UCAS - LGBT+ FRESHERS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING OPEN AND OUT AT UNIVERSITY, NEW UCAS RESEARCH SHOWS

LGBT+ students beginning university or college increasingly see higher education as an opportunity to be more open about their sexuality or gender, a new study finds, but more than 1 in 10 say they are unsure about how ‘out’ they can be when they start as freshers this autumn.

As part of our ProtectED Code of Practice we require our member universities to have policies in place that support all students security, safety and wellbeing, including Bullying and harassment, Equality and Diversity, and mental health support. It is great to see that this report shows mainly positive experiences. Read the full report here.