Special Circumstances Form

Guidelines

The University aims to assess all its students rigorously but fairly according to its regulations and approved procedures. It does however rely on students to notify it of special circumstances which may affect their performance so that it can treat all students equally and equitably. Examples of Special Circumstances include, but are not limited to: short or long-term illness or disability, severe financial problems, major accommodation problems, bereavement or other compassionate grounds.

It is in your interests to let us know of any special circumstances before your module results are confirmed: sorting out appeals against your results afterwards takes a considerable period and leads to unnecessary worry for you, especially when problems arise over sponsorship, loans or accommodation.

If you do wish to let the University know of special circumstances, please complete the enclosed form and forward it to the designated people in all your departments together with copies of the supporting evidence. You may, if you wish, submit the evidence in a sealed envelope, marked 'confidential' but please ensure that your Full Name and Student ID number also appear on the envelope. It will be treated in accordance with the University's Statement on Confidentiality and will be used by Examination Boards to assess its impact on your performance on the relevant assessments. It will not be used for any other purposes. You will under no circumstances be disadvantaged by submitting this information.

Please note the University requires students to notify it of special circumstances as soon as possible and in any case before results are confirmed. It will not consider appeals based or special circumstances which could reasonably have been notified to departments before the Examination Boards or where, exceptionally, the relevant evidence becomes available only after the release of results.

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