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A third of young women face sexual harassment on university campuses while education bosses fail to tackle lad culture, the Nation Union of Students (NUS) warned yesterday.
A survey by the NUS published to coincide with the beginning of the new university term revealed that more than a third of women in university have faced unwelcome sexual advances.
The figures also showed that harassment is witnessed — but rarely reported — by 67 per cent of students.NUS president Toni Pearce accused university leaders of taking a “keep calm and carry on” approach to abuse at their institutions.
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