'It wasn't just confusion, it was heartbreak': Student wrongly told she failed her degree and could not attend graduation

NewsManchester Metropolitan UniversityMolly is one of hundreds of students who recieved the email06:07, 23 Jul 2026A student from Manchester Metropolitan University has described her heartbreak after her graduation was seemingly cancelled just days before the ceremony was set to take place.‌Molly, 25, studied Primary Education with QTS at Manchester Metropolitan University and has successfully qualified as a teacher. But for a moment, there was doubt around the whole thing.‌Molly was one of hundreds who received an email on Friday (July 17) in which the university delivered the devastating news that she had failed the year. Except she hadn’t.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter‌The email dropped into inboxes at 12.48pm, just four days before