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Academic Support for Current Students
Information and guidance about the academic support available to you.
Industrial Action: General Information
Industrial Action: Attendance
- If a class is cancelled in advance due to industrial action, do students still log their attendance (recognising that the cancellation may come direct from their lecturer or via the school office)?
- How will my attendance be monitored during the industrial action?
- I’m an international student. Will the strike action affect my visa status?
- What should I do if I feel uncomfortable crossing the picket line?
- Who can join the picket line?
Industrial Action: Financial Concerns
Industrial Action: Compensation
- The compensation payment I have been offered is not enough to recognise the disruption caused to my studies by the industrial action. How can I claim further compensation?
- I have not been offered a payment but I feel like I should have received compensation as a result of disruption to my studies caused by the industrial action. How can I claim compensation?
- I have received a compensation offer, but it does not cover all the modules that were affected. How can I request additional compensation?
Industrial Action: Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- Can trade unions share promotional materials on teaching platforms or in lectures?
- If my classes are cancelled due to the industrial action and not re-scheduled, how can I be assessed on my knowledge in the end of year examinations?
- Will my work be marked if my lecturers are on strike - how will this affect me?
- Will I be entitled to an extension for my dissertation, research project or other submission of work if the deadline falls within the strike period?
- What if my supervisor does not attend a meeting on my dissertation or final year project due to industrial action?
- Will my examinations and assessments still take place?
Industrial Action: Academic Progress and Results
- I have a disruption flag against one of my modules in NESS, what does this mean?
- What is a 'no detriment' approach?
- Will the 'no detriment' approach be applied to all degree programmes?
- I have marks missing as a result of the industrial action. How will my module marks change once all component marks have been received?
- I have a module that is deemed to have passed. Can I resit the module?
- What if my modules that have been impacted by marking delays due to the industrial action require resits? Can I still register for the next academic year?
- What will happen if once a missing assessment is marked it is found to contain an assessment irregularity, e.g. plagiarism? Will it still be covered by the ‘no detriment’ approach?
- When will the missing marks be available/my degree classification be confirmed?
- I have received an interim award, what does this mean? Can I still graduate?
- What can I do if I am an exchange/study abroad student who needs the credits from my semester/year abroad to graduate/progress at my home institution and my marks are delayed?
- How will the University support me to progress onto further study or to secure employment/ an internship opportunity if my marks are missing and/or my degree classification is not confirmed?
Industrial Action: Reporting and Complaints
Industrial Action: Postgraduate Research (PGR) Students
- I am a postgraduate student that teaches/demonstrates. My session has been cancelled due to strike action, will I still be paid for the work planned?
- I am a postgraduate research student and my thesis submission deadline is approaching (during the industrial action), do I still need to submit my thesis by my deadline and will it be examined?
- What if my postgraduate research supervisor does not attend a supervisory meeting due to industrial action?
- What is the University doing to support PGR students during the Industrial Action period?
- My thesis submission deadline is approaching and I have not received feedback from my supervisor/s on my thesis.
- Will my oral examination be impacted if one of my examiners is taking part in Industrial Action?
- My Project Approval (PA) or Annual Progress Review (APR) is coming up and I have not received feedback from my supervisor/s.
- Will my Project Approval (PA) or Annual Progress Review (APR) be impacted if Panel members are taking part in Industrial Action?
- What would happen if my Project Approval (PA) or Annual Progress Review (APR) is delayed into the next academic year?
- What will happen if a member of my supervisory team is leaving the University through Voluntary Severance?
Teaching
- Who can I ask for help if I have a question about my studies?
- How do I access Canvas virtual learning environment?
- What can I do if I don't have access to computer facilities or internet connection required to complete my studies?
- How can I access In-Sessional English Language Support?
- If I choose to interrupt my studies, will I be able to do my preferred dissertation project or go on placement once I return to my studies?
- Do I have to physically attend a graduation ceremony to graduate?
Research students
- What is an Interruption of Studies for PGR students and what impact does it have on my research degree studies?
- I am a Student Visa holder PGR student, can I apply for an Interruption of Studies?
- What do I do if I wish to conduct primary research (such as fieldwork, observations and interviews) away from campus?
- How can PGR students work remotely?
- How should I maintain contact with my Postgraduate Research Supervisor?
- How will supervisory meetings be conducted for new Postgraduate Research students?
- How can I complete the Introduction to Learning and Teaching in HE (ILTHE) before I start teaching?
- Are there any training and development opportunities for new Postgraduate Research in the 2025/26 academic year?