OfS reveals where sexual misconduct risk is highest in higher education

Office for Students publishes expanded breakdown of its 2025 prevalence survey by subject, study location, disability and provider type. Veterinary sciences, language and area studies, and medicine and dentistry record the highest rates. Institutional-level data follows in 2027.

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The Office for Students published expanded analysis of its 2025 sexual misconduct survey on 8 May, providing the most detailed breakdown yet of how reported experiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault vary across English higher education. The report supplements the headline findings published in September 2025 from the largest prevalence survey of its kind ever conducted in UK higher education, which drew responses from more than 50,000 students at 168 OfS-registered providers. The full release is available from the Office for Students . The September findings established the scale of