University of Bristol seeks to appeal ruling on death of student

Institution says it wants “absolute clarity” for higher education sector on implications of court judgment

The University of Bristol is planning to appeal a court judgment that found it made “insufficient” adjustments for the academic assessment of a student who died by suicide.

In 2018, 20-year-old Bristol physics student Natasha Abrahart died by suicide before she was due to give a presentation to fellow students. The university has previously said that Abrahart was struggling with her mental health and had been receiving specialist NHS care at the time of her death.