*This petition follows a similar style to those of other UK universities*

College’s decision to hold timed remote assessments which follow much the same format as in-person exams is not in-line with what other UK universities are doing and fundamentally disadvantages large groups of students.

We want Imperial College London to introduce a mitigation system similar to the one introduced by the University of Exeter so that undergraduates and postgraduate students are not unfairly disadvantaged, due to personal circumstances due to this pandemic. On 25/03/2020, University of Exeter announced that student assessment would be mitigated through a "safety net" policy. Their Deputy Vice-Chancellor wrote:

"Our commitment to your success...
...Given the exceptional circumstances in which you are sitting these examinations and other assessments, we have decided to introduce a ‘safety net’ policy.

This ‘no-detriment’ approach is as follows: so long as you would qualify to progress/graduate based on your marks obtained this year (including those in the summer assessment period), then we will ensure that your final academic year average is the same as, or higher than, the average you have attained up to Sunday 15th March. Details about how your average to 15th March will be calculated will be provided in the FAQs on our website by the end of Friday 27th March.

If you achieve higher marks in assessments submitted and examinations undertaken after Sunday 15th March then you will be able to raise your mark for the year. To repeat, as long as you qualify to pass the year, completing the summer assessments can only help not hinder you because we will not let the extraordinary circumstances in which you are completing these assessments leave you with a mark below your current overall mark."

This type of mitigating system will help to create more equal results for students being assessed at Imperial. Students can achieve a grade which reflects their work under ordinary circumstances, whilst providing an incentive to do well in summer assessments and still giving students who did not achieve their desired grades previously a chance to improve.

Please sign if you would like this "safety net" approach to be implemented at Imperial College London for the (remote) summer examinations of 2020.