Case summary April 2023 | Not Justified
A student was accused of inappropriate behaviour by several other students. Two students said that the student had touched them inappropriately and without consent and other students said that the student had made them feel uncomfortable by frequently entering their personal space during gym sessions, and waiting for them outside the gym.
Case summary February 2023 | Not Justified
A final-year undergraduate student was suspected of plagiarism in an essay and asked to attend a disciplinary panel hearing.
Case summary February 2023 | Not Justified
An international student was invited to a disciplinary panel after a large proportion of their essay was found to be identical in content and structure to a previous student’s submission in the same module.
Case summary February 2023 | Partly Justified
A postgraduate student was suspected of plagiarism and poor academic practice in two essays submitted in the previous academic year.
Case summary February 2023 | Partly Justified
A student was on a taught postgraduate programme and had to take an 24-hour open-book exam for one module. Following the exam, the provider told the student that it was investigating them for contract cheating.
Case summary July 2021 | Not Justified
A student and some of their housemates organised a party held in the accommodation they were renting from their higher education provider. The party was attended by several students from other residences.
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.
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.
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.
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.
