Introduction
In the meeting held on 15 February 2023, the Student Safety and Wel being Committee (SSWC) discussed a framework for the reporting
and management of matters relating to student safety and wel being. This dashboard, with data collected by different services and areas
across the University, has been iteratively developed to provide information that guides the understanding and decision-making of issues
impacting student safety and wel being.
Further development and analysis of the dashboard wil be supported by the Student Safety and Wel being Plan. Stream 6 of the SSWP
proposes establishing a Evaluation and Reporting Working Group that wil develop, test, and implement a consistent evaluation and
reporting framework that focuses on impact.
The dashboard aims to comply with the reporting principles:
1. Sensitive – the dashboard maintains individual students’ confidentiality
2. Informed – it is presented in a trauma informed, guided by best practice and is meaningfully aligned with the ANU Sexual
Violence Prevention Strategy.
3. Coordinated – provides coordinated information from different areas of the University
4. Accountable – the dashboard is transparent, identifies trends where possible and will be updated for the Committee every three
months
This March 2025 dashboard presents the data for the ful 2024 year on the following:
• Gender-based violence prevention activities and disclosures from the disclosure tool including the expanded disclosure tool
which reports on harmful behaviours beyond gendered violence
• Student incidents in the University and also specifically within residences
• Health, Wellbeing and Accessibility services including service-related data and student-related data.
Harmful behaviours disclosures
Sexual violence prevention education
The disclosure tool was expanded to collect data on harmful behaviours other than sexual assault and
The Inclusive and Respectful Communities team aims to draw on internal ANU assets to disrupt
sexual harassment after February 2024.
systems and cultures that drive sexual violence. Over 4000 of the ANU community were engaged
in 2024. Other key 2024 highlights:
Breakdown by pathway
Response time
• The
Rights, Relationships and Respect (RRR) program 2.0 was rolled out with extra in-person sessions for
Identified Discl…
De-Identified …
97
<24 hours
>48 hours
24-48 hours
residential students. A module for HDR candidates and supervisors was launched.
•
2023 RRR evaluation report was released on ANU website
•
Staff online module (RRR@Work) under development.
Disclosures
•
Expansion of peer education program. New Bystander Intervention Train the Trainer package co-designed
42%
Rights, Respect, and Relationships course
58%
Commencing students in RRR course
100%
Not completed
Behaviours disclosed* by pathway
Reporter Type
De-Identified Disclosure
Identified Disclosure
6331
31%
In course
Not in course
Students in
Sexual harassment
RRR course
Not completed
Sexual assault
10%
Completed 58%
Racism
I'm not sure
Respectful relationships training and events
Discrimination
Education initiative
No. of sessions No. of participants
Ableism
Cyber and technology fac…
Bespoke consultation and training
38
921
Did not disclose
Enlivening RRR
28
1823
When did the incid
0
ent occur?*
10
20
30
LGBTIQA+ Al y
18
411
Senior Resident Training
9
557
Less than 5 days ago
Understanding sexual violence and bystander intervention
In the past month
5
232
Feedback from participants
In the last 12 months
More than 12 months ag…
Clear and valuable
Effective facilitators
Learning outcomes achieved
More than 12 months ag…
Did not disclose
0
10
20
30
40
94
94
94
0
100
0
100
0
100
*Optional question. Not al respondents disclosed the type of behaviour or when it occurred. Multiple behaviours may be disclosed
Residential services
Noise complaints are the most frequent type of incident across al residences. There was a significant increase in reports for 2024. While ‘Wake up, Fenner’ activities and the encampment
1851 contributed to some of this increase, the rise in reports under this category is reflective of an increase in reporting.
Mental health related incidents (182 incidents) have been reported across multiple hal s, though showing a decrease from earlier in the year.
Excessive alcohol consumption continues to be one of the highest reported incident categories. Many of relate to a one-off incident for an individual student who may be consuming alcohol
Incidents reported
for the first time and are not aware of their limits. Heads and Deputy Heads of residences focus more closely on some residents who are regularly identified as consuming excessive amounts
of alcohol. Further support is provided through the Student Safety & Wel being team and ACT resources are also offered. Underlying conditions or reasons for excessive consumption are
explored with affected residents and support is offered. Where behaviour negatively impacts the community, students are placed on a RAP-SA (Reasonable Adjustment Plan for Student
Accommodation) to set clear expectations.
Food theft high was particularly high in 2024, predominantly at Wamburun Hal . Senior residential staff worked with the community to develop various campaigns, including locks for fridges,
additional sealed storage, food security awareness (promotion of financial aid, food pantry, food vouchers), and general increase in community consciousness.
Incidents by month
Incident category
No. of
Residence
No. of incidents
incidents
Wamburun Hal
273
Noise
355
Yukeembruk Vil age
254
Minor injury
288
200
Davey Lodge
200
Mental health related
182
Burton & Garran Hal
191
Excessive alcohol consumption
169
Fenner Hal
184
Food theft
145
150
Bruce Hal
160
Other
144
Lena Karmel Lodge
137
Unauthorised entry / security concern
141
Wright Hal
107
Harassing behavior
101
100
Kinloch Lodge
103
Major physical injury (Eg,
83
Warrumbul Lodge
92
hospitalisation, open wounds, broken
or suspected broken bone/s)
Ursula Hal
85
Contact from parent or Next of Kin
64
50
Toad Hal
84
Laurus Wing
38
Theft (excluding food theft)
61
Not Applicable
24
Smoking/Vaping
56
Lost property
31
0
Griffin Hal
7
Packard Wing
7
Vanalism
14
January February
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
September
November December
JohnXXIII College
4
Possession of il egal substance
13
(i l di
M ij
)
Student incidents
Data on incidents involving ANU students are collected by a few different areas based on the type and severity of the incident. ANU UniSafe collects security incident data, the People & Culture division
provides data on Work, Health & Safety (WHS) incidents, and the University Experience division reports on Student Critical Incidents as per the University's Student Critical Incident policy.
