Personal safety tips

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• Top tips for staying safe on campus

  • Be alert, assertive and confident. 
  • Walk with other people rather than by yourself if you can. 
  • Carry only the money you need for the day. 
  • Keep your money and wallet in your front pocket if you have one and keep your bag closed and in front of you. 
  • Be aware of your surroundings, and don’t let your mobile phone or device distract you while walking. 
  • At night, stay in well-lit areas where there are plenty of people. 
  • If you think someone is following or threatening you, cross the street, change direction, vary your pace, enter a shop or ask for help at an occupied home. 
  • While on campus, keep an eye on valuables such as your wallet and phone. 
  • Lock your vehicle, and park in well-lit and well-used areas. 
  • Use a security escort if needed. 
  • Report any suspicious activity to UTS Security by dialling 6 from a UTS internal phone or freecall 1800 249 559.

• Find a Help Point on campus

  Call for help at one of our 24/7 monitored Help Points.

  • Alumni Green, one on the eastern side and one on the western side
  • Building 4, level 2 next to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic and opposite the UTS Union gymnasium 
  • Building 6, level 1 (car park level) at the lift entrance 
  • Building 6, level 3, just outside the Faculty Computer Unit
  • Building 10, level 2, adjacent to ramp into open-plan computer area
  • Blackfriars Building 25 at the entry
  • Geegal Housing (entry foyer)
  • Bulga Ngurra Housing (entry foyer)
  • Gumal Ngurang Housing (entry foyer)

• Use the security escort service

   

  Both students and staff can request a security escort to a UTS building, UTS residence or Central Railway Station after dark. Please:  

  • phone 9514 1192, seven nights a week to arrange a time to meet. 
  • provide plenty of notice.
  • show your student or staff ID.

  A daytime security escort is also available if you have safety concerns.