Speakers
Suparna Sengupta
Presentation
As higher education providers strengthen their approach to consent, harassment and sexual misconduct, they are responding both to the continued prevalence of these issues on university campuses and to the requirements of the Office for Students. Questions are increasingly being asked about the impact of mandatory training. How can institutions show whether training is making a measurable difference in learner understanding and confidence, and how it contributes to wider prevention and response strategies?
Epigeum launched a pilot ‘efficacy survey’ to explore whether it's possible to provide structured, proportionate evidence of learner-reported impact in prevention and response training. This session shares the motivations to start the work, details about collaborations with universities and tools designed by sector experts that capture meaningful insights, and implications of the early findings.
This session reflects on key learnings from the pilot and outlines plans for the next phase, focusing on how institutions and training providers can strengthen reporting, evaluation, and continuous improvement that align with Office for Students’ expectations and contribute to genuine cultural change.
Suparna Sengupta is a Commissioning Editor at Epigeum, where she leads the development of programmes in areas including prevention and response, study and research skills. Since joining in 2019, she has played a key role in evolving Epigeum’s portfolio to respond to emerging sector challenges, with a particular focus on aligning pedagogy, policy, and practice.
Her work centres on shaping scalable, globally relevant learning solutions, working closely with academic experts and institutions to develop content that is both rigorous and practical. She is particularly interested in supporting values-led decision-making in complex, fast-changing environments.
Victoria is Senior Academic Partnerships Manager at Epigeum, part of Sage Publishing, where she is responsible for developing and managing collaborative partnerships with universities and institutions across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. With a strong focus on relationship‑building and sector engagement, she works closely with institutions to support strategic priorities through Epigeum's high‑quality, impactful online, self-paced, programmes for staff and students.