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Student took his own life on graduation day after being mistakenly told he'd failed course
An internal investigation found the university’s grading error wrongly denied Ethan Brown a 2:1 Honours degree, highlighting failures in student support and communication.
- Ethan Brown, a final-year geography student, died by suicide on December 13, 2024, after an investigation found the University of Glasgow awarded him the wrong grade and he should have earned a 2:1 Honours degree.
- In September 2024, the university told Ethan Brown he had not been awarded a grade for one course, and the error was not spotted by any University of Glasgow staff, nor by two internal exam boards and one external exam board.
- Ethan Brown reported difficulties with his mental health to the University of Glasgow, but no support or referral to Student Support Services was offered and no follow-up contact was made.
- Ethan's family and their solicitor said the University of Glasgow 'failed' him and allege a systemic failure, while the university apologised for the 'tragic error' and said it was isolated after a thorough review.
- The family have asked the Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council to consider measures preventing similar cases and to check if other students were wrongly failed.
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Tragic student, 23, took own life after university made major graduation error - The Mirror
Ethan Scott Brown , 23, was expecting an Honours degree in geography after years of hard work at the University of Glasgow but he was incorrectly told he wouldn't be graduating
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The NationalMum calls for answers after son’s suicide over Glasgow university grades error
THE mum of a student who took his own life after wrongly being told he would not be eligible to graduate says he was “failed” by the university.
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Mother calls for answers after son’s suicide over university grades error
Ethan Brown took his life on the day he would have been due to graduate.
·London, United Kingdom
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