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South Lanarkshire College proudly became one of the pioneering colleges in Scotland to receive the EmilyTest Gender-Based Violence Charter.

East Kilbride-based college as part of a campaign to end gender-based violence (GBV). South Lanarkshire College recently welcomed Fiona Drouet MBE, mother of Emily Drouet, to speak to college staff about the EmilyTest charity and her daughter's story.Emily Test is a Scottish charity working to improve prevention, intervention and support concerning gender-based violence in further and higher education.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

East Kilbride-based learning centre has been chosen as one of only two colleges in Scotland to be named as Gender Based Violence (GBV) pilot institutions for a new charter.The college will join Glasgow Clyde College, the University of Strathclyde and the University of St Andrews in the pilot scheme.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe charter has been created by EmilyTest, a Scottish charity working to improve prevention, intervention and support concerning gender-based violence (GBV) in further and higher education.EmilyTest was created following the death of undergraduate student, Emily Drouet, after being subjected to a campaign of GBV from a fellow

suicide by her abusive boyfriend. Emily Drouet died after suffering a vicious campaign of mental and physical abuse by Angus Milligan at Aberdeen University.

Aberdeen University to honour the legacy of a student who took her own life following an abusive relationship. The new award will recognise students who have gone over and above in the support of a friend or fellow student.Law student Emily Drouet, 18, was found dead in her halls of residence in March 2016.