Student circumstances

The information provided here is aimed at staff; students may also find this helpful but should also read the Student Guide to Extenuating Circumstances on the Bristol SU website.

Circumstances may relate to a student’s physical health, mental wellbeing and/or be of a personal or circumstantial nature.

University regulation and policies

• Student absence due to illness or other cause (taught students)
• Extenuating circumstances (taught students)
• Extenuating circumstances (research postgraduate students)

Guidance

• Reporting, certifying and considering student circumstances in the exam period (PDF, 451kB)
• Classifying extenuating circumstances

Templates

• Template communication to students about process for disclosing circumstances (Office document, 17kB)

Sources of further information

• Student Health Service: medical certificates
• Student Counselling Service: evidence of contact