Spiking is a horrific issue, which can have long-term impacts on someone’s mental and physical health, confidence, and ability to work and study.
Nobody should have to experience spiking, during their time at university or at any other time.
However, we know that students can be targeted, and the start of the last academic year was accompanied by a significant increase in reports of spiking.
We know spiking is a problem with impacts that go far wider than higher education, but universities can help be part of the solution. That’s why Universities UK has published a new practice note to support universities to respond to spiking as we go into the 2022-23 academic year.
