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The University will be closed from 17:00 on Monday 23rd December until 08:30 on Thursday 2nd January 2025.

Students

For more details about the closure, including where to access support during this time, please see the Holiday Closures webpage.

Staff

If you are seeking support during this closure period, you can contact the Employee Assistance Helpline which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The helpline offers help and advice to staff and managers outside of office hours.

Calls are confidential and are free from a landline:

  • Employees call: 0800 1116 387
  • Managers call: 0800 1116 385

The University may need to do the following:   

1. Report the matter to the police including if a crime is in progress, has occurred or may occur, or life is at risk.   

2. Refer the matter to the police on a “no names” basis or on a case by case basis on a named basis, including if there if there is a risk to safety or well-being of the complainant.  

3. On a case by case basis, the University may report the name of the subject of the complaint to the police for example, where an allegation of serious sexual assault has been made.  

4. Investigate the matter further in accordance with its internal policies. In deciding whether to investigate in such circumstances, the University will consider, for example, the seriousness of the incident or where multiple allegations have been made against an individual. 

5. The University will usually investigate serious allegations made against a member of staff, even if the reporting person does not wish this to happen. 

Allegations against staff members may be investigated depending on the nature of the complaint and seriousness of the allegations. 

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