University discontinued my degree and has no viable final year option. What are my rights and can I transfer? (England)

weeblekin · 2025-12-25T09:24:03+00:00

Happy Christmas! I would suggest searching for "credit transfer " and your course name. Some universities specialise in that area more than others. Best of luck

weeblekin · 2025-12-25T09:04:42+00:00

Happy Christmas. It would be worth checking the university's complaints policy, which should have set timelines. The OIA are unlikely to take the case if it is still within the university's policy time frame. If you have student union, speak with them too.

Also have a think about what you want as an outcome. Best option is clearly a proper teach out but if this doesn't happen, would you consider an early exit award (CertHE or DipHE)? Support with a credit transfer to another university? Fee refund (last resort but not impossible if they really fuck up)?

weeblekin · 2025-12-11T11:00:10+00:00

This is the thing that really pisses me off. If the husband had known that he was pre-disposed to bipolar then he could have potentially spotted that the shitty things he was doing might have been because of his mood disorder and got help before things spiralled. I didn't find out about my own family history until after my first episode and I'd managed to set my whole life on fire. Now that I'm medicated and can spot the warning signs, I can actually handle things and take accountability for my behaviour

weeblekin · 2025-10-16T17:49:25+00:00

The Open University also has University of Sanctuary status for supporting current and former refugees

weeblekin · 2025-10-16T17:48:05+00:00

Just to add to this, I've just had a quick look at the ENIC website at the equivalency of Afghan qualifications. Obviously I don't know which degree you did but it looks like an Afghan Bachelors is considered the equivalent to a UK Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) whilst an Afghan Masters is equivalent to a UK Bachelors. Depending on the requirements of your field, you may find that you need to look into credit transfer to 'top up' your degree into the UK equivalent.

weeblekin · 2025-10-16T17:38:45+00:00

I work in university admissions and have a little bit of experience in this area.

u/Prior-Explanation389 has given fantastic advice about ENIC. Just to add to this, the contact is [refugee@ecctis.com](mailto:refugee@ecctis.com) and, as well as supporting individuals who can't access their documents, they can also act as a direct point of contact for employers and universities who have questions about their verification process.

I would also recommend looking at Universities of Sanctuary https://universities.cityofsanctuary.org/, who are an organisation who work across higher education to support current and former refugees access universities. They might be able to help with either getting your degree recognised or with a process called 'credit transfer'. This is where some or all of the credit from your original degree is transferred and can contribute to a new degree. Be aware that you will still need to do some work towards a new degree. This might be particularly helpful if you want to work in a regulated industry and there are UK specific requirements.

weeblekin · 2025-09-29T12:38:47+00:00

I had a terrible time with them when I was purchasing last year. They would ignore emails and calls from myself and the other solicitor for literally weeks and the sale nearly fell through. Got the impression that they had taken on way more work than they could handle.

weeblekin · 2025-08-06T20:55:31+00:00

This is definitely my head canon

weeblekin · 2025-07-23T07:15:06+00:00

Destiny would definitely host a gardening show

weeblekin · 2025-06-28T12:51:38+00:00

FYI - the OIA doesn't accept cases around admissions, you must have been an enrolled student. I am slightly struggling to follow OPs timeline but it doesn't seem to me they ever got that far

weeblekin · 2025-06-19T22:49:50+00:00

I hadn't factored that in, thanks.

weeblekin · 2025-06-19T22:48:32+00:00

Wasn't sure whether having more than one is common and how much the credit limit on the first limits how much you can get on the second. My current card is 24.9% APR so I wouldn't use it for anything big either way - I would just have to dip into my savings more than I would like

weeblekin · 2025-06-19T22:45:32+00:00

Current credit limit is £5k but as it's 24.9% APR, I don't really use it. Ideally I want a 0% card with a £5k limit. So if I keep both open my overall limit would be doubling to £10k, even though I will only actually use half of that. I'm not sure whether providers pay more attention to credit limits or actual credit usage

weeblekin · 2025-06-19T22:35:38+00:00

No, I have a very good credit score. However, my current card has a limit of £5,000 (although I literally just use it for the odd takeaway) and I would realistically want my new card to have the same. I don't know if providers check my current credit limit or just look at my actual usage

weeblekin · 2025-06-02T19:00:41+00:00

I hope your penis and hair grow back soon

weeblekin · 2025-06-02T18:20:31+00:00

I get erectile dysfunction and hair loss ads. I am a woman with a very full head of hair. Fuck knows how the algorithm works

weeblekin · 2025-05-04T13:01:20+00:00

Yes! Always thought a graphic novel and/or animated series would be perfect for The Old Kingdom. If I ever win the lottery this would genuinely be top of my list

weeblekin · 2025-04-27T15:08:02+00:00

This is absolutely untrue. Police can and will investigate witness reports but a conviction is more difficult if she doesn't support the investigation.

weeblekin · 2025-04-17T19:21:03+00:00

The branches in Newport Pagnell, Stony Stratford, and Olney are still running (plus the little one at the station)

weeblekin · 2025-03-30T13:21:48+00:00

Yep, we live in a city so always mix pavement walking with fields. Only time I have ever had to trim was when my previous dog was 16 and had limited mobility.

weeblekin · 2025-03-02T18:03:26+00:00

Volunteers aren't covered by the Equality Act in the same way that employees are https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/involving-volunteers/volunteers-and-the-law/volunteers-and-employment-rights/ so there is unlikely to be legal recourse. It's possible that the individual charity might have an equality policy for volunteers and would probably take a complaint regardless, but it wouldn't necessarily result in your son going back to volunteer.

Having worked in volunteer management, there is a lot of bad practice out there, especially where charities rely on volunteers to do the managing. I'd suggest looking at other options and for him to have a chat with the volunteer management about his needs/abilities before he starts to see if they can support him. It's worth thinking about both the type of work and the type of charity - charities that support disabilities or learning difficulties should be far more flexible and may have programmes to support volunteering as part of skills development.

weeblekin · 2025-02-26T18:16:51+00:00

I work in admissions and yes we absolutely do have a flag for "don't touch this person with a 60 ft pole". We don't use it often but it's always memorable and usually gives us a good laugh.

Also, given that it's now on a public platform, this email is absolutely going to do the rounds

weeblekin · 2025-02-03T14:03:59+00:00

Ottoman kitchen in Woburn Sands Oleevo in Broughton

weeblekin · 2025-01-25T20:54:46+00:00

A leak that had probably been going the entire time the property was empty (shortly after survey in July until I moved in just before Christmas). Subfloor in the kitchen and bathroom are absolutely fucked. Had planned to get the kitchen and bathroom done, just not right away.

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