Section 7 Publication of Results

Published for 2025-26.

7 Publication of Results

Formal publication of degree outcomes

  1. Students will be informed by email of the date when their formal results will be published on the student records database, Portico.
  2. The proceedings of the Board of Examiners, and the final degree outcomes, should not be communicated to students ahead of the formal publication of results by UCL Student Records.
  3. Exceptionally, the Chair of the Board of Examiners may permit the disclosure of results before the formal publication date if the results are needed for an application e.g. for Research Council Funding. 

Release of provisional marks

  1. Board of Examiners are permitted to release unconfirmed provisional component and module marks to students, prior to the formal publication of degree outcomes by UCL.
  2. In the case of coursework, markers are permitted to release unconfirmed provisional marks and feedback to students, prior to formal consideration by the Board of Examiners.
  3. Any marks released before confirmation by the relevant Board of Examiners are provisional and therefore subject to change.
  4. To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) tutors must ensure that, when returning work, marks and comments remain private to the student concerned unless, in the case of tutorials etc, it is agreed by the students present that such data can be disclosed.
  5. For further guidance see Annex 4.3.4: Protocols for the Release of Provisional Results. 

Retention of Assessed Student Work

  1. UCL’s policy on the retention of records is laid out in its Record Retention Schedule.
  2. More information and guidance on records management can be found on the Records Office webpages. The Records Office can be contacted by email: records.office@ucl.ac.uk 

Release of Examination Scripts

  1. Examination scripts will not routinely be returned to students.
  2. To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), students may request to see comments on examination scripts in a legible form, although the original scripts themselves do not have to be made available. Any queries should be made to UCL Legal Services.