Banned Catholic pro-life midwifery student wins apology and payout

In January, The Telegraph reported how Ms Rynkiewicz, an undergraduate at the University of Nottingham, faced expulsion from her degree after lecturers raised concerns about her fitness to practice.

University officials later U-turned on their decision and dismissed the case against her, leaving Ms Rynkiewicz, who is Catholic and who lives in southeast London, demanding an apology from university bosses “as a matter of justice”.

Following the dismissal of the allegations against her, the midwifery student filed a formal complaint with the university. It has now conceded a settlement and apology.

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Ms Rynkiewicz served as president of ‘Nottingham Students for Life’, a pro-life student society that was initially denied affiliation by Nottingham University’s Students’ Union.

Concerns around Rynkiewicz’s fitness to practise centered on material available at the society’s freshers’ fair stall, as well as her public association with the society.

In the wake of the Fitness to Practise panel dismissing all allegations against her, she believes that she was unfairly targeted for her beliefs, that there were significant procedural failures compromising the investigation, and that the university should apologise to her.