Students have the right to make representations against any progress decision taken by either a University Progress and Awards Board, a Board of Examiners, a School Progress Panel or examiner of a Research Degree thesis. The University calls these representations 'Appeals', or in the first instance 'Academic Appeals'.
A Student can only submit an Academic Appeal on the following grounds:
- Unforeseen circumstances that affected their academic performance and for good reason, evidence of these circumstances was not made available at the time the Board of Examiners or Progress Panel made its decision.
- There was an administrative error or procedural irregularity in the assessment process, which means that the decision would have been different had the error not occurred.
In addition, Postgraduate Research students can submit an Academic Appeal on the grounds that there was bias in the assessment of their thesis by one or more of the examiners.
Please note that you cannot submit an Academic Appeal solely on the grounds that your disagree with your marks or progress decision.
If following receipt of the outcome of your appeal you remain dissatisfied, you may wish to consider the options available to you as outlined in the next steps (PDF - 217KB) document.
Under certain circumstances you may make representations against the outcome of a Academic Appeal, this process is called a 'Senate Review'.
If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your appeal, you shall be informed of the right to submit a complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and will be issued with a Completion of Procedures letter.
For further information on the processes outlined above, please select from one of the links below:
Help and advice
Thinking about submitting an appeal? Not sure what it all means? Guild Advice @ the Guild of Students have trained, experienced staff who are able to guide you through the University's appeals processes.