Academic appeal - CS052403
Case summary May 2024 | Settled
A student submitted their assignment online, four minutes after the submission deadline.
Academic appeal - CS052404
Case summary May 2024 | Not Justified
A postgraduate student did not achieve a passing grade for their dissertation at the second attempt.
International student - CS052405
Case summary May 2024 | Not Justified
After two assessment opportunities, an international student was successful in some modules but unsuccessful in others.
International student - CS052406
Case summary May 2024 | Not Justified
An international student was called to an academic misconduct meeting because their answers to a closed book exam had included a significant proportion of text copied from published sources and lecture notes.
International student - CS052407
Case summary May 2024 | Justified
An international student studying in the UK on a Student Visa received a letter from the provider telling them that their studies had been terminated because their attendance was 0%.
Disabled student - CS052408
Case summary May 2024 | Settled
A student affected by generalised anxiety disorder was part of a cohort affected by industrial action.
Disabled student - CS052409
Case summary May 2024 | Justified
A student with an autistic spectrum condition and a physical disability was studying a course in the performing arts at one provider (provider A) leading to the award of another provider (provider B).
Placement - CS032401
Case summary March 2024 | Justified
A postgraduate student enrolled on a two-year programme. The second year of the programme was an optional industrial placement. Toward the end of their first year the student successfully secured a placement and provided details to the programme’s placement team.
Placement - CS032402
Case summary March 2024 | Not Justified
An international student applied for a four-year programme advertised on the provider’s website. The advertised programme included a placement year.
Placement - CS032403
Case summary March 2024 | Partly Justified
A nursing student complained to their provider about reasonable adjustments for their disability and delays to their graduation and subsequent registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The provider did not uphold the student’s complaint.
We publish summaries of some of the complaints that we review. We always leave out of the summary any information that might identify the student who made the complaint. In some cases we decide that it is in the public interest to publish a summary of a complaint that includes the name of the provider.