Thankyou to all of you for your helpful comments.
I am based in a U.K. University.
I could really do with speaking to someone who has successfully got a PhD after an appeal. Not sure if any of you or anyone you know has been through this process and has/has not come out successfully.

Thankyou.

Hi,

I’m sorry that you’re having to go through this. I just wanted to add that I gained my PhD after a successful appeal against proven ‘procedural irregularity’ and possible bias (at a UK university). Unfortunately, progress was painfully slow. My university, which had imposed such exacting conditions and deadlines on the appeal itself, seemed ignorant/uninterested in how to proceed after the verdict, with long silences and miscommunication. I’d also taken up a full-time post at another institution, so was navigating the process remotely, and feeling increasingly detached from the PhD.

I wasn’t allowed to alter my thesis further, despite it having been revised to the previous examiners’ (now nullified) feedback. However, I was involved in selecting new examiners, but they weren't supposed to know anything of the reasons for the resubmission. The second viva eventually took place nearly a year after the appeal – and almost three years after viva no.1. It was, thankfully, a short and amicable experience, the main outcome being to reinstate content I’d previously been asked to remove. The PhD was formally awarded about six months later.

So, be prepared for a long, complex and stressful process, but yes, it is possible to succeed in the end. All the best, and please PM me if you’d like to discuss further.

Scrabbler

Hi BeHappy

Well done!

I am in very bad situation. I did my r-viva for two weeks ago.They offer me MPhil after finishing my amendments for three months.
I plan to submit an appeal but I would like to get some advice from you please.

Dody

Hello Dody,

let me know if you want me to help in any way.

Thanks,
BG