Tuition fees for postgraduate research International students

Transfer to writing up fees

This change takes effect for students who registered on, or after, 1 October 2016.

Note that we apply a reduced fee when you have formally transferred to the stage of your studies when you are writing up your thesis. This is after a minimum of three years for full-time students and a minimum of four years for part-time students. Transfer to writing up status is not automatic. Your faculty will be asked to confirm that you have completed any experimentation or data collection and are drafting your final thesis.  

Following transfer to writing up full-time students, and part-time students at the point of transfer, will be charged as follows:

Full-time

Submission date after transfer	Fee
First three months	No fee
Second three months	£500
Third three months	£1,000 (£1,500 in total)
Fourth three months	£1,000 (£2,500 in total)
After 12 months	Full standard home fee per year

Part-time

Submission date after transfer	Fee
First six months	No fee
Second six months	£500
Third six months	£1,000 (£1,500 in total)
Fourth six months	£1,000 (£2,500 in total)
After 24 months	Full standard home fee per year

Students who are required to undertake major corrections, which involve a further re-examination of the thesis, will be charged a one-off fee (currently £500) during the following 12-month period.

Please note, the 15% Alumni Discount is not applicable to the writing up fee.

This fee is also not reduced if you submit your thesis earlier.