The University expects students to follow the Code of Conduct.
If you don’t, you may be invited to a Disciplinary Panel. The Students' Union Advice Centre can
prepare you for your panel, attend it with you and proofread your statement.
There are two types of Disciplinaries:
Local Disciplinaries are for minor or first cases. The University will investigate, then
email
you to ask whether you admit or deny the offence. You may be invited to a meeting with a senior member of
University
staff. You can bring a supporter if you tell the meeting organiser in advance.
Before the meeting, decide whether to admit or deny the offence, think about whether you have any mitigating
circumstances such as illness or serious personal problems and prepare a statement to explain what happened.
If the offence is upheld, you may receive a warning, a penalty, or your case can be sent to a University
Disciplinary
Panel if the offence is serious enough.
You can ask for the meeting to be rescheduled if you are not available.
University Level Disciplinaries are for serious or repeated cases. The University will
investigate, and you will be emailed about the allegation. You may have a pre-disciplinary meeting with the
University Group Resolution Unit (GRU). You will have at least 5 days to prepare for the pre-disciplinary
meeting.
If the Assistant Registrar believes there is a case, you will be invited to a Student Disciplinary Panel. This is
very serious. You will have at least 10 working days’ notice to prepare for the meeting.
Before the meeting, decide whether to admit or deny the offence, think about whether you have any mitigating
circumstances such as illness or serious personal problems, prepare a statement to explain what happened and
include
any evidence to support your case, You will need to let the meeting organiser know in advance if witnesses or a
supporter will be at the meeting with you.
If the offence is proven, you may receive a warning, a penalty, lose access to some University facilities, or be
excluded from the University altogether.
You can ask for the meeting to be rescheduled if you are not available.
If you disagree with the outcome of a Disciplinary Meeting
You can appeal the outcome in writing within 10 working days if you believe that
- Evidence which may have affected the outcome was not considered. You would need to provide new evidence
- The procedures were not followed correctly
- If the outcome is exclusion, you can appeal on the basis that the offence is not serious enough to
lead to
exclusion.
There is more information about the process here.
If a Disciplinary case is being investigated by the police the student will be suspended until the police
investigation finishes.
If you are invited to a Disciplinary Meeting, please can contact Your Advice Service as soon as possible and include any paperwork
which
you've been sent by attaching it to the enquiry form.