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Racism

What is Racism?

Race discrimination is when you are treated unfairly because of your race, or because of the race of someone you are connected with, such as your partner. ‘Race’ includes colour, nationality, citizenship and ethnic or national origins.

Citizens Advice

It is against the law to discriminate against somebody due to their race, including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.  These are known as ‘protected characteristics’ as outlined in full in the Equality Act 2010.

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Discrimination can come in one of the following forms: 

  • Direct discrimination – treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others 
  • Indirect discrimination – putting rules or arrangements in place that apply to everyone, but that put someone with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage 
  • Harassment – unwanted behaviour linked to a protected characteristic that violates someone’s dignity or creates an offensive environment for them 
  • Victimisation – treating someone unfairly because they’ve complained about discrimination or harassment 

Hate crimes can include: 

  • threatening behaviour 
  • assault 
  • robbery 
  • damage to property 
  • inciting others to commit hate crimes 
  • harassment 
  • online abuse 

What support is available?

You can find support at the university for yourself or someone you are worried about via Report It.

Call 999 if you’re reporting a crime that’s in progress or if someone is in immediate danger.  You can find support from the police by calling 101 (non-emergencies) or by visiting your local police station.

If you are on a university campus and in an emergency situation, after calling 999 you may wish to contact the University Security team (emergencies: 0161 295 3333) for additional support and to help the emergency services reach you quickly. 

You can report a hate crime online to the police.

If you require additional support information beyond the information provided, we recommend that you contact the team directly via report-it@salford.ac.uk.

Staff members are encouraged to find additional information about staff reporting via Report It on the Staff Hub.

University of Salford – Student Reporting

If you are a student and would like to make a report, please click one of the options below.

Make an Informal Report requesting contact from an advisor or Report anonymously

University of Salford – Staff Reporting

If you are a member of staff and would like to make a report, please click below.

Report on the Staff Hub

General Public Reporting

If you are a member of the general public and would like to make a report, please click one of the options below.

Make an Informal Report or Report anonymously