The ‘no detriment’ approach was introduced following the University and College Union’s (UCU) announcement on 20 April 2023 that it would conduct a marking and assessment boycott. The marking and assessment boycott came to an end on 6 September 2023.
The ‘no detriment’ approach will use a temporary calculation of your weighted average for the year, based on the marks that we have available for you up to the date of the Exam Board for your programme.
This will enable us to calculate and issue a temporary mark at the Exam Board for any individual student with missing marks as a result of the marking and assessment boycott. Exam Board members will use your actual marks, while taking into account other available information (such as PECs/SSPs/personal circumstances etc.), to make a decision on progression to the next year of your programme or to make an award.
Any student with missing marks will have their remaining marks entered when they are available and, at that point, the average mark will be recalculated.
If you are a final year student affected by missing marks as a result of industrial action, your degree classification will be recalculated when all marks have been received. At that point, if your overall average mark has increased based on your marks, you will be considered for the higher classification award in accordance with the standard University regulations.
For individuals affected, the classification will be issued on a ‘no detriment’ basis, meaning that once all late marks have been received, these would only be used to increase (and not decrease) the degree classification. Degree certificates/transcripts would still be issued promptly for students with temporary awards, but they would be replaced if a higher award was later issued. If your classification has decreased once all marks are received and all modules have been passed, the higher classification will remain in place regardless.
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Last reviewed: 07.09.2023