forensic services to anyone affected by sexual violence. Support is available 24/7, whether or not you choose to involve the police – 02476 865505.

• The Survivors Trust is a national membership organisation supporting specialist rape and sexual abuse services
• Rape Crisis England provides free, local support and services for victims and survivors of rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence
• Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisation for women, supporting thousands of women and children who are trying to escape domestic abuse
• Mankind is a confidential helpline available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK
• The NHS domestic violence and abuse page includes phone and email contacts for support organisations. It also includes information about making a safety plan.
• National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line – 0808 500 2222

Create a safer, more respectful university community – one action at a time.

What is Harassment, Bullying, Discrimination and Victimisation? 

Harassment: 

‘Harassment’ has the meaning given in section 26 of the Equality Act 2010 . It is any behaviour that is unwanted and could reasonably be considered as violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them is potentially harassment. unwanted incident or conduct related to a protected characteristic which has the purpose or effect of: 

• violating a person’s dignity; or  

• creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. 

Some examples of harassment include but are not limited to: 

• The use of derogatory terms and offensive comments 

• Assault or other non-accidental physical contact, 

• Ostracising, ignoring and staring 

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Bullying: 

Bullying may be characterised as offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour, or misuse of power through means intended to undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure the recipient. Power does not always mean being in a position of authority, but can include both personal strength and the power to coerce through fear or intimidation. Bullying can take the form of physical, verbal and non-verbal conduct. Non-verbal conduct includes postings on social media outlets. Bullying may include, by way of example: 

• shouting at, being sarcastic towards, ridiculing or demeaning others 

• physical or psychological threats 

• overbearing and intimidating levels of supervision 

• inappropriate and/or derogatory remarks about someone’s performance 

• abuse of authority or power by those in positions of seniority 

• deliberately excluding someone from meetings, communications or presentations without good reason. 

Legitimate, reasonable and constructive criticism of performance or behaviour, or reasonable instructions given to staff, students or third parties in the course of their employment, work or studies will not amount to bullying on their own. 

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Discrimination: 

Discrimination is when someone is treated unfairly because of who they are or because of a protected characteristic such as age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership or pregnancy and maternity.  

Types of discrimination: 

Direct discrimination: Treating someone less favourably because of who they are, especially if it’s because of a protected characteristic as listed above.  

Discrimination by perception: This is a form of direct discrimination, and is when someone thinks you have a characteristic and treats you less favourably, regardless of whether you actually have that characteristic. For example if someone mistakenly thinks you are part of a religious group and treats you less favourably because of this, it would still be discrimination, even though you aren’t in that religious group. 

Discrimination by association: This is also a form of direct discrimination, and is when someone treats you less favourably because you have an association with someone else who has a protected characteristic. For example, if you are treated differently because you have family members with disabilities, this is still direct discrimination against you.  

Indirect discrimination: When a provision, criteria or practice is applied in the same way for everyone, but this has the effect of putting people sharing a protected characteristic at a disadvantage. It doesn’t matter if there was no intention to disadvantage that group. What matters is whether that action does disadvantage that group in some way. An example of this could be a dress-code or rules on appearance which might indirectly discriminate against individuals or groups of a particular religion, belief or gender. 

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Victimisation:  

Treating someone less favourably because they have made a claim or complaint of discrimination, or helped someone else to make a complaint (under the Equality Act), or made a disclosure (whistleblowing) under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, or in either case the affected person is believed to have made or helped make, or is believed that they may make or help make a complaint or disclosure. 

Examples of victimisation include: 

• Being labelled a troublemaker 

• Being left out 

• Not being allowed to do something 

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I think I have experienced harassment, discrimination or victimisation or know someone who has. If you or someone else is in immediate danger: 

On Birmingham Newman University Campus: 

• Call 999 

• Call Security on 0753551928 or 

• Press your nearest emergency alarm button. A map showing the emergency alarms across campus can be found here: Maps » Newman 

Off Birmingham Newman University Campus: 

• Call 999. 

The University takes incidents of harassment, discrimination and victimisation very seriously. If you believe you have experienced such behaviour, or think you know someone who has, you can find out more information about your options to report, disclose, access wellbeing support or speak to an advisor here: Disclose and Support/.

