Admission used against another student
Can one student’s admission or statement be used to find another student guilty of misconduct?
Education
Challenging university late-submission penalty
Can I challenge a University late-submission penalty that was applied wrongly or under unclear rules?
Changing assessment terms mid-course
Can the university change an assessment brief, marking rubric or component weighting after work has begun or been submitted?
University duty to give misconduct reasons
Must the university give detailed reasons for finding academic misconduct and choosing the penalty?
Academic misconduct viva authorship concerns
What happens at an authorship viva, and can poor answers prove that I did not write my work?
Defending plagiarism from third-party services
Can I defend a plagiarism allegation if a proofreader or tutoring service copied or sold my work?
Plagiarism in ungraded work
Can I be penalised for plagiarism or collusion in formative, draft or ungraded work?
Academic misconduct penalty outside regulations
Can the university impose an academic-misconduct penalty that is not allowed by its regulations?
University student protection plan enforcement
What is a university student protection plan, and what can I do if it is not followed?
Challenging unfair university group assessment mark
Can I challenge an unfair University group-assessment or peer-assessment mark?
Degree revocation after graduation
Can the university investigate academic misconduct after I have graduated and revoke my degree?
University changing timetabled teaching hours
Can the university move compulsory teaching to evenings, weekends or different attendance days after I enrol?
Incorrect module mark weighting
What can I do if my University module mark was calculated using the wrong assessment weighting?
Transferring courses within university
Can I transfer to another course at the same university, and can an unfair refusal be challenged?
Academic appeal after graduation
Can I submit an academic appeal after leaving or graduating from the university?
Amending misconduct allegations mid-investigation
Can the university change or add misconduct allegations after the investigation has begun?
Marks withheld during academic misconduct case
Can the university withhold my marks or prevent progression or graduation while an academic-misconduct case is unresolved?
Complaint over missing personal-tutor support
Can I complain if promised academic personal-tutor support is not provided?
Lecturer absence without adequate replacement
What can I do if a University lecturer leaves or is absent and no suitable replacement is provided?
University resources unavailable to students
What can I do if essential University books, software, databases or online course resources are unavailable?