How fees are charged for full-time and part-time PhD programmes, as well as PhDs by publication. Full-time study For full-time study, you will pay a total of three or four full-time annual fees (as appropriate) for the period of prescribed study under supervision. Part-time study For part-time study, you will pay a total of six or eight part-time annual fees (as appropriate) for the period of prescribed study under supervision. Part-time tuition fees are 50% of the full-time fee applicable for the programme of study in each academic session. Submitting your thesis early If you submit your thesis early, you must pay the remaining years’ fees on submission. PhD by publication If you submit for a PhD by publication, you will need to pay an examination fee on submission. Year Exam fee 2023-2024 £2,625 PhD programme fees PhD programme fees for each year of study can be found on our postgraduate research fees page. Postgraduate research fees This article was published on 2024-07-29