University of Sydney admits exam results sent to wrong students after processing error

An email blunder at the University of Sydney sent students into a spin after a “processing issues” resulted in exam results being sent to the wrong recipients. Undergraduate and postgraduate students across multiple faculties, including economics, arts, and business, received not only their own results but also the results of other students in various subjects. The Sydney Morning Herald reports an email was received by one student, which read: “Your semester unit of study results are displayed below. Results will only appear if they have been approved by the university.” That email contained the results of four courses in a master’s of marine science and management – which the student does not study. On Wednesday afternoon, the university again contacted students to say the wrong results had been emailed in addition to the students’ actual results due to a “processing error”. “Today, students received two results emails. You have one email with your results, and we assure you that these results are correct. This results email will match the units of study in which you were enrolled,” the email said. The university later provided an update, acknowledging some students had received two emails, one of which contained incorrect semester 2 results. “We quickly wrote to all students and assured them their correct results were included in emails that matched all their enrolled units of study,” the statement read. “We’re now reissuing our semester 2 results emails and all students should receive them later tonight. “We’ll then remove both results emails that were sent this morning. “The emails with incorrect results did not include any other students’ names or personal identifiable information. “We know this could have caused stress and confusion – support is available for anyone who may need it.”