Overview
- At Monday’s ceremony in Glasgow, the vice-chancellor publicly acknowledged Ethan Scott Brown before presenting his BSc Geography with Honours (2:1) to his family.
- A university investigation confirmed he was wrongly marked, and the family say the mistake went undetected by staff as well as by internal and external exam boards.
- The Lord Advocate has reopened the death investigation, with the Health & Safety Investigation Unit assessing possible health and safety breaches and Police Scotland instructed to gather further evidence.
- Following a referral from the Scottish Funding Council, the Quality Assurance Agency has completed a targeted peer review, with its report due in the coming months.
- The family, represented by solicitor Aamer Anwar, continues to seek a full, transparent inquiry, including a requested fatal accident inquiry and answers on whether other students were affected.