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Sally There was a big exchange about this on the admin-student mailbase about a year ago. My take on it was that most HE institutions felt it reasonable (much as you say) to inform students at the outset that open publishing of their degree result will be part of the processing that they consent to when they join the University. There were differences of opinion between HEIs about whether to allow opting-out by individuals, and also about the publishing of *failure* results. For what it's worth, our current position is: * warn about open publication of results at the outset; * no opt-out option from open publishing of the bare fact of the award - eg in degree conferment programmes - for reasons sketched below; * no publication of fail results; * currently reviewing whether to amend the policy of publishing, via internally-posted pass lists, the >class< of degree. The underlying issue, it seems, is that most HE institutions regard the fact of an award (and/or conferral) of degree to person X as >public information<. Some go further and regard class of degree as also being public information (personally, I don't agree). HEIs certainly have history on their side in this areat, and quite possibly the law relating to their incorporation (for 'old' universities, anyway). The DP Registrar's advice at the time, however, was directly contradictory - more along the line that additional, explicit consent would be required from every student for such publication. I don't know whether this is still the DPR's position (my impression is that the DPR's line on similar issues since then has started to become tempered by reality, but part of the problem here is that HEIs have found the advice from the DPR to be so consistently advice that they don't like, such that many colleagues have ceased asking questions!) Hope this helps Owen On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:52:26 +0000 [log in to unmask] wrote: > From: [log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:52:26 +0000 > Subject: displaying student results > To: [log in to unmask] > Cc: [log in to unmask] > > > In the past we have printed a published list of student results > on our notice boards, we now wish to put them on the web (intranet) > Because of the new requirements when collecting data should we amend > our enrolment form to specifically say that we will be publishing > results for open access (notice boards are visible to anyone in the > buildings of course student,staff or visitor) As this is not NEW > processing do you think we are already covered for this disclosure? > We have amended the form for graduation which now says we shall > publish a list in a souvenir book and print lists on t-shirts unless > the student doesn't want to. > > Comments and policies gratefully received > > Sally Justice _____ Owen Richards Academic Registrar Sussex University Tel: 01273 877019 Email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%