Common use of EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL Clause in Contracts

EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL. There may be circumstances outside the control of the University that impact on your programme of study. Such circumstances may include but not be limited to: • Severe weather, fire, flood, act of God, terrorism, cyber-attack, civil disorder, political unrest, government restrictions, travel restrictions, pandemic or epidemic; • Industrial action (including that which may involve University staff); • Telecommunications or power failure; • Health, safety and welfare, for example transmission of a serious illness; • Any law or any action taken by a government or public authority, for example if the University is not legally permitted by the UK Government to provide your chosen programme into your country, or your country’s government/regime will not let you receive the programme (for example, because it deems the content to be illegal, there are imposed firewalls and/or internet access has been removed); or • A key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to supervise or teach, where the module content relies on their area of expertise (although we usually have alternative staff members). Where your programme has content, a placement, supervision or funding provided by a third party, the University will seek to have contractual assurance from that third party that the part of your programme they are delivering is secure for the relevant period of your programme. However, that third party may also experience such circumstances outside its control that directly affect its contribution to your programme and in such an instance, may withdraw its contribution. The University will endeavour to minimise the impact to you and your programme if any of these circumstances happen, however we cannot be held responsible for any loss, damage, inconvenience, expense, variation or failure in provision of our services to you resulting from such circumstances.

EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL. There may be circumstances outside the control of the University that impact on your programme of study. Such circumstances may include but not be limited to: •  Severe weather, fire, flood, act of God, terrorism, cyber-attack, civil disorder, political unrest, government restrictions, travel restrictions, pandemic or epidemic; •  Industrial action (including that which may involve University staff); •  Telecommunications or power failure; •  Health, safety and welfare, for example transmission of a serious illness; •  Any law or any action taken by a government or public authority, for example if the University is not legally permitted by the UK Government to provide your chosen programme into your country, or your country’s government/regime will not let you receive the programme (for example, because it deems the content to be illegal, there are imposed firewalls and/or internet access has been removed); or •  A key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to supervise or teach, where the module content relies on their area of expertise (although we usually have alternative staff members). Where your programme has content, a placement, supervision or funding provided by a third party, the University will seek to have contractual assurance from that third party that the part of your programme they are delivering is secure for the relevant period of your programme. However, that third party may also experience such circumstances outside its control that directly affect its contribution to your programme and in such an instance, may withdraw its contribution. The University will endeavour to minimise the impact to you and your programme if any of these circumstances happen, however we cannot be held responsible for any loss, damage, inconvenience, expense, variation or failure in provision of our services to you resulting from such circumstances.