Learning Consent
Participation in Synthesis learning is educational and voluntary. This page sets the minimum conditions for responsible participation in practices, reflection and course activities.
Last updated: 10 November 2026
1. Educational scope
University courses present philosophical, historical and educational material. They are not medical treatment, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, legal advice or emergency support. A source discussing health or psychology does not turn the University into a regulated healthcare provider.
2. Participation is voluntary
You may ask a question, pause, skip a practice, stop an exercise or return to reading-only material. Declining an exercise is not treated as failure, lack of belief or lack of personal development.
3. Practical safety
- Do not carry out inward-focused or attention-intensive practices while driving, cycling, operating machinery or in another situation requiring continuous external attention.
- If an activity causes significant distress, disorientation, pain or another concerning reaction, stop the activity and use appropriate ordinary support or professional help where needed.
- Do not change prescribed treatment or professional advice because of a course statement or practice.
4. Privacy and personal disclosure
Ordinary participation does not require medical records, diagnoses, trauma history, sexual history, financial information or disclosure of private beliefs. Assignments should request only the information necessary for the educational task.
5. Source practices and editorial exercises
The University distinguishes an original source practice from an editorial adaptation or a newly created learning exercise. Historical descriptions are not automatically reconstructed as current practices when context, rights, authorisation or safety information is incomplete.
6. Four learner acknowledgements
Voluntary participation
I understand that I can pause or decline an exercise.
Educational scope
I understand that the activity is not medical or psychological treatment.
Safe setting
I will not perform an attention-intensive practice in a situation where doing so would be unsafe.
Appropriate support
If I need medical, psychological, legal or other professional advice, I will seek it independently from an appropriate professional.
7. Age and account rules
The current University participation terms use an 18+ operational rule for enrolment in online courses and in-person intensives. This is a service rule and is separate from the different legal questions that can apply to children’s consent for particular online data-processing activities.
8. Recording and marketing are separate
Accepting learning conditions does not grant permission to use your image, voice, testimonial or identifiable contribution in publicity. Recording and marketing permission, where relevant, must be requested separately.
9. Questions and corrections
If a practice description, source reference or instruction appears unclear, stop and ask rather than filling the gap by assumption. Use Contact & Learning Help or the relevant course question channel.