Respect at Uni Week 2025

Everyone at RMIT deserves to feel safe, included and valued – and it all starts with respect.

At RMIT, fostering a culture of respect is key to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive community. 

Respect at Uni Week (17-21 March 2025) is a sector-wide initiative that provides an opportunity for students and staff to come together as a community, deepen their understanding, and take meaningful action to prevent gender-based harm while fostering a culture of respect and safety.

A range of events, activities, training modules, and awareness campaigns will take place throughout the week. Scoll down to see what's happening.

Need support? If you have experienced concerning, unwanted, uncomfortable or threatening behaviour, RMIT's Safer Community service can help.

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Respect at Uni Week events

All events for Respect at Uni Week 2025 have now concluded.

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The Adventures of Soy Boy & Friends

Join friends Soy Boy, T-Bone, Pot Noodle and Avo as they navigate uni life and the age of disinformation, one algorithm and creditable source at a time!

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Resources for students

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Have you completed your Sex & Consent module?

If you started your studies in 2024 or 2025, you can find and complete the Sex & Consent module via your Canvas dashboard (login required).

Can't find the module in your Canvas dashboard? Enrol via:

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Five resources to help you understand consent and why it matters

Consent isn’t just about saying yes or no—it’s about respect, communication, and boundaries. This Respect at Uni Week, check out these five key resources to better understand consent in real life.

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Bystander intervention – Call out disrespect

Learn how to be an active bystander, including speaking out if you witness concerning or harmful behaviour.

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RMIT Prevention and Respect

Learn more about RMIT's commitment to creating a safe and respectful community.

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Three resources to help students navigate relationships and sex

We’ve pulled three resources together to help you navigate the amazing but also challenging world of relationships and sex.

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Related news from around RMIT

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Introducing ‘Soy Boy’: tackling online disinformation and promoting respect at uni

A digital comic series co-designed by RMIT students, educators and violence prevention experts will challenge online disinformation and harmful narratives that particularly target young men.

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RMIT receives citation as top employer for gender equality

For the sixth consecutive year, RMIT has been awarded the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice citation.

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Free Diploma of IT offered to women and gender diverse people across Victoria

RMIT is delivering a Diploma of Information Technology to a cohort of women and gender diverse students across regional and metropolitan Victoria, free of charge.

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The Gender Justice Barbershop – an invitation for conversation

The barbershop has long been a place where men have gathered and talked, but a new wave of barbers are transforming the way men can have conversations.

Need support? Contact Safer Community

Safer Community is RMIT's dedicated service for students and staff to seek support about experiences of concerning, unwanted, uncomfortable or threatening behaviour. Visit Safer Community for more information.

External support services

Respect at Uni Week and Respect and Equality at TAFE

As a duel sector university that offers both higher education and vocational education (TAFE) programs, RMIT acknowledges and participates in both Respect at Uni Week and the Respect and Equality at TAFE campaign. 

Our Respect at Uni Week events are open to all RMIT students and staff, across higher education and vocational education (TAFE).

Respect at Uni Week is sector-wide initiative that provides an opportunity for students and staff to come together as a community, deepen their understanding, and take meaningful action to prevent gender-based harm while fostering a culture of respect and safety

The Respect and Equality in TAFE campaign is an initiative of all Registered Training Organisations across Victoria. For more information, see the Training For Respect website.

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Respect and Equality at TAFE 17-28 March A place for everyone

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures