18 December 2019
Queen Mary and School of Politics and International Relations – Support for January 2020 examinations and during Christmas and New Year Closure
Queen Mary* and the School of Politics and International Relations will close for the Christmas and New Year break on Monday 23 December 2019 and re-open on Thursday 2 January 2020, during this time any email sent to spir-assessments@qmul.ac.uk will not be answered. (*additional information on the opening of QMUL departments is given below).
If you have a query regarding your January 2020 examinations, we recommend:
- If you have a query about the syllabus/content of an examination, you should check the relevant QMPlus module announcements for information provided by the convenor. If you need to contact the convenor please note they may be on leave during the Christmas/New Year break.
- Copies of past examination papers are available for reference in the shared undergraduate area of QMPlus, ‘Past Examination Papers’ https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1315
- If you are experiencing difficulties submitting an assignment via QMPlus:
- Out of hours support from the E-Learning Unit at QMUL is available for 3 hours on the following days by emailing servicedesk@qmul.ac.uk
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
- Friday 27th December
- Saturday 28th December
- Sunday 29th December
- Monday 30th December
- Tuesday 31st December
- If you are unable to upload your assignment during the closure period, email your assignment to spir-assessments@qmul.ac.uk and the date/time of your email will be your time of submission.
- The Queen Mary Mile End library will be open as follows:
| Date | Opening Hours |
|---|
| Monday 23rd December |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve) |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day)* |
CLOSED ALL DAY |
| Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day)* |
CLOSED ALL DAY |
| Friday 27th December |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Saturday 28th December |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Sunday 29th December |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Monday 30th December |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Tuesday 31st December |
8.00 am – 8.00 pm |
| Wednesday 1st January (New Years’ Day)* |
CLOSED ALL DAY |
| Thursday 2nd January |
8.00 am - midnight |
| Friday 3rd January |
Open 24 / 7 |
***If your life is in danger or if you have a medical emergency (including mental health) call 999***
- Big White Wall. QMUL is able to offer all its students’ access to an online support service called ‘Big White Wall’. It offers unlimited 24/7 accessible online support with peers, chat online to clinicians, use self-help resources, join groups of take self-assessments. Lots of students at lots of universities find this an incredibly helpful resource. It is completely confidential and staff at the university cannot see what students may be writing or sharing, see http://www.dds.qmul.ac.uk/mentalhealth/big-white-wall/
- When will I receive my results? We are aiming to have provisional examination marks available on MySIS by Friday 14 February 2019. Results will be confirmed by the Subject Examination Board in June 2020 and formally released in the July.