ANU Unisafe
Work, Health and Safety
Significant Incident Categories:
There were 40 incidents during the reporting period. Year-on-year comparison with last year
•
Fire Brigade Responses: Totalled 202 incidents, the highest of any category.
showed similar incident and injury numbers. Of the 25 injuries this year, 13 were related to
•
Intruder Alarms: Occurred 80 times, indicating a need for heightened vigilance and potential review of security
student university activities, 9 were in residences, and 3 were categorised as medical/other.
protocols/false alarm activation in the local area.
Injury prevention initiatives of the University target to address:
•
Bicycle Theft/B&E: 20 incidents, suggesting a persistent issue with bicycle security. This is always a known issue and the
• Repetitious injuries from lab based work
ANU UniSafe Team work closely with the ACT Police on reported matters.
• Needlestick injuries
•
Welfare Checks (Students): A significant 70 incidents, reflecting the ongoing need for student support services – this
• Comprehensive risk assessments for fieldwork
number is higher as there was twice-daily checks undertaken on a student of concern going through a disciplinary
Mechanism of Injury
Count
process
Student incidents by severity of injury
•
Duress Alarms: Triggered 52 times, highlighting potential safety concerns for staff and students, though it
High
Medium
Low
No injury
Fal s from same level / height
12
should be reported that all duress alarm activations were false in the period.
Cut
9
3%
Medical condition
7
Types of incidents
Body stressing
5
620
Fire Brigade
41%
92
Burn
5
Intruder Alarm
Needlestick injury
4
48%
Incidents
Welfare Check Student
Chemical exposure
3
Duress Alarm
Psychosocial
3
Security Breaches
Ambulance
8%
Dog bite
2
Fire Panel
Hitting objects part of body
2
Total
54
0
200
Reported safety incidents (students)
Student critical incidents
10
From January to December, there were 6 cases of student critical incidents. There were two cases of a potential
missing student and four student deaths, two on campus and two off campus.
The potential missing person cases were escalated to the police. One was deemed not missing and the other
was a virtual kidnapping scam which was managed by the police and embassy with the University providing
0
support and information. The on-campus student deaths were responded to by providing support to the family
and friends of the deceased including one of the deceased's partner who is also a student of the University.
January February March
April
May
June
July AugustSeptemberNovemberDecember
Reasons students access support
Students reach out for support for various reasons and with varying degrees of impact on their studies.
For the Student Safety and Wel being Team and the Accessibility Team, mental health presentations represented the biggest reason for accessing case management support and reasonable adjustment requests. This is
consistent with ABS data produces as part of the 2021
National Study of Mental Health and Wel being which identified the following
• Over two in five Australians aged 16-85 years had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life
• Anxiety was the most common group of 12-month mental disorders
• Almost two in five people aged 16-24 years had a 12-month mental disorder
Presenting issues in SSWT
Disability conditions of students with Accessibility
Academic Difficulties
Mental Health Condition
Mental health - diagnosed
Learning Disability
Anxiety
Chronic Medical Condition
Exam stress/anxiety
Neurological Condition
Stress
Physical Disability
Depression
Other
Financial distress
Sensory Disability*
Traumatic event
Vision Disability
Adjusting to University
Hearing Disability
Accommodation
Family issues
0
500
1000
Adjusting to Canberra
Other
Students registered with Accessibility
Sleep concerns
Medical
Disability/medical condition
Procrastination
Elite athlete
Late withdrawal
Carer
Suicidal thoughts
0K
2K
4K
Concentration
Relationship issues
Grief/loss
Sexual assault
Isolation and loneliness
Extenuating Circumstances Applicati…
0
100
ANU Counselling provides counsel ing support for students. Appointment numbers are usual y
ANU Medical Centre offers 15-minute doctor appointments. Up to 28 appointments are
stable during the semester as they are ful y booked, quieter periods occur during breaks.
available per doctor per working day. The Medical Centre also has a nurse and two nurse
The Wel being line is a 24/7 phone and SMS line which students can contact when they need urgent
practitioners to provide care to patients.
support.
The new nurse practitioner commenced in September, which accounts for the doubling of nurse
Counselling
Counselling appointments by month
practitioner appointments in that month.
Service
Counselling
Wellbeing line
4634 500
Clinic appointments by month
Appointments
10.2K
Service GP
Counselling
0
985
Appointments
1K
JanuaryFebruary March April May June
July AugustSeptem…OctoberNovemb…December
DNAs
0K
Student Safety and Wellbeing Team (SSWT) and Accessibility
315
(previously Access &
Inclusion)
provide case management support and respond to reasonable adjustment requests from
JanuaryFebruary March April May June July AugustSeptem…OctoberNovemb…December
DNAs
students. As with previous years, SSWT see a peak support requests in the pre-exam period in May.
Nurse practitioner appointments by month
SSWT
SSWT appointments by month
400
1213
2073
200
200
NP Appointme…
Appointments
0
0
JanuaryFebruary March April May June
July August
October
JanuaryFebruary March April May June July August
October
September
November
December
September
November
December
Wait times to see a GP
Clinic wait times
Accessibility appointments by month
typical y increase as the
20
semester progresses and peaks
Accessibility
Type
Advisory appointments
Assistive technology appoint…
Elite athlete appoin…
when exam time approaches.
200
Increased demand is a mix of
10
people with il nesses/primary
Days to next …
1415 100
care needs and people with
requests for support letters.
Appointments
January*
0
February March April*
May
June
July August Septe…
January Febru… March
April
May
June
July August Septe…Octob… Nove… Dece…
