Coronavirus - CS032107
Case summary March 2021 | Settled
An international student was self-isolating in their student accommodation, having returned from their home country. During their self-isolation a friend visited their room.
Coronavirus - CS032108
Case summary March 2021 | Settled
A student was given a fine by their provider for breaching its code of conduct, and government restrictions on social distancing introduced during the coronavirus pandemic.
Disciplinary procedures (non-academic) - CS082001
Case summary September 2020 | Not Justified
Several students in a Halls of Residence got into a dispute about noise. Over the course of an evening, a number of messages were exchanged via a group WhatsApp chat, which included offensive language and explicit sexual content.
Non-academic disciplinary - PI071907
Public interest case July 2019 | Not Justified
York College
An undergraduate student was suspended and invited to a disciplinary meeting after a member of staff at their provider raised concerns about their behaviour. At the meeting the student said they had mental health difficulties.
Disciplinary procedures (non-academic) - CS041903
Case summary April 2019 | Justified
An undergraduate Student A complained that they had been intimidated and bullied by Student B. The provider carried out a complaint investigation, and then also used its Student Disciplinary Procedure to investigate the matter separately.
Disciplinary procedures (academic) - CS041901
Case summary April 2019 | Justified
A student was studying at a college for a degree awarded by a university. In their final year the student was accused of hiring or arranging for another person to sit one of their exams.
Disciplinary procedures (non-academic) - CS041904
Case summary April 2019 | Justified
An international student was reported to the police for an alleged assault on another student. The provider suspended the student, but made arrangements for them to sit their final assessments.
Disciplinary procedures (academic) - CS041902
Case summary April 2019 | Not Justified
An international student on a taught postgraduate course admitted to using unauthorised notes in an exam. In mitigation, they said they had been diagnosed with anxiety and depression by a UK doctor and provided evidence from a practitioner in traditional medicine.
Student mental health - CS041909
Case summary April 2019 | Justified
After some time away from study, a student living with long term mental health conditions returned to their course. They provided medical evidence that they were fit to return.
Other disciplinary case - PI021709
Public interest case February 2017 | Partly Justified
University of Gloucestershire
We identified a number of procedural errors in the University of Gloucestershire’s management of a student disciplinary case.