University apologises after Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended and investigated over links to an anti-abortion group
The University of Nottingham has paid a settlement to a midwifery student who was suspended from her course because of her association with a student group opposed to abortion rights, admitting it was “considering how we might approach such cases differently in future”.
Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her course and faced a four-month fitness to practice investigation because of her links to Nottingham Students for Life, according to legal advocacy organisation ADF International. Rynkiewicz was president of the group, which was initially denied affiliation with the Nottingham University Students’ Union.
This article on Research Professional News is only available to Research Professional or Pivot-RP users.
Research Professional users can log in and view the article via this link
Pivot-RP users can log in and view the article via this link.