- For an appeal against the result of the thesis examination, the RPg student shall appeal directly to the GSB by writing to the Secretary, GSB within one month of the date of notification of the result. The GSB will consider the appeal and notify the student of the result within eight weeks of receipt of the appeal. Any member of the GSB who is a supervisor of the student cannot take part in the GSB discussion and decision on the case.
- If the appellant is not satisfied with the decision of the GSB on his/her appeal, he/she may appeal against the GSB’s decision by submitting a second appeal to the Registrar no later than one month (from the date of notification of the first appeal result) after receipt of the decision of the GSB. The Registrar shall refer the case to the Chair of the AAC, who shall determine whether there are prima facie grounds for a re-consideration of the GSB’s decision, and if so, shall refer it to the AAC. If the AAC Chair considers that there are no grounds for the case, the appeal shall fail.
- The Chair of the AAC may invite the Chair of the BoE and/or the Chair of the GSB to submit to the AAC, prior to the meeting, comments relevant to the case under discussion, and/or may invite either or both Chairmen to attend the meeting of the AAC at which the case is being considered.
- The procedures are outlined in the following flow chart:
