• Abuse – emotional or physical behaviour which intentionally harms or injures another person, often to gain control over them.
• Anti-social behaviour – acts which cause harm, distress or discomfort to an individual, a group, a community, or an environment.
  
  
• Bullying – offensive, intimidating, or malicious behaviour which can be physical, verbal and non-verbal (e.g. via text or social media).
  
  
• Discrimination – when an individual or a group of people are treated less favourably based on a characteristic such as age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
  
  
•  Harassment– unwanted behaviour that is offensive or makes someone feel distressed, degraded or intimidated.   
  
  
• Hate crime – crime which is motivated by prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity.
  
  
• Racism – the belief that someone is inferior because their colour, ethnicity, nationality or race, leading to discrimination.
  
  
• Sexual harassment – unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature which could include sexual comments or jokes, touching or sexual advances without consent, and sexual assault.
  
  
• Violence - behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill a person or animal.

These behaviours are #NeverOk. If you experience or witness any of these behaviours, we urge you to report this to the University, RUSU and/or the Police.

Our Harassment and Bullying Policy applies to all students, staff and contractors, and outlines the many possible forms that harassment and bullying can take.