In my experience in the UK, I will say that you should not trust in anyone in your University, they protect between themselves even though you are right. I decided to represent myself in the court because I do not trust in solcitors either This option exist and I have done research on how to do it. If you wish to contact me please feel free to do it. My advisor, betrayed me, knowing how unethical the supervisor is.

I AM FROM MEXICO. THE SOLICITOR SAID THAT IT IS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PAY TO A BARRISTER AND THE FEESC OURT.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

YES I HAVE SOLID EVIDENCE THAT WAS ALREADY SEEN BY A LAWYER, THE PROBLEM IS TO PAY FOR THE LEGAL PROCESS.

HELLO IAN, THANKS YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE. IN MY COUNTRY WHEN SOMEONE IS IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION WE TEND TO DENOUNCE. THAT'S TO SAY, WE PUBLISH OUR STORY IN THE NEWSPAPERS TO DENOUNCE IT, BECAUSE AS IT HAPPENS IN THE UK THERE ARE INTRANSIGENT INSTITUTIONS AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN SHOCKING FOR ME TO KNOW THAT WHEN A STUDENT COMPLAIN IS SEEN AS TROUBLEMAKER AND ANY OTHER PROFESSOR WOULD NOT TAKE THE STUDENT. MORE OVER, AFTER ALL THE DAMAGE TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE STUDENT FOR LIBEL.

FROM MY POINT OF VIEW I WOULD NOT THINK IS LIBEL, IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THOUGHT. THE UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK ARE NOT PERFECT AND THEY ARE EXPOSED TO CRITICISM.
I WILL TAKE YOUR ADVICE

Msarajevo, I'll spell out the two clear consequences of going to the press.

1) If the press take your story, if there's anything in your story that cannot be proven you can expose yourself to civil action by the University or any individuals named in your story (i.e. liable and defamation of character). For this reason, I don't think the press will take your story.

2) If your story is published, you will be seen by other Universities as a troublemaker and it will be less likely you will be taken on for another PhD at least in the United Kingdom.

As already said, leave it in the hands of a lawyer if you think there's a case to answer. However, be aware if you have nothing more than word of mouth (material evidence, witnesses, etc.), you will have alot of difficulty in pursuing a case. Have you any solid evidence?

Universities are good at this and as well as my own experiences with my 'personality' Professor, I know of other cases where people who were not wanted were quietly moved on without the story reaching the public of press. It happens more because of self preservation in academia rather than outright corruption (though I have seen people sidelined so others can promote themselves up the career ladder too).

That said, in British academia more often than not you shouldn't have the problems you described and I think you've been desparately unlucky to find yourself in the situation you are in.

Ian (Mackem_Beefy)[/quote]

By the way, the OIA only compensate 1,000 pounds for distress and things like this, I need my studenship for studying another PhD AS SCIENCE IS MY PASSION.

According to the Universities regulations, when the communication between the supervisor and the student is broken, the student is entitled to change of supervisor. My former supervisor was childish and poor. For example, he locked computers in such way that I was not able to see relevant information for my experiments. We were two first year students and he failed the other one when she only had three months of starting her PhD. Many unethical issues happened in this lab and that was the reason I needed to leave it.
I appelead and complain and they dismissed because many people is involved in for example the head of the school and examiners. My examiners actually, gave me corrections for my report and the next day I was told that I had failed, how can be possible that one day I passed and the next I failed?? This is an issue that people should know, it is too much corruption I know that is difficult to believe, but is true.

Thank you

THAT IS A WISE ADVICE, YOU ARE RIGHT BUT I WENT TROUGH ALL THE DIPLOMATIC WAYS TO RESOLVE IT AND IT DID NOT WORK, I HAVE LOST TWO YEARS, MY IDEAS THAT MY FORMER SUPERVISOR WILL USE AND PUBLISH, AND MY FUNDING AROUNF 90,000 POUNDS THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN.

EVERYTHING I AM DOING NOW IS FOR MY FUNDING, UNETHICAL PEOPLE DO NOT CHANGE,

BUT VERY TRUE WHAT YOU SAY,

IF YOU FAVE TIME COULD YOU EXPLAIN ME WHAT ARE THE LEGAL ISSUES BY PUBLISHING ? IT THERE ANY PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IS THE TRUTH??

Well I had reported my case to my personal tutor immediately. It is a well documented case, however, the University ignores all the evidence. I had asked for a change of supervisor very politely but in the department did all this to make me do the viva to fail me. There is evidence that shows that I had asked for to the viva examination, to change of supervisor.

I decided to publish my story to the newspapers, I do not really care if they see me as international trouble maker, I was very polite and the Univerrsity push me to do this.

Thanks for your responses,

I am international student who chose the worst supervisor. At the begining of my PhD I noticed that everything was wrong. My PhD supervisor failed a student when she only had three months of starting her PhD. He treats students as research technitians and do not allow students to think by themselves. He does not read the written work, for example, in my first year report he only read about 5 pages and worst, he only thick references. Of course that I tried to change of supervisor three times, but the faculty did not allow it. I insist on that and the head of the school asked me to do the viva examination. My supervisor influenced the examiners however the gave me the corrections of my report. Until the next day I was told that I had failed and they managed to get rid of me. I cannot believe how corrupted is the british academia. I forgot to mention that for some experiments, a student gave me seed from a whitered plant! (i was working with plants).

I was told that sue is the only way to recover my funding, however, to sue the university cost 15,000 pounds.