Practical tips 

• Keep a note of what has happened – the time, date, where and anything that will help with an investigation, e.g., details of any witnesses to the incident(s)  

• Ask any witnesses if they would be prepared to come forward and record their details if you have them. 

• Bring a friend with you if you decide to go in person to report the incident to the police 

• Get advice from the police or another specialist agency on how you can keep yourself safe. 

Take care of yourself 

It’s important that you take care of yourself. Harassment, discrimination or victimisation can have a long-term and serious effect on your emotional and physical health. If you’ve heard something distressing or if something is troubling you, confidential help is available. Please look for support: Support 

Report it 

• Reporting harassment, discrimination or victimisation stops it from getting worse, stops it from happening to others and helps make communities safer.  

• You can tell us about your experience using by making a report or a disclosure:
  • Students
  • Staff
  • Visitors, contractors and members of the public
• The police have created an information page outlining your reporting options. If you want to report something non-urgent to the police you can call 101. 

• Birmingham City Council have information on reporting a community safety concern.   

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Policies, Procedures and Guidance: 

• Birmingham Newman University Commitment to Equality and Diversity 
• Staff Dignity at Work Policy 

• Dignity at Study (student) 

• Lone worker Policy 

• Drugs and alcohol policy (staff) 

• Safeguarding Policy 

• Public Interest Disclosure Procedure (‘Whistle blowing’ procedure) 

Reporting Options 

If you have experienced harassment or sexual misconduct, Birmingham Newman University is committed to supporting you. You have control over what steps you take, there are several ways to report the incident, if you choose to do so. 

Below we will outline how you can report to the police, the University, or access support without making a formal report. 

It’s your choice. It’s completely up to you whether or not to report what’s happened, but you might find it helpful to talk to someone so you are not alone. There are a few options: 

• Reporting to the Police 
  In an emergency or if you are in immediate danger, you should dial 999. 
   
  If you feel it is not an emergency, you can still report the incident to the police by calling 101 or by using the West Midlands Police Live Chat or find your local police force. An officer will take some details and should issue you with a crime reference number. There are specially trained staff and units within Police forces that can support you through the reporting process. Find out more about your options for reporting sexual violence to the police. 
   

• Speak to an Adviser 
  Students can email studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk to arrange to speak to a member of the team, or they can pop into Student Success on the first floor of Dwyer Building, across the bridge from the Library. It can take up to 2 working days (Monday – Friday) for us to respond to emails, but if you visit us or call us we will do our best to find someone to speak with you on the same day or next working day (Monday – Friday) wherever possible. 
   
  Any queries will be signposted to the most relevant person in the team, including our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers (SVLOs) if the incident relates to sexual violence. 
   

• Complain about Sexual Misconduct specifically 
  This reporting form can be used to report incidents of sexual misconduct against students or staff specifically. The form will be submitted to the complaints team who will review your report and consider whether formal disciplinary action can take place. The team may also signpost you to other support that is available (such as our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers) if appropriate. 
  

• Submit a formal complaint 
  A formal complaint against students or staff about sexual misconduct or harassment (sexual and not sexual) can also be made under the usual complaints procedure. The complaints team will deal with the report with the relevant disciplinary action. The team may also signpost you to other support that is available (such as our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers) if appropriate. 
   

If you need any further information, advice or support on any of these reporting options, you can contact complaints@newman.ac.uk or studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk. You can also contact the Students’ Union Advice team on su-advice@newman.ac.uk if you have any queries relating to the complaints processes or any support in submitted a report. 

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Report vs Disclosure – Know the Difference

Disclosure

By making a disclosure, you are telling an individual(s) within the University about your experience, either indicating that you do not want the University to take further action at this moment in time, or being aware that if you choose to disclose an incident(s) anonymously, the University may not be able to take action based on the information provided. 

The University’s disclosure routes include: 

• Speaking to an Advisor within Student Success about your experience. You can arrange this by emailing studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk or visiting the Student Success Hub through the top floor of the Library, over the bridge over the atrium. 

