On this page you will find a quick appeal submission guide designed to help you submit your academic appeal. It is applicable to all appeal types in the Formal Appeal stage.
You will also find key information with links that will take you to more detailed descriptions on other webpages.
Read the questions you will be asked when submitting a formal appeal. You must answer all questions indicated by an asterisk *
We will ask you to provide the following information about you as a student:
If you are unable to do so, please contact appeals@kent.ac.uk for a hard copy form.
We will ask you to provide the following information about you as a student (continued):
You will be asked the following questions about early resolution:
See more information about Early Resolution.
You will be asked the following questions:
Please remember that we sometimes may have to pause the investigation of an appeal while your complaint is dealt with. We will inform you if we do this.
See more information about student complaints.
You will be asked the following questions:
Note: If you are submitting your formal appeal within the deadline, you don’t have to answer the question above.
See information about appeal deadlines.
See information about publication of formal results for undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
You will be asked the following question:
You will be asked the following questions:
OR, for appeals against the decision of the Academic Misconduct Committee:
You will be asked the following question:
For appeals against the decision of the Board of Examiners:
OR, for appeals against the decision of the Academic Misconduct Committee:
OR, for appeals against the decision to withdraw you from your studies based on the Attendance and Engagement Policy:
This question applies only to appeals against the decision of an Academic Misconduct Committee.
Please consider carefully the evidence that was available to the Academic Misconduct Committee when a decision was made. If you have new evidence now, the Academic Misconduct Committee would not have been able to consider it at the time of making a decision.
The question applies only to appeals against the decision to terminate a student’s registration as a result of the Attendance and Engagement Policy.
Please make sure that you carefully consider which evidence was available to the Division when the decision was made. Any new evidence you can only now provide would not have been possible to include in the decision-making. Please consider whether such new evidence might suggest, for example, illness or other extenuating circumstances as a ground for appeal.
You will be asked the following question about the outcome you want to achieve in your appeal.
If you are appealing against the Decision of the Board of Examiners, you can read about available outcomes.
Read more about appeal evidence.
This question only applies to appeals against a decision related to a research student based on the Academic Regulations for Research Courses of Study.
You will have to indicate against which decision or recommendation you are appealing. These can be
or
Please carefully consider which decision you are appealing against.
You can find a link to the appeal form at the top of each page: