This help guide is designed to be read in conjunction with the university’s guidance on academic appeals,  which can be found here.

Top tips for appeals

1. You can only submit an academic appeal once you’ve received your formal result for the module(s) you’re appealing. This is normally on your statement of results. There’s nothing stopping you preparing your appeal form in advance though.
2. Your appeal must be submitted to Assessments 10 working days from the release of the result.
3. There are three main grounds for appeal and you can read more about those on the official form which you can find at the link above. You’ll need to consider your reason for appeal carefully as this will guide you to create your statement and to provide relevant evidence. 
4. You’ll need to download the form (through the link above) and complete the form as fully as possible.
5. Evidence is super important (we can’t stress that enough)! It needs to be independently verifiable (for example a letter from your GP), and it must be correctly dated (relevant to your assessment date).
6. SU advisers can check the form through for you before you submit – book an appointment if you have any questions.
7. Once you submit your form, you’ll receive an automated response from Assessments. The next steps will be explained to you in the acknowledgement letter.
8. The outcome of your appeal, along with any further information (like resubmission deadlines) will be emailed to you by the Assessments team.
9. Pay close attention to any further information if your appeal has been upheld – this will tell you next steps you will need to take.
10. If your appeal has not been upheld, they may ask you for further evidence. If not, you can request an academic appeal at stage two of the process – but only if you have new evidence or information that (for good reason) wasn’t presented in your original appeal. Book an appointment with us for further advice.