Advice & Support at Keele SU (ASK)

Advice & Support at Keele SU (ASK) is a dedicated advice service that is independent from the university. Our advisers provide free, confidential advice to our students on a range of issues.

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ASK is closed until 2 January 2025. Please follow this link for emergency contacts over the festive period.

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I signed up for accommodation but changed my mind - can I get out of my contract?

In ASK we get many enquiries from students who want to leave their tenancies early and some who have changed their minds before they've even moved in. On very rare occasions a tenancy agreement may have a clause allowing you to serve notice to leave early, but if yours doesn't have one you can normally only be released or have the terms of the tenancy varied if the landlord agrees to it. This is still the case, even if you never moved in.

 

We advise students to talk to their landlord about why they want to leave and see if the landlord is willing to negotiate. Most landlords will only agree to end the tenancy early if there is a replacement tenant to take over from you - you can try advertising to students on social media groups for Keele students and the Keele Studentpad message board.

Can I use AI to help me with my work?

You may find it helpful to use AI to give you ideas of what to include in your assignment. Make sure you always follow this up with your own research, using credible sources - AI tools are known to fabricate information and references.

 

It is an academic misconduct offence to submit an assessment containing any words generated by a software tool, such as ChatGPT or translation software, unless your assessment instructions tell you it can be used. This is because content produced by these platforms does not represent your own original work and you should not be using them to generate content to pass off as your own.

 

If your tutor does allow you to use AI, make sure you read the assessment instructions carefully.