16 December 2024 Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ................................................................................................ II PROJECT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 1 METHODS AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................... 2 KEY CONCEPTS ............................................................................................................................. 2 SITUATING THIS REVIEW IN THE WIDER SOCIO -POLITICAL CONTEXT ................................................... 3 METHODS ..................................................................................................................................... 4 SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................... 5 HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND INTERIM FINDINGS .................................................................. 6 1. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, SURVEYS AND EVIDENCE ON EXISTING AND EMERGING TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE , NATURE, IMPACTS AND EXPERIENCES OF RACISM WITHIN UNIVERSITIES ON STUDENTS AND STAFF, INCLUDING THROUGH A SYSTEMIC AND INTERSECTIONAL LENS ................. 6 Prevalence of racism, antisemitism, and islamophobia in universities ................................... 6 Nature, impacts and experiences of racism ............................................................................ 8 2. FRAMEWORKS FOR PREVENTION, INCLUDING BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES AND OTHER GUIDANCE AVAILABLE WITHIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY CONTEXTS TO STRENGTHEN SECTORAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ANTI-RACISM WITH INTERSECTIONAL APPROACHES AND ACTIVITIES ................... 16 Action Plans and Policies ...................................................................................................... 16 Programs, projects and campaigns ....................................................................................... 16 Networks ................................................................................................................................ 18 Student Groups and Employee Resource Groups ................................................................ 19 Research Centres .................................................................................................................. 20 Curriculum design and delivery ............................................................................................. 21 3. IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RULES, LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS OF UNIVERSITIES IN RELATION TO PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING RACISM ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES (BOTH PHYSICAL AND ONLINE ) ................................................................... 23 4. METHODS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THEIR STUDENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITIES AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ON RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 24 5. BENCHMARKS FOR MEASURING SECTOR PERFORMANCE AND ONGOING IMPROVEMENT ............... 25 6. ADEQUACY OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN SUPPORTING UNIVERSITIES TO RESPOND TO RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. .................................................................................. 26 1. Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) ................................................................................. 26 2. Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ..................................................... 26 3. Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 (Cth) ................... 26 4. State and Territory anti-discrimination legislation: ............................................................ 27 5. Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) ................................................................................... 27 6. Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Laws....................................................................... 27 7. University-Specific Policies and Codes of Conduct .......................................................... 28 8. National Anti-Racism Framework ...................................................................................... 28 NEXT STEPS ............................................................................................................................... 30 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX: AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT GROUPS. .............................................. 38 University of Technology Sydney iii