Postgraduate Research Degree Fees

Please note that this information on fees is intended as a guide only.

The fees listed are those payable directly to the University for registration on the programme of study and do not, of course, include such items as:

  • thesis/dissertation binding costs
  • conference registration and travel costs

Please see below the Home and International Postgraduate Research Degree fees for 2023/24 and 2024/25. 

The University reserves the right to revise rates for 2024/25 prior to 1 August 2024 in line, for example, with changes to higher education policy or inflationary increases in the University’s costs.

*This guidance relates to Postgraduate Research Programmes for Home Students. Please consult the relevant webpages for Postgraduate Taught Programmes for Home students and EU/International students.

**Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.

 

 

2023/24

2024/25

Programme

Mode

Home

International

Home

International

MPhil/PhD/Master by Research (MRes): Classroom-based programmes*

Full time

£4,712

£13,643

£4,786

£14,644

Part time

£2,356

£6,822

£2,393

£7,322

MPhil/PhD/Master by Research (MRes): Laboratory based programmes* including:

  • MRes Applied Science (Science and Engineering Pathway)
  • PhD Science and Engineering (usually excluding Maths and Computer Science)
  • MRes Biological Sciences
  • MRes Clinical Sciences
  • PhD Clinical Sciences

Full time

£4,712

£17,574

£4,786

£18,574

Part time

£2,356

£8,787

£2,393

£9,287

*Laboratory based/high-cost subject programmes are subject to an additional annual bench fee of £2,000 (pro-rata) for 2023/24, and £3,000 (pro-rata) for 2024/25, to cover the cost of consumables and specialist materials and equipment. A bench fee may be payable in respect of certain high-cost subjects for other routes. Details of any bench fee will be made clear in the interview and offer of admission.

Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) Theology and Religious Studies

Full time

£6,561

£13,643

£6,665

£14,644

Part time

£3,281

£6,822

£3,332

£7,322

Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) in Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies/ Psychological Trauma

Part time

£3,281

£6,822

£3,332

£7,322

Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) in Health and Social Care

Part time

£2,356

£6,822

£2,393

£7,322

Doctor of Education (EdD)

 

Full time

£4,712

£13,643

£4,786

£14,644

Part time

£2,356

£6,822

£2,393

£7,322

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Part time

£4,712

£8,787

£4,786

£9,287

Doctor of Professional Studies in Negotiated Management Specialism

Part-time

£4,712

£8,787

£4,786

£9,287