2026/27 Postgraduate Research Fee Information for UK Applicants

This information is for students applying to study at Northumbria University in the academic year 2026/27.

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.	£5,238	£3,143
Band 2	Typically applies to primarily desk-based PGR projects with modest requirements beyond standard University-wide PGR resource provision.*	£6,515	£3,920
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.	£8,780	£5,275
Band 4	Shares the typical costs of Bands 2 & 3 and also includes access to premium facilities and/ or consumables.	£12,170	£7,310

Part-Time and Full-Time UK Fees

PhD Published Work

(staff-only fee)

£1,230

PhD Published Work

(for alumni, those with a formal academic association, or partner organisations)

£7,000

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.

Last updated: 25/03/2026

This information is for students applying to study at Northumbria University in the academic year 2025/26.

Please note - A standard Full-Time course is 3 years, a standard Part-Time course is 5 years.

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.	£4,969	£2,981
Band 2	Typically applies to primarily desk-based PGR projects with modest requirements beyond standard University-wide PGR resource provision.*	£6,072	£3,643
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.	£8,280	£4,968
Band 4	Shares the typical costs of Bands 2 & 3 and also includes access to premium facilities and/ or consumables.	£11,589	£6,953

Part-Time and Full-Time UK/EU Fees

PhD Published Work

(staff-only fee)

£1,230

PhD Published Work

(for alumni, those with a formal academic association, or partner organisations)

£7,000

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.