PROBLEM
The Australian Human Rights Commission reports that 1 in 5 Australian university students are sexually harassed or assaulted at university.
As the university that believes It’s what we do that matters most, Charles Sturt took further action to change this unacceptable statistic.
SOLUTION
Working closely with leading academics, we created a new university subject designed to put the university’s zero-tolerance policy into practice: Subject Zero.
Interactive tutorial posters and bar coasters distributed across all six Charles Sturt campuses directly linked 45,000 students to essential information and actions – ensuring they were educated and empowered to report sexual misconduct, start a confidential conversation with a specialist counsellor, be safe on campus, get consent from a sexual partner, and call out harassment.
Launched at O Week 2021 (officially re-named Zero Week), Subject Zero brought education beyond the classroom to the places where sexual misconduct is statistically most likely to occur: dorms, public spaces, corridors, bathrooms, and bars.
The most-enrolled subject ever offered by Charles Sturt university, Subject Zero lectures will be made compulsory for all residential students in 2022 – with zero tolerance for failure.