If you chose to speak to an Advisor within Student Success, they will be able to provide you with advice and guidance about the options available to you so that you can make an informed choice on what you’d like to do next. Specifically, Our Sexual Violence Liaison Officer (SVLO’s) are available on campus to provide confidential support to students affected by sexual violence. They offer guidance, help you understand your options, and connect you with appropriate services both within and outside the university. SVLOs are trained to listen without judgment and ensure you feel supported throughout your journey. The university SVLO’s are Tammy Oyekanmi  and  Jas Purewal. 

Please be aware that there may be occasions where you disclose something to an individual where they are unable to keep the information you have disclosed confidential. They may be obliged to inform the University’s Designated Safeguarding Officer for staff of a disclosure if: 

• You are under 18 / an ‘adult at risk’ (a defined within the University’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedure Safeguarding Policy) 

• If the disclosure involves or may impact an individual who is under the age of 18 / an ‘adult at risk’ (as defined within the University’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedure Safeguarding Policy) 

• If the individual who has received your disclosure suspects that you are at risk of causing harm to yourself or others 

In addition to this, in certain circumstances, the University may judge that action is required even if the person disclosing an incident(s) is not requesting any. 

Report

By making a report, you are formally informing the University about your experience(s) (usually regarding another student or a member of staff) with the purpose and/or intent of instigating action under one or more of the University’s relevant policies and procedures. 

For the purposes of sexual misconduct and harassment, the main reporting options are mentioned above, but also listed here: 

• Reporting form for reporting sexual misconduct specifically 

• Submitting a formal complaint using the Student Complaints Procedure

If you choose to Speak to an Advisor they can tell you more about each of these policies and procedures and what is involved within the reporting process.  

How do I report a member of staff? 

If you wish to report a member(s) of staff, you should use the same forms listed above. As always, you can also speak to an adviser if you require any support or assistance, by popping into the Student Success Hub or emailing the team at studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk  

How do I report another student? 

I If you wish to report a member(s) of staff, you should use the same forms listed above. As always, you can also speak to an adviser if you require any support or assistance, by popping into the Student Success Hub or emailing the team at studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk 

How will you handle my information? 

Any information that you share with the university in connection with incidents of harassment and/or sexual misconduct will be handled sensitively and fairly, in line with our privacy policies, GDPR legislation and confidentiality agreements. There will be times where we need to share information with other members of staff and in the case of an investigation, we may need to share information regarding a case with the other party. There may also be occasions where we need to share confidential information, especially if there is a safeguarding concern or if any parties are on a professional course with fitness to practice or other professional requirements. 

Reporting Options 

If you have experienced harassment or sexual misconduct, Birmingham Newman University is committed to supporting you. You have control over what steps you take, there are several ways to report the incident, if you choose to do so. 

Below we will outline how you can report to the police, the University, or access support without making a formal report. 

It’s your choice. It’s completely up to you whether or not to report what’s happened, but you might find it helpful to talk to someone so you are not alone There are a few options: 

• Reporting to the Police 
  In an emergency or if you are in immediate danger, you should dial 999. 
   
  If you feel it is not an emergency, you can still report the incident to the police by calling 101 or by using the West Midlands Police Live Chat or find your local police force. An officer will take some details and should issue you with a crime reference number. There are specially trained staff and units within Police forces that can support you through the reporting process. Find out more about your options for reporting sexual violence to the police. 
   

• Speak to an Adviser 
  Students can email studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk to arrange to speak to a member of the team, or they can pop into Student Success on the first floor of Dwyer Building, across the bridge from the Library. It can take up to 2 working days (Monday – Friday) for us to respond to emails, but if you visit us or call us we will do our best to find someone to speak with you on the same day or next working day (Monday – Friday) wherever possible. 
   
  Any queries will be signposted to the most relevant person in the team, including our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers (SVLOs) if the incident relates to sexual violence. 
   

• Complain about Sexual Misconduct specifically 
  This reporting form can be used to report incidents of sexual misconduct against students or staff specifically. The form will be submitted to the complaints team who will review your report and consider whether formal disciplinary action can take place. The team may also signpost you to other support that is available (such as our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers) if appropriate. 
  

