Surveys of gender-based violence in higher education have primarily focused on sexual violence and harassment, while other forms remain under-explored.
However, there is evidence to suggest that students may be at heightened risk of behaviours such as stalking and domestic abuse. Despite guidance published by Universities UK outlining the work to be done in this area, there is a wider lack of attention to domestic abuse in prevention and response work within HE
When we were looking to survey students on stalking and domestic abuse – we found no UK-based surveys explicitly designed for student populations in these areas.
The closest tool we could find was the Administrator Researcher Campus Climate Collaborative (ARC3) survey tool – an open-access tool developed by American academic researchers and HE administrators and used extensively in campus climate surveys in the US. It comprises 19 modules covering victimisation and perpetration, as well as further modules on consent, alcohol use, and peer norms.
