Postgraduate Research Degree Fees

Research Fees 2025/26

Full-time courses

Category Fees per year
Taught in the UK Home £5,006
Taught in the UK International £16,950
Distance Learning Overseas /International £10,600

 

Part -time courses

Category Fees per year
Taught in the UK Home £2,503
Taught in the UK International £8,475 (not tier 4)
Taught in the UK Home by Distance Learning £2,503
Distance Learning Overseas /International £5,300

 

All the above fees are provisional and are subject to final ratification.

Please note: The university does not offer Tier 4 sponsorship for part-time courses. If you are an international student you will need to demonstrate you have a right to study in the UK.

 Other Fees

Category Fees per year
Writing Up Fee (Write up period 12 months only)

£1,000
PhD by Published Work (Staff Only) £1,000
Higher Doctorate £1,000

 

How long are the research programmes? 

Programme Mode of attendance Hours per week Weeks per year Normal Programme Length Max Programme Length Programme Breakdown
PhD Full-time At least 35 hours per week Minimum of 45 weeks per year Three years Four years 3 years study (+ 1 year write-up period if required)
PhD Part-time At least 15-18 hours per week Minimum of 45 weeks per year Four years Eight years 7 years study (+ 1 years write-up period if required)
MPhil Full-time At least 35 hours per week Minimum of 45 weeks per year 18 months Two years 1 year study + (1 year write-up period if required)
MPhil Part-time At least 15-18 hours per week Minimum of 45 weeks per year Two years Four years 3 years study + (1 year write-up period if required)
International Distance Full-time At least 35 hours per week Minimum of 45 weeks per year Three years Four Years  3 years study + (1 year write-up period if required)
International Distance Part-time At least 15-18 hours per week Minimum of 45 weeks per year Four years Eight years 7 years study + (1 year write-up period if required)

 

Research Support Fees

Research Support fees (sometimes called Bench fees) are a fee charged to provide funding to cover research-related items/activities which are essential in order to carry out the research. Research Support fees are an annual charge which will apply in addition to the tuition fee in each year of the programme, except the writing up year.

The amount of such charges will be agreed at the outset. For full details of the fees and what they cover view the Policy on Research Support Fees for Postgraduate Research Students (Word doc 25k)

Need funding?

Check out the opportunities for financial support for research study.