UniSAFE is an EU-funded project that produced in-depth knowledge on gender-based violence and sexual harassment in research performing organisations, and translated this research into operational tools for higher education and research organisations.

The project partners collected empirical evidence of the prevalence of gender-based violence, understanding how this relates to its determinants and consequences, but also how it responds to the roles of university and research organisations in preventing, protecting, prosecuting, providing services, supported by policies and partnerships (7Ps model). These mechanisms were investigated at national, organisational and individual levels, using a holistic research model.

The project’s findings were translated into concrete policy recommendations, tailored tools and capacity-building activities to empower stakeholders to reduce gender-based violence in higher education and research organisations.