Academic Appeals Committee

Intention to Appeal

Students may only appeal grades or decisions if there are grounds for appeal. Information about the grounds for appeal are on the University of Glasgow Academic Policy and Governance webpages.

The grounds for appeal are:

i.             Unfair or defective procedure.

ii.            Failure to take account of medical or other adverse personal circumstances.

iii.           Relevant medical or other adverse personal circumstances which for good reason have not previously been presented.

Please read further on this web page for more information on support and advice about appealing.

The Code of Procedure for Appeals is available online at: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/apg/studentcodes/#theprocess,additionalinformation

 You may also find the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Concerning Academic Appeals helpful: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/apg/studentcodes/faqs/

 The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) has produced an information leaflet this can be found here http://www.glasgowstudent.net/advice/ . We would suggest you contact the SRC for advice about any appeal.

Should you wish to proceed with your appeal, you should notify your intention to appeal to the Head of Academic and Student Administration – within 10 days of publication of ratified results in MyCampus. Notify your intention to appeal by completing the online form – Notice of Intention to Submit. 

If you have any queries about the appeals process, please contact arts-hoasa@glasgow.ac.uk

 

Composition of the College of Arts and Humanities Academic Appeals Committtee

Regulations governing student appeals can be found on the Academic Policy & Governance Webpage.

The College of Arts & Humanities Appeals Committee shall be constituted as follows:

  1. The Committee shall be convened by the Head of College or thier nominee.
  2. Up to fourteen members will be drawn from the membership of the College, with the representation from each of the Schools within the College. The membership will be individuals with experience of assessment, teaching and supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate (including research) levels. One member shall be appointed as the Vice-Convener.
  3. Members of other College Appeals Committees of the University may also be co-opted onto the College of Arts & Humanities Appeals Committee to hear specific appeals with the proviso that they must not have had any involvement with the academic decision being appealed against. 

Preliminary Disposal

The Head of College or thier nominee in consultation with two members of the College Appeals Committee may make a preliminary disposal in order to accelerate a decision.

Arrangements for a Full Hearing before the College Appeals Committee

When a hearing is required, the Committee shall meet within 20 working days of receipt of the letter of appeal. Where this is not possible the appellant should be informed as soon as possible within the 20 day period and be given the reason(s) for the delay.

The code of procedure for an appeal to the College Appeals Committee may be found in the University Calendar.

An appeal against a decision of the College Appeals Committee may be reinstated if the student (or thier representative) makes representation stating that the College overlooked an aspect of the original appeal.

An appeal may be made to the Senate Appeals Committee against a decision of a College Appeals Committee only on the grounds that:

  1. new evidence has emerged which could not reasonably have been produced to the College Appeals Committee and/or
  2. there has been defective procedure by the College in its disposal of the appeal and/or
  3. the disposal at College level was manifestly unreasonable

Any queries related to the College Appeals process should be directed to the Head of Academic & Student Administration (arts-hoasa@glasgow.ac.uk) in the first instance.

Reporting

The Committee reports annually to Academic Policy and Governance.