• Submit a formal complaint 
  A formal complaint against students or staff about sexual misconduct or harassment (sexual and not sexual) can also be made under the usual complaints procedure. The complaints team will review your report and consider whether formal disciplinary action can take place. The team may also signpost you to other support that is available (such as our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers) if appropriate. 
   

If you need any further information, advice or support on any of these reporting options, you can contact complaints@newman.ac.uk or studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk. You can also contact the Students’ Union Advice team on su-advice@newman.ac.uk if you have any queries relating to the complaints processes or any support in submitted a report. 

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Report vs Disclosure – Know the Difference

Disclosure

By making a disclosure, you are telling an individual(s) within the University about your experience, either indicating that you do not want the University to take further action at this moment in time, or being aware that if you choose to disclose an incident(s) anonymously, the University may not be able to take action based on the information provided. 

The University’s disclosure routes include: 

• Speaking to an Advisor within Student Success about your experience. You can arrange this by emailing studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk or visiting the Student Success Hub through the top floor of the Library, over the bridge over the atrium. 

If you chose to speak to an Advisor within Student Success, they will be able to provide you with advice and guidance about the options available to you so that you can make an informed choice on what you’d like to do next. Specifically, Our Sexual Violence Liaison Officer (SVLO’s) are available on campus to provide confidential support to students affected by sexual violence. They offer guidance, help you understand your options, and connect you with appropriate services both within and outside the university. SVLOs are trained to listen without judgment and ensure you feel supported throughout your journey. The university SVLO’s are Tammy Oyekanmi   and  Jas Purewal. 

Please be aware that there may be occasions where you disclose something to an individual where they are unable to keep the information you have disclosed confidential. They may be obliged to inform the University’s Designated Safeguarding Officer for staff of a disclosure if: 

• You are under 18 / an ‘adult at risk’ (a defined within the University’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedure Safeguarding Policy) 

• If the disclosure involves or may impact an individual who is under the age of 18 / an ‘adult at risk’ (as defined within the University’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedure Safeguarding Policy) 

• If the individual who has received your disclosure suspects that you are at risk of causing harm to yourself or others 

In addition to this, in certain circumstances, the University may decide that action is required even if the person disclosing an incident(s) is not requesting any. 

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Report

By making a report, you are formally informing the University about your experience(s) (usually regarding another student or a member of staff) with the purpose and/or intent of instigating action under one or more of the University’s relevant policies and procedures. 

For the purposes of sexual misconduct and harassment, the main reporting options are mentioned above, but also listed here: 

• Reporting form for reporting sexual misconduct specifically 

• Submitting a formal complaint 

If you choose to Speak to an Advisor they can tell you more about each of these policies and procedures and what is involved within the reporting process.  

How do I report a member of staff? 

If you wish to report a member(s) of staff, you should use the same methods listed above. As always, you can also speak to an adviser if you require any support or assistance, by popping into the Student Success Hub or emailing the team at studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk  

How do I report another student? 

If you wish to report another student, you should use the same methods listed above. As always, you can also speak to an adviser if you require any support or assistance, by popping into the Student Success Hub or emailing the team at studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk 

How will you handle my information? 

Any information that you share with the university in connection with incidents of harassment and/or sexual misconduct will be handled sensitively and fairly, in line with our privacy policies, GDPR legislation and confidentiality agreements. There will be times where we need to share information with other members of staff and in the case of an investigation, we may need to share information regarding a case with the other party. There may also be occasions where we need to share confidential information, especially if there is a safeguarding concern or if any parties are on a professional course with fitness to practice or other professional requirements. 

What is sexual harassment and misconduct? 

Sexual harassment is unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that violates someone’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading or offensive environment. It also includes less favourable treatment due to rejecting or submitting to such conduct.  

Sexual misconduct: Sexual misconduct (as defined by the Office for Students: Harassment and Sexual  Misconduct Condition E6) means any unwanted or attempted unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and includes, but is not limited to:  

1. sexual harassment;  

2. sexual assault; and 

   iii.     rape. i.e. sex without consent, as defined within the Sexual Offences Act 2003.  

