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Disability adjustments

Disability adjustments for an academic misconduct interview or hearing

A student may understand their assignment perfectly yet struggle to explain it in a fast, unfamiliar interview. Difficulty processing spoken questions, communicating under pressure, sitting

panel relies

When an academic integrity panel relies on evidence you have not seen

The first warning may come in a question: a panel member refers to an email, a comparison assignment or an expert opinion that was absent

Appealing a Disproportionate

Appealing a disproportionate academic misconduct penalty

You may accept that an academic misconduct rule was breached while believing the penalty goes too far. Alternatively, you may challenge both the finding and

First Misconduct Finding

A first misconduct finding: presenting relevant mitigation without making false admissions

A first academic misconduct finding can leave a student unsure what to say next. You may want to express regret and ask for another chance,

Multiple assignments

Multiple assignments under investigation: avoiding assumptions of a pattern

One allegation is difficult enough. A letter listing several essays, reports or examinations can make a student feel that the university has already decided there

allegation after graduation

An academic misconduct allegation after graduation: checking powers and consequences

Receiving a misconduct letter after graduation can be particularly unsettling. You may have started work, begun another degree or lost access to the account containing

Research ethics

Research ethics approval and consent problems in a student dissertation

A dissertation can encounter an ethics problem even when the research findings are genuine. Interviews may have started before approval, an approved questionnaire may have

supervisor alleges

Your supervisor alleges fabricated research data: preserving the original records

An allegation that research data were invented can threaten a dissertation, a research degree and a student’s future work. The first conversation with a supervisor

Exam Misconduct Response

Smartwatches and unauthorised notes: preparing an exam misconduct chronology

An invigilator finds a smartwatch on your wrist or notes in your pocket. You may say that you forgot about the item and never used

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