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The CST found that the responses to some complaints made by students about antisemitism were
“inconsistent” and “in the worst cases, increased the harm felt by Jewish students” because of
slow response times or an absence of communication.

It recommended that universities take steps to communicate the reasons behind any delays and
recognise that reporting a hate crime can be an “overwhelming and intimidating experience” and
students often need more support to go through the process. While many institutions have
adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, this
needs to come with better training for staff about what it means in practice, the report concludes.

Reacting to the report’s publication, the Westminster government’s independent adviser on
antisemitism, Lord Mann, called the rise in incidents “both worrying and unacceptable”.

A task force recently set up by Lord Mann and the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against
Antisemitism will examine the Jewish experience at higher education institutions and provide
recommendations about what measures could be implemented, he explained.

“All Jewish students have a right to be themselves on campus without any negative impact on
their university experience,” Lord Mann said.

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