Have you spotted something out of the ordinary?
We are committed to creating a safe, accessible, and consistent way for everyone to raise concerns confidently and constructively.
Trust | Accessibility | Consistency
We aim to build greater trust, accessibility, and consistency in how concerns are reported and addressed across the institution. Everyone should understand how to raise issues and feel supported when doing so.
Our Commitment
All cases are collated by Internal Audit, ensuring consistent review and reporting to the Risk & Compliance Committee. We’re committed to transparency and continuous improvement in how concerns are handled.
Behaviours to look out for:
Bribery refers to the giving or acceptance of gifts and hospitality (and other rewards) to gain advantage via the function that is being influenced. Fraud is the intentional theft or misuse of finances or assets for personal gain.
Examples of behaviour:
- Misuse of research grants.
- Accepting gifts beyond policy.
- Procurement fraud.
- False accounting.
- Expense abuse.
This refers financial control or pressure that manipulate or forces someone’s behaviour, usually relating to scholarships, departmental budgets, funding. This is separated from bribery as it is not reward-based.
Examples of behaviour:
- Conditional Funding.
- Debt manipulation.
- Leveraging scholarships.
This behaviour focuses power imbalance and use of threats to force an individual or committee’s decision making, rather than relying on independent judgement. Decision-making pressure can come from individuals, committees, and departments.
Examples of behaviour:
- Admission decisions .
- Influence over hiring (nepotism).
- Pressure on committees (approving or denying projects due to coercion).
3 ways to contact
Speak to your Line Manager
Raise concerns directly with your manager for prompt discussion and local resolution.