Before completing this form, you are strongly advised to visit the Academic Appeals section of
Anglia Ruskin’s Research Degrees Regulations for advice and guidance on the Academic
Appeals Process and to consult the Students’ Union
Title: Surname: Forename(s):
Correspondence Address:
E-mail Address:
@student.anglia.ac.uk
[this e-mail address will be used for general correspondence related to your appeal (eg: acknowledgement of receipt etc.)]
Daytime Telephone Number:
SID Number: Degree registered for:
(e.g MPhil, PhD, DProf etc)
Please refer to Section 15 of the Research Degrees Regulations should you wish to request a review of an examination decision
Assessment
Please refer to paragraphs 6.2 and 6.3 of the Research
Degrees Regulations for the assessment points candidates have the right to appeal against
Decision
Assessment Date
(eg: date of the letter from FRDSC)
GROUNDS FOR APPEAL
(Please tick relevant box(es) to indicate the grounds for your appeal)
Your performance in the assessment was adversely affected by illness or other factors which you were unable, or for valid reasons unwilling, to divulge before the decision was made.
Now please complete Sections Three and Five.
There has been a material administrative error, or the assessment(s) was not conducted in accordance with the Research Degrees Regulations, or some material irregularity has occurred.
Now please complete Sections Four and Five.
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(please only complete this section if you are appealing on these grounds)
(i) please explain below why you were unable, or for valid reasons unwilling, to divulge the details of your illness or other factors that adversely affected your performance in the assessment before the decision was made;
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(ii) please provide below full details of the illness or other factors (the mitigating circumstances);
(iii) all claims for mitigation MUST be supported by documentary evidence; please list below the evidence you are submitting in support of your claim.
Please continue on to extra pages, if necessary
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(please only complete this section if you are appealing on these grounds)
Which of the Research Degrees Regulations are you claiming were overlooked, not applied or applied incorrectly to your assessment(s)?
(providing the relevant paragraph and page numbers to which you are referring)
OR
What material administrative error, or other irregularity, are you claiming has occurred?
How did your assessment(s) fail to comply with the above regulation(s)?
OR
How did the material administrative error or other irregularity you cited above impact on your assessment(s)?
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2.
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What evidence are you submitting to support your appeal?
Please continue on to extra pages, if necessary
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What is your preferred outcome of your appeal?
(eg: to be permitted another opportunity to undertake the (re)assessment etc.)
Please tick all the boxes and sign the declaration below
I have completed Sections One and Two.
I have completed Sections Three and/or Four, explaining the grounds of my appeal.
I have attached all additional sheets and documentary evidence.
I have attached a copy of the correspondence confirming the decision of the Faculty
Research Degrees Subcommittee (or First Supervisor where candidates are appealing against the decision of their First Supervisor not to permit submission of their thesis for examination)
The details on this form are correct to the best of my knowledge.
In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 we are required to obtain your consent for the following: a) to hold some elements of the information that you have provided electronically; b) to disclose the information that you have provided to authorised members of Anglia
Ruskin staff as required for the reasonable purposes connected with the investigation of your Appeal.
Please sign below to confirm that the information you have provided is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and to indicate your consent for the information provided to be used as detailed above.
Signature Date
Information for the Students’ Union
Many students seek advice from the Students’ Union regarding their appeal. Please tick the box if you are willing to authorise the release of any correspondence relating to y our appeal to the Students’ Union.
Please return the completed form to:
Research Degrees Manager
Research Degrees Unit
Academic Office (2 nd Floor, Ashby House)
Anglia Ruskin University
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ
You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of Academic Appeal, (sent by email to your student email account), within 10 working days of lodging the completed form with the Research Degrees Unit.
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ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
It is the policy of Anglia Ruskin University to promote equality of opportunity. You are therefore invited to complete the questions below . It is not mandatory that you complete this form and your appeal will be processed even if you choose not to complete and return the form.
