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If you receive a decision during the Fitness to Study (FTS) procedure that you disagree with, you can make a complaint or appeal.

A complaint would be used where, for example, you don’t agree with one of the proposed points in the action plan given to you, or have some comments to raise about how the process has been completed.

An appeal would be for if you are temporarily or permanently excluded and you disagree with this decision.

The grounds for appealing are:

a) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor or Dean of Postgraduate Research Studies’ decision to exclude (temporarily or permanently) was unreasonable in the light of the evidence supplied;

b) The procedure for determining that an exclusion was justified was deficient in a way which materially prejudiced the student’s case;

c) New evidence has emerged which was not available when the decision to exclude was taken.

You have 20 working days to appeal against a decision to exclude you under FTS. You would need to send your appeal to Student Cases to process.

In determining the appeal, the Vice-Chancellor may:

a) confirm the Deputy Vice-Chancellor or Dean of Postgraduate Research Studies’ decision in all respects;

b) vary the recommendation in any respect;

c) uphold the appeal, and quash the decision.

If you remain dissatisfied after the final decision has been made, you can complain to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (the OIA).

If you think you may have grounds to complain or appeal, contact LUU Advice at advice@luu.leeds.ac.uk and we can advise you further.