Warwick University has agreed to pay a student who is seriously ill with cancer £12,000 in damages for the “distress and inconvenience” caused by not allowing her to extend her course as a result of her health condition.
Riham Sheble, an international postgraduate film and television studies student at Warwick was diagnosed with uterine sarcoma – a rare and aggressive form of cancer – in February 2021.
Her payout has been hailed as a significant victory for overseas students with disabilities in the UK by Unis Resist Border Controls (URBC)) and Warwick University and College Union who fought for her to be allowed to extend her study period.
The university has acknowledged that its handling of her extension of studies request submitted in April 2022 did not adequately provide reasonable adjustments for her cancer as a form of disability and after a-seven month battle has agreed to pay her the sum.
