MRes students in the taught phase of their programme (who have yet to upgrade)
Pre-upgrade, MRes students are governed by the regulations for Masters programmes and you should read the advice above.
Which assessments are included in your email
Your January exam provisional marks email will include marks for in-person exams that took place between Wednesday 8 January and Friday 17 January 2025, this includes both traditional hand-written exams and e-exams. Online assessments are not included, even if they were in the central exam timetable.
If you are taking resit or deferred exams in January (i.e. as part of RDAP1) you will not receive provisional results for these courses. Results for RDAP1 assessments will be published on Thursday 20 March 2025.
Deferred assessments
If you deferred an exam then the word 'Deferred' will appear next to the course. Visit when will I take my deferred assessment to find out when you will sit deferred exams.
Absences
If you were absent from an exam then the word 'Absent' will appear in the email. Visit re-entry for information about when you will sit these exams.
Missing marks
If a mark is not showing this means that it was not submitted in time to be released. You may wish to contact the department responsible for running the course to find out when they may be able to release the mark to you.
Please remember that only marks for in-person exams will show in this email. Provisional marks for other types of assessment may be available from the department that runs the course. Marks for RDAP1 assessments will not be included.
Banked marks
The email will show any marks that have been 'banked'. For example, if you passed a January exam in a course last year, but are re-sitting another assessment component in the same course this year, the January exam mark from last year will show on your email because it has been 'banked'.
If things have not gone to plan
Check out the LSE Student Support Map for details of the different types of support available at LSE. We understand that getting unexpected results may be a worrying experience, if you need emotional or wellbeing support you can access LSE's wellbeing resources or contact your doctor.
What happens next will depend on a number of factors such as whether there are other assessments in the course and how many attempts you have remaining. Your supervisor, departmental staff or the PhD Adcademy will be able to guide you on what happens next.
You cannot appeal against provisional marks or request an administrative mark check for them. Visit Challenging Results to find information about how and when you can appeal or request an administrative mark check.
Questions about your provisional marks
It is not possible for the PhD Academy or the Student Services Centre to discuss provisional marks. If you have any queries about a mark please contact the academic department responsible for teaching the course.