Student killed himself after being wrongly told he had failed his course

Glasgow University has been accused of failing a student who killed himself on graduation day after being wrongly told he had not done well enough to get his degree.

- Severin Carrell

Ethan Scott Brown was failed by Glasgow University, his mother said

Ethan Scott Brown, a 23-year-old geography student was told repeatedly he had failed to get a key grade for one course and could not be awarded his degree in September 2024.

His family said that he took his own life at home in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, on the day he would have graduated, 13 December. He was found by his mother, Tracy Scott.

An internal inquiry by the university set up after pressure from Brown's family found "systemic" errors in the way his degree had been graded, due largely to confusion about its assessment rules.