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Tuition Fees List: Home (Postgraduate Research)

Last updated: 6 February 2026

Please refer to your course to locate the relevant fee rate. Courses starting in 2026/27 will be subject to a fee increase each year.

PhD fees

Attendance modeYear of study2026/272025/262024/252023/242022/23
Full Time1-4£5,350£5,350£5,100£5,100£5,100
Part Time1-6£3,575£3,575£3,400£3,400£3,400
Full Time5+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525
Part Time7+
£1,600
£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525

Students will be charged the annual fee until they finish the expected duration of the course or submit their thesis at which time the university will suspend further direct debit collection and refund any fees paid for the remaining part of the year on a pro rata basis. Students will be charged a continuation fee from the point of submission of thesis until the board of examiners confirms the award. If a student submits in advance of their expected course duration end date, they will move on to the continuation fee status.

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2022/23 – PhD: Annual Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of entryAttendance mode2020/21
2021/22
2019/202018/192017/182016/17
Full Time£5,000£5,800£5,770£5,580£5,580
Part Time£3,333.33£3,000£2,885£2,795£2,795
Full Time 5+£1,500£5,800£5,770£5,580£5,580
Part Time 7+£1,500£3,000£2,885£2,795£2,795
Delivered in the UK or by distance-learning

PhD Visiting Research Student

Year of entry2026/272025/262024/252023/242022/232021/22
Home students:
3 months
1 year

£825
£3,200

£800
£3,100

£750
£2,950

£750
£2,950

£750
£2,950

£735
£2,890

Masters by Research / Master of Research (MRes)

Attendance modeYear of study2026/272025/262024/252023/242022/23
Full time1-2£5,350£5,350£5,100£5,100£5,100
Part Time1-3£3,575£3,575£3,400£3,400£3,400
Full Time3+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525
Part Time4+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2022/23 – Masters by Research: Annual Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of entryAttendance modeYear of study2021/22
2020/21
2019/202018/192017/182016/17
Full Time1-2£5,000£5,800£5,770£5,580£5,580
Part time1-3£3,333.33£3,000£2,885£2,795£2,795
Full Time3+£1,500£5,800£5,770£5,580£5,580
Part time4+£1,500£3,000£2,885£2,795£2,795
Delivered in the UK or by distance-learning

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2022/23 – MRes: Annual Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of entryAttendance modeYear of study2020/21
2021/22
2019/202018/192017/182016/17
Full Time1-2£5,000£5,315£5,150£4,980£4,980
Part Time1-3£3,333.33£2,660£2,575£2,490£2,490
Full Time3+£1,500£5,315£5,150£4,980£4,980
Part Time4+£1,500£2,660£2,575£2,490£2,490

Students will be charged the annual fee until they finish the expected duration of the course or submit their thesis at which time the university will suspend further direct debit collection and refund any fees paid for the remaining part of the year on a pro rata basis. Students will be charged a continuation fee from the point of submission of thesis until the board of examiners confirms the award. If a student submits in advance of their expected course duration end date, they will move on to the continuation fee status.

Professional Doctorates

Professional Doctorate: Annual Fees

Students will be charged the annual fee until they finish the expected duration of the course or submit their thesis at which time the university will suspend further direct debit collection and refund any fees paid for the remaining part of the year on a pro rata basis. Students will be charged a continuation fee from the point of submission of thesis until the board of examiners confirms the award. If a student submits in advance of their expected course duration end date, they will move on to the continuation fee status.

Attendance modeYear of course2026/272025/262024/252023/242022/232021/22
Doctorate in Business AdministrationFull time1-4£9,550£9,275£8,825£8,200£7,800£7,637.50
Doctorate in Business AdministrationFull time5+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500
Doctorate of Education 1-2£6,700£5,125£4,875£4,545£4,545£4,450
Doctorate of Education Part time3-6£3,350£2,550£2,437.50£2,372.50£2,372.50£2,225
Doctorate of Education Part time7+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500
Doctorate of Education Full time3-4£6,700£5,125£4,875£4,545£4,545£4,450
Doctorate of Education Full time5+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500
Professional Doctorate in
Sport and Exercise
Part time1-4£4,225£4,100£3,900£3,625£3,480N/A
Professional Doctorate in
Sport and Exercise
Part time5+£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2020/21 – Professional Doctorate Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of entry2019/202018/192017/182016/17
Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), Media Communications (DMC)

Year 4+



£3,000



£2,885



£2,750



£2,750
Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise (DSAE)

Year 4+



£3,000



£2,885



£2,500



£2,500
Professional Doctorate of Education (EdD)

Year 4+


£3,000


£2,885


N/A


N/A

Continuation Fee:

Year of entry2026/272025/262024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Applied annually for students on years of study after the expected duration of their programme or at the point of thesis submission. Please refer to the Tuition Fee policy for more details£1,600£1,600£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500

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