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Writing Up and Training Support fees for postgraduate students

As part of your postgraduate tuition fees, you may need to pay Training Support and Writing Up fees.

Writing Up fees

If you are a PhD student, you will need to write up your work after the minimum period of attendance. You will need to pay either an annual Continuation fee or an annual Administration fee.

If you are a master’s student and have an extension due to extenuating circumstances, you may need to pay either an annual Continuation fee or an annual Administration fee.

Continuation fee

If you have completed the prescribed minimum period of attendance, have completed the work and require only minimum supervision and access to the Library, you must pay an annual continuation fee. For each year you are writing up with supervision you must pay:

  • £648 for the 2023/24 academic year
  • £680 for the 2024/25 academic year

You will continue to have access to Digital, Data & Technology (DD&T) services, including your email account.

Administration fee

If you have completed the prescribed minimum period of attendance, have completed the work and no longer require supervision and access to the Library, you must pay an annual administration fee for each year this applies:

  • £108 for the 2023/24 academic year
  • £110 for the 2024/25 academic year

You will continue to have access to DD&T services, including your email account.

Training Support fees (TSF)

If you are a PhD student, you may be charged a Training Support fee on top of your tuition fee. You will receive details of this charge in your offer letter. When you accept your offer of a place, you will also need to accept the TSF.

Training Support fees, sometimes called 'Bench fees', provide funding to the department which will assist your research project so that they can help you complete your PhD. Any equipment bought with a TSF belongs to the University, not to you or any sponsor.

The TSF can cover a range of costs, including training, conference attendance, laboratory consumables, printing, photocopying, books, laptops and other project costs. How they are used depends on your research project and you will be able to discuss this in detail with your supervisor at the University.

Find out more about tuition fees