MONITORING
For the policy of equal opportunities to be effective we must be certain that unfair or illegal discrimination is not taking place. This data is for statistical purposes only and will be separated upon receipt and prior to the Appeal form being considered. It will be treated confidentially, stored electronically and used by the Academic Office for monitoring purposes only.
1. SID Number: _________________
3. Date of Birth: _________________
2. Year of Registration: _______________
4. Gender:
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Male
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Female
5. Ethnicity
Please indicate with a tick to which group you feel you belong, or give details of the group to which you feel you belong in the section marked OTHER. Ethnicity is not the same as nationality, place of birth or citizenship but is to do with colour, race, broad ethnic group and culture.
ASIAN or ASIAN BRITISH :
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Bangladeshi
MIXED PARENTAGE
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White and Asian
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Indian
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Pakistani
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Chinese
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Other Asian
Background
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White and Black African
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White and Black Caribbean
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Other Mixed Background
BLACK OR BLACK BRITISH
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African
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Caribbean
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Other Black Background
WHITE
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White British
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White Irish
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Other White Background
OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
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Other ethnic group
(please state)
Prefer not to say
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6. Disability
The Disabi lity Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) defines disability as, “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities*
.” Based on this definition do you consider yourself to have a disability?
YES / NO / PREFER NOT TO SAY (please delete as appropriate)
If YES, it would be helpful if you could briefly state the nature of your disability:
* This definition includes a wide range of sensory impairments, mental health conditions and learning disabilities, as well as medical conditions that are likely to last 12 months or longer, or which are likely to recur. Conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV/Aids are included from the point of diagnosis.
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A Summary of the Appeals Procedures for Publication to Students
If you believe you have grounds to appeal against a decision of the Faculty Research Degrees Subcommittee (or First
Supervisor where candidates are appealing against the lack of approval by their First Supervisor to permit submission of their thesis for examination) you should initially consult the Students' Union. If, after those consultations, you still wish to submit a formal appeal, you should obtain the appropriate form from http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/rdcs/research/support/documents_forms/forms.phtml
There are two grounds on which you may appeal against a decision. These are:
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If you believe your performance was adversely affected by 'factors' which you were unable or unwilling, on valid grounds, to divulge before the decision was made.
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If there was a material administrative error, or the assessment was not conducted according to the Regulations.
Lodge appeal with Director of Academic Office (or nominee) within 25 working days of date of notification of the decision being sent to the candidate using the official form. Senior Academic Office staff review the appeal and determine whether initial criteria are satisfied
YES NO
Director of Research Students (DoRS) considers appeal and determines if there is a prima facie ground for appeal
If ‘Yes’
OUTCOME: Appeal dismissed
If ‘No’
DoRS instructs Director of Academic Office
(or nominee) to uphold the appeal
DoRS initiates internal resolution process. DoRS then reconsiders appeal in light of internal resolution process outcome and determines whether or not appeal is upheld
If ‘No’
If ‘Yes’
OUTCOME: Appeal upheld
FRDSC reconsiders decision in light of additional information and informs student of outcome
Appeal referred to Preliminary Review Panel (PRP), which determines if there is a prima facie ground for appeal
If ‘Yes’
Is the appeal still contested by DoRS?
If ‘No’
If ‘No’
OUTCOME: Appeal dismissed
Student has the right to request a Hearing only if additional evidence is submitted within 15 days of the date of the letter confirming the PRP decision.
If ‘Yes’
Refer the case to a formal hearing of the
Appeals Panel
OUTCOME:
Appeal dismissed *
Formal Appeals Panel Hearing considers appeal
OUTCOME: Appeal upheld, issue referred to
Faculty by the Chair of RDSC for reconsideration
Anglia Ruskin FRDSC reconsiders and does not modify its original decision:
Appeal dismissed *
Anglia Ruskin FRDSC reconsiders and modifies its original decision:
Appeal upheld
* Students may appeal to the Clerk of the Board of Governors on procedural grounds only (ie: that the correct procedures were not followed and/or that the appeal was upheld by the
Appeals Panel and referred to the
Faculty for reconsideration but the original decision was not modified.
)
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