Admissions feedback, appeals and complaints

This page provides guidance for applicants on feedback on application outcomes and outlines opportunities for the review of applications and the route for complaints.

The University of Nottingham receives a considerable number of applications per place and as entry is competitive, it is, regrettably, unable to make every applicant an offer.

Due to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the University's policy on disclosure, the University will only correspond on any issue regarding an application with the applicant themselves, unless the applicant has provided written permission for the University to discuss their application with another person (for example, a parent, guardian or school adviser) or the person is listed as the undergraduate applicant's nominated contact on UCAS.

All unsuccessful applicants will receive a statement of feedback on their application record, which gives the specific reason for the application outcome. Due to the large volumes of applications received, we are unable to provide more detailed feedback in addition to this.

There is no right of appeal against the outcome of an admissions decision.

However, if additional relevant information can be provided by an applicant in support of their application - which was unavailable when the application was originally submitted - the University will take this into consideration and may review the application on the basis of such additional relevant information.

To provide additional information, please contact us using the enquiry form located in the 'Related Regulations, Policies and Procedures' section below. This must be done within 4 weeks of the admissions decision or before relevant UCAS / University deadlines, whichever is sooner. The additional information must be provided together with an explanation of why this was not available when the application was originally submitted.

Applicants have the right to express their dissatisfaction with the processing of their application.

Complaints must be made following the Policy on applicant complaints. For more information, please consult the ‘Related Regulations, Policies and Procedures’ section below. 

Enquiry form to provide additional information

Policy on applicant complaints

Applicant complaints procedure

Version Control Table

Version Number	Purpose/Change	Approving Committee	Date
1.0	Reformatted to align with new University of Nottingham Policy Management Framework based on content last modified on 21/06/2024	QSC	April 2025