Sexual misconduct can take many forms, but the important thing is that it is any sexual behaviour which disregards a person’s informed consent. It covers behaviour by an individual or a group which violates a person’s dignity and creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. It can be a single incident, or a string of persistent behaviour. You don’t need to have objected to a certain kind of behaviour in the past for it to be unwanted and constitute sexual misconduct.  Examples of sexual misconduct can include, but is not limited to:  

• Unwanted sexual advances   

• Unwanted sexual contact  

• Sex without consent  

• Propositions and sexual advances
  
• Unwelcome touching (under or over clothing), hugging, massaging or kissing  

• Upskirting (the action or practice of taking photographs or videos up an individual’s skirt or dress without consent) 

• Making promises in return for sexual favours  

• Making unwanted sexual comments or degrading remarks  

• Sending unwanted emails/texts/images of a sexual nature 

• Sending sexually explicit emails or text messages   

• Sexual posts or contact on social media  

• Recording and/or sharing intimate images or recordings of another person without their consent 

• Any attempt to persuade or coerce you to consent to anything sexual  

• Spreading sexual rumours about a person 

• Making sexual comments or jokes  

• Displaying sexually graphic pictures, posters or photographs 

• Suggestive looks, staring or leering, sexual gestures including showing sexual organs to another person 

• Intrusive questions about a person’s private or sex life or a person discussing their own sex life  

• Repeatedly following an individual 

Anyone can be targeted by sexual misconduct, regardless of gender or sexuality. It does not matter if you have previously consented to sexual acts with that person, or with others. Whatever the circumstances, nobody has the right to force you to have sex or touch you without your consent. If this happens to you, it’s important to remember it’s not your fault.  

You may also have heard or seen the terms ‘sexual assault’, ‘sexual violence’, or ‘sexual harassment’. These all have separate but overlapping meanings, and if there is a term which feels most appropriate to describe what you have experienced, we encourage you to use whatever language feels best for you.  

If you have experienced any form of sexual misconduct, you are not alone, and we are here to support you. There is further information about the support available to you via the University and national and local services here. 

If you are thinking about reporting or disclosing an incident, you can find out more information here:  

Students: Students 

Staff: Staff 

Third parties, visitors, contractors and others: Third parties, visitors, contractors and others 

Our policies and procedures relating to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct can be found here: Policies and Procedures.  

• Prevention of Sexual Harassment & Misconduct Policy
• Personal Relationship Policy
• Personal Relationship Declaration Form
• Management Plan – Declaration of Personal Relationship
• Ending of Personal Relationship Declaration Form
• Unacceptable Behaviours 

• Staff Conflict of Interest Guidance 

• Safeguarding Policy 

• Public Interest Disclosure Procedure (‘Whistle blowing’ procedure) 

We want all students at Birmingham Newman University to feel safe, supported and able to reach their full potential.  

We have in place a comprehensive network of support services across the University and externally.  

If you are in immediate danger: 

On Birmingham Newman University Campus: 

• Call Security on 0753551928 or 

• Press your nearest emergency alarm button. A map showing the emergency alarms across campus can be found here: Maps » Newman 

• Call 999 

Off Birmingham Newman University Campus: 

• Call 999. 

You can find out information about internal and external support for students in our Advice and Support section.

Our Sexual Violence Liaison Officers, Tammy and Jas can help you with both the emotional and practical aspects of sexual violence support. We will handle your disclosure with confidentiality and discretion, and we will only share information without your consent in serious circumstances where we are required to take safeguarding measures to protect a child, adult at risk, or the wider campus community. 

We offer a survivor-led service, which means that we will listen and help you decide what you need going forwards. We won’t make you report to the police if that’s not what you want. We will listen and talk you through the different support options available. 

We support students who have experienced any type of sexual violence or harassment, regardless of whether it happened on or off campus, or whether it happened before or during your studies at Birmingham Newman. Our service is separate to the external Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) service. 

With your consent, we can help you with: 

• Referrals to counselling and medical services 

• Academic and accommodation adjustments 

• Understanding the reporting options available to you 

• Navigating systems and resources within the University 

• Signposting and facilitating referrals to external specialist support 

Please note that our service is available during standard university opening hours and does not operate as a crisis provision. You can contact the Sexual Violence Liaison Officers via the Student Success team on studentsuccess@newman.ac.uk or by visiting the Student Success Hub from the first floor of the Library and crossing the bridge over the atrium.