A Comparative Account of Institutional Approaches to Addressing Campus-Based Sexual Violence in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Sexual violence is prevalent on university campuses globally In this article we report a qualitative insider research study examining practices for addressing sexual violence at four universities across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand We collected analysed and synthesised descriptive information about the practices at each institution We found unique institutional approaches that nonetheless share some commonalities yieldingseveral themes that are central to practice In reflecting on our findings we conclude with an outline of critical considerations and a call to action for future efforts to address campus based sexual violence particularly as this field remains underdeveloped across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealan

Design for social change: Harnessing the student voice to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment

© 2019, Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association. All rights reserved. Respect.Now.Always. is an Australia-wide campaign to address and eliminate sexual assault and harassment within universities. The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has taken a proactive stance and established a Student Consultative Group and a Senior Working Group to address this issue. UTS Design Innovation Research Centre (DIRC) was engaged to understand diverse UTS student perspectives on sexual violence and identify student-centred opportunities for prevention and support. Using a participatory design research approach, DIRC developed insights on UTS student experiences in interacting with UTS. Rather than being simple user-centred research interactions, these engagements reframed the interaction with students as participatory experiences where they were given an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue, which strengthened relationships within the UTS community and provided an opportunity for perspectives to shift on this topic. This unique design research approach was made possible through careful work establishing trust with senior stakeholders, and leads the way for more novel activations to engage the community in preventing sexual assault and harassment

Practical Issues in Evidence-Based Use of Performance Supplements: Supplement Interactions, Repeated Use and Individual Responses

Current sports nutrition guidelines recommend that athletes only take supplements following an evidence-based analysis of their value in supporting training outcomes or competition performance in their specific event. While there is sound evidence to support the use of a few performance supplements under specific scenarios (creatine, beta-alanine, bicarbonate, caffeine, nitrate/beetroot juice and, perhaps, phosphate), there is a lack of information around several issues needed to guide the practical use of these products in competitive sport. First, there is limited knowledge around the strategy of combining the intake of several products in events in which performance benefits are seen with each product in isolation. The range in findings from studies involving combined use of different combinations of two supplements makes it difficult to derive a general conclusion, with both the limitations of individual studies and the type of sporting event to which the supplements are applied influencing the potential for additive, neutral or counteractive outcomes. The repeated use of the same supplement in sports involving two or more events within a 24-h period is of additional interest, but has received even less attention. Finally, the potential for individual athletes to respond differently, in direction and magnitude, to the use of a supplement seems real, but is hard to distinguish from normal day to day variability in performance. Strategies that can be used in research or practice to identify whether individual differences are robust include repeat trials, and the collection of data on physiological or genetic mechanisms underpinning outcomes