CASE SUMMARIES

Disability - CS052208

A student experiencing complex mental health difficulties interrupted their studies during their first year. The provider backdated the student’s interruption so that they weren’t charged tuition fees.

Coronavirus - CS052201

A group of students was on a two-year healthcare-related postgraduate research course. The students complained to the provider about a number of issues including problems with laboratory work and feedback, frequent timetable changes, and the move from lab-based projects to desk-based projects during a nationwide lockdown in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: Group complaints - CS052205

A group of students were on a one-year MA in a practical arts-based subject. The course was new for the provider, and the group was in the first cohort, starting in 2018/2019.

Service issues: Group complaint - CS052206

A few months into a new five-year MBBS programme to study medicine at an overseas campus, some students complained about their experience so far. They said the course had fallen short of what the provider had promised in advertising material.

Disability - CS052207

A student suffered a serious injury in an accident during their studies. Some months later they asked their provider for support for the ongoing impact of their injury on their studies.

Coronavirus - CS032104

A student was on a one-year healthcare related Masters programme. The programme normally involved a lab-based practical research project.

Coronavirus - CS032107

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 - CS032105

An international student was in the final year studying Medicine at the provider. During their final year, medical students who passed their final exams were due to spend time on a series of clinical placements between then and their graduation in July.

Coronavirus - CS112004

A student made an academic appeal to the provider on the basis of mitigating circumstances relating to their mental health. The student had been unable to access support services and practical elements of their course had been disrupted because of the coronavirus lockdown.