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Universities are environments that may facilitate different forms of conflicts, including SH, but they also play a key role in preventing and addressing them. This paper describes \u2018Uni4Equity\u2019, a European project funded by the CERV-2022-DAPHNE Programme of the European Union (Ref. 101094121-Uni4Equity) aimed to reinforce universities\u2019 readiness to identify, map and respond to online and offline SH at workplace and other relevant settings (classrooms, digital space), with an explicit (but not exclusive) focus on minority social groups. More specifically, the project will address the research needs of conducting multidimensional diagnosis of SH at universities (scale and determinants) as a basis for preventive actions; assessing the effectiveness of preventive interventions such as social media campaigns and training workshops; creating a university culture that actively rejects SH; improving access to existing support services; and contributing to the acknowledgement of universities as an asset in preventing this issue.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analyses<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The project follows an exploratory sequential design for the period 2023\u20132026. In phase 1, a mixed-method initial assessment based on online surveys, semistructured interviews and desk reviews is planned in six targeted universities: University of Alicante, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), University of Maia, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (UASB), University of Antwerp (UAntwerp), University of Verona. Phase 2 integrates long-term and large-scale interventions at different levels of prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary) and implementation (interpersonal, institutional and social). These interventions combine online and offline training programmes addressed to students and staff, arrangements with internal and external support services and improvements in access to information and resources, including SH protocols and regulations. Phase 3 consists of qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the different Uni4Equity interventions and a final evaluation of the global impact of the project.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ethical approval was obtained by the different universities research ethics committees (Universidad de Alicante, vice-rectorate for research: Ref. no. UA-2023-03-27; Universit\u00e0 di Verona, Comitato di Approvazione per la Ricerca sulla Persona: Ref. no. UNIVR-24\/2023; UAntwerp, Ethics Committee for the Social Sciences and Humanities: Ref. no. EX_SHW_2023_38_1; AMU, Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Participants, Ref. no. UAM_19\/2022\/2023; UASB, Ethics Committee: Ref. no. UASB _28\/08\/2023; Universidade da Maia, Conselho de \u00c9tica e Deontologia: Ref. no. UMAIA_ 151\/2023).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The research team will disseminate findings through peer-reviewed journal articles, presentations in scientific national and international events, policy briefs, infographics, videos and short reports.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2024-097265","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,5]],"date-time":"2025-07-05T09:45:37Z","timestamp":1751708737000},"page":"e097265","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Strengthening universities\n                    <b>\u2019<\/b>\n                    response to sexual harassment with an equity approach: the UNI4EQUITY mixed-methods study protocol"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6797-5051","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carmen","family":"Vives-Cases","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain"},{"name":"CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2847-1837","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marina","family":"Berbegal-Bernabeu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1811-0382","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vanesa","family":"P\u00e9rez-Mart\u00ednez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6180-4932","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sofia","family":"Neves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Portugal and Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8672-4557","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aitana","family":"Mu\u00f1oz-Haba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cooperative APLICA, Madrid, Spain"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Van de Velde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3454-7894","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sylwia","family":"Jaskulska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3564-7202","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stefano","family":"Porru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3620-8765","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela","family":"Carta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9686-7132","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anneleen","family":"De Cuyper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Miguel","family":"Carrasco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cooperative APLICA, Madrid, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3056-7609","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maryna","family":"Manchenko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rights and Justice Unit, CESIE ETS, Palermo, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7660-2070","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Barbara","family":"Jankowiak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0644-0712","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marlies","family":"Wallner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department for Health and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Eisenstadt and Pinkafeld, Austria"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-1255-2502","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Viktoria","family":"Stifter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department for Health and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Eisenstadt and Pinkafeld, Austria"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121512282872000_15.7.e097265.1","unstructured":"European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) . 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