Fees and Funding

Fees for 2026-2027

All amounts quoted below are for each year of study (per annum).

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Qualification | Full time | Part time

PhD | £5,238 | £2,619

Masters by Research (MAR & MSCR) | £5,238 | £2,619

PhD in Global Education | N/A | £4,000

PhD by Publication | N/A | £2,619

Professional Engineering Doctorate (EngD) | £5,238 | £2,619

Doctoral Programme using Distance Learning (Structured PhD) | £5,238 | £2,619

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) | N/A | £11,000

N/A indicates that this programme does not run on a Full time option. Registration on subsequent years after the 4 years will incur a fee of £500 per year. Maximum registration period is 7 years

Overseas

Qualification | Full time | Part time

PhD | £16,500 | £8,300

Masters by Research (MAR & MSCR) | £16,500 | £8,300

PhD in Global Education (distance learning) | N/A | £8,300

PhD by Publication | N/A | £8,300

Professional Engineering Doctorate (EngD) | £16,500 | £8,300

Doctoral Programme using Distance Learning (Structured PhD) | £16,500 | £8,300

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) | N/A | £11,000

N/A indicates that this programme does not run on a Full time option. Registration on subsequent years after the 4 years will incur a fee of £500 per year. Maximum registration period is 7 years

Fees for 2025-2026

All amounts quoted below are for each year of study (per annum).

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Qualification | Full time | Part time

PhD | £5,005 | £2,502.50

Masters by Research (MAR & MSCR) | £5,005 | £2,502.50

PhD in Global Education | N/A | £4,000

PhD by Publication | N/A | £2,502.50

Professional Engineering Doctorate (EngD) | £5,005 | £2,502.50

Doctoral Programme using Distance Learning (Structured PhD) | £5,005 | £2,502.50

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) | N/A | £10,500

N/A indicates that this programme does not run on a Full time option. Registration on subsequent years after the 4 years will incur a fee of £500 per year. Maximum registration period is 7 years

Overseas

Qualification | Full time | Part time

PhD | £15,780 | £7,890

Masters by Research (MAR & MSCR) | £15,780 | £7,890

PhD in Global Education (distance learning) | N/A | £7,890

PhD by Publication | N/A | £7,890

Professional Engineering Doctorate (EngD) | £15,780 | £7,890

Doctoral Programme using Distance Learning (Structured PhD) | £15,780 | £7,890

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) | N/A | £10,500

N/A indicates that this programme does not run on a Full time option. Registration on subsequent years after the 4 years will incur a fee of £500 per year. Maximum registration period is 7 years

Bench Fees

In addition to the above fees some research projects may also charge bench fees, please discuss whether these apply with the Director of Studies named against the project for which you are applying. For details, please see the University’s Bench Fee Guidance document on how and when these will apply. This also includes fees charged to visiting Research Academics, Scholars, and students.

Prospects

Prospects has a collection of different funding opportunities that are available to students throughout their research degrees.

Postgraduate Studentships

Postgraduate Studentships is a website that provides information about different types of funding that are available to students throughout their period of research.

Postgraduate Loans (Masters by Research and Doctoral)

You may be able to get a UK loan from Student Finance England or Student Finance Wales for a Postgraduate degree in any subject.

For more information, please visit gov.uk .

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