Fees and funding

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • PhD (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): Band A - TBC by UKRI; Band B - £8,100; Band C - £13,900; Band D - £22,300; Band E - £37,900
    International, including EU, students (per annum): Band A - £31,400; Band B - £34,000; Band C - £39,800; Band D - £48,200; Band E - £63,800
  • PhD (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): Band A - TBC by UKRI; Band B - £4,050; Band C £6,950; Band D - £11,150; Band E - £18,950
    International, including EU, students (per annum): Band A - £15,700; Band B - £17,000; Band C £19,900; Band D - £24,100; Band E - £31,900

The tuition fee for each project will depend on the cost of running the project, including, required access to laboratory facilities, equipment and materials needed to carry out the research, and whether the project is lab-based or desk-based. We therefore estimate the fee based on different bands.

Fees quoted are fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum may be applied depending on fee status and band. For general fees information please visit the postgraduate fees page .

Always contact the Admissions team if you are unsure which fees apply to your project.

Scholarships/sponsorships

There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards at university, faculty and department level to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers.

For more information about our scholarships, visit our funding page to search for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.

Course unit details:
Preparing for your Final Year

Course unit fact file
Unit code COMP83020
Credit rating 0
Unit level FHEQ level 8 – doctoral degree
Teaching period(s) Full year
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The unit is intended to get students ready for thesis submission and oral examination. It also provides the PGRs with the tools to be able to interact with a non-technical audience.

Aims

The unit aims to give the PGR the skills to be able to understand the work they have left, effectively plan their time, prepare their thesis, and undertake their viva.
 

Knowledge and understanding

•    Explain the elements of a good Thesis. 
•    Describe what makes good Viva.
•    Summarise their contributions and impact.
•    Understand their responsibilities relating to thesis submission.

Intellectual skills

•    Demonstrate how to structure a CompSci focused thesis.
•    Demonstrate how to structure a CompSci focused oral viva.

Practical skills

•    Create an PhD Thesis.
•    Create a PGR Presentation for a Viva
•    Demonstrate how to effectively answer questions that may come up in a viva.
•    Define and Organise a set of Talking Points to accompany a viva.
•    Able to create a maintain a reasonable and realistic plan for completion.

Transferable skills and personal qualities

•    Textually compose complex academic information.
•    Verbally disseminate a series of complex research concepts as would be found in an academic presentation.
•    Convey a complex system / ideas / rationale / contribution / research questions using text and graphics.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Practical classes & workshops 20
Independent study hours
Independent study 30

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Gavin Brown Unit coordinator

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