2026/27 Postgraduate Research Fees Information for UK Applicants
This information is for students applying to study at Northumbria University in the academic year 2026/27. *PGR fees for Home fee paying students are yet to be announced.
Please note - A standard Full-Time course is 3 years, a standard Part-Time course is 5 years.
Band Details for PhD and MPhil Programmes
| Bands |
Band Details |
Full-Time UK Fees Per Year |
Part-Time UK Fees Per Year |
|
Band 1
|
Applies to PGR projects that can be completed within standard University-wide PGR resource provision.
|
TBC |
TBC |
|
Band 2
|
Typically applies to primarily desk-based PGR projects with modest requirements beyond standard University-wide PGR resource provision.*
|
TBC |
TBC |
|
Band 3
|
Applies to PGR projects with project-related requirements as identified for Band 2 and typically also including intensive fieldwork, or intensive access to specialist facilities such as laboratories, studios and associated specialist equipment, software and consumables.
|
TBC |
TBC |
|
Band 4
|
Shares the typical costs of Bands 2 & 3 and also includes access to premium facilities and/ or consumables.
|
TBC |
TBC |
Fees Details for PhD by Published Work
| |
Part-Time and Full-Time UK/EU Fees |
|
PhD Published Work
(staff-only fee)
|
TBC
|
|
PhD Published Work
(for alumni, those with a formal academic association, or partner organisations)
|
TBC |
*Typical project-related requirements include:
- Travel and subsistence for off-campus data collection, project meetings, conferences/research symposia (match-funded by appropriate RIS/external funding).
- Fees/charges for conferences (match-funded by appropriate RIS/external funding), publication, health, safety and well-being requirements, specialist services such as translation.
- Consumables of modest cost to support data collection/analysis activity and to meet health and safety requirements.
- Specialist hardware or software of modest cost specific to the project.
For Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Professional Doctorate in Design and Professional Doctorate in Health, Education and Society fees please see individual course pages.
Last updated: 23/10/2025
