Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 11 February

Today is Safer Internet Day. It is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.

In Oxford we held a Safer Internet Day Summit.  "Can we build an action plan for the University to protect staff, academics, and students from online harassment and abuse? Teams from Academic IT, Information Security, Legal Services, HR, Security Services and the Equality & Diversity Unit brought together a panel of experts to discuss the theme of this year's international Safer Internet Day 2014, which is 'Let's create a better internet together'.

Presentations addressed the Oxford landscape and included 'How does your institution keep you safe?' by Dr Sara Perry, University of York, a scholar who was harassed online and has researched how academics are particularly vulnerable."