Academic Appeals

An academic appeal is a "...request for a review of a decision of an academic body charged with decisions on student progression, assessment and awards..." (QAA Scotland). At the University of Edinburgh, the academic body would normally be a Board of Examiners.

Any student wishing to submit an appeal must have legitimate grounds for doing so, namely one or both of:

(a)    substantial information directly relevant to the quality of performance in the examination which for good reason was not available to the examiners when their decision was taken.
 
(b)    alleged irregular procedure or improper conduct of an examination. For this purpose “conduct of an examination” includes conduct of a meeting of the Board of Examiners.

An appeal cannot be lodged until the decision being appealed against has been ratified by the appropriate Board of Examiners.

Further guidance and information about the appeals procedure can be accessed via the 'Quick Links' box on the right.