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Fees for 2023/24

Home (fees are subject to an annual increase)

Status Study mode Full time Part time
Home Based at Reading £4,712 £2,356
Working away* £2,356 £1,178

International: programmes commencing in 2022/23

Status Study mode Full time Part time
International Band 1** Based at Reading £19,000 £9,500
Working away* £9,500 £4,750
International Band 2** Based at Reading £21,350 £10,675
Working away* £10,675 £5,338

International: programmes commencing in 2021/22

Status Study mode Full time Part time
International Band 1** Based at Reading £17,320 £8,660

Working away* £8,660 £4,330
International Band 2** Based at Reading £20,830 £10,415
Working away* £10,415 £5,208

International: programmes commencing in 2020/21

Status Study mode Full time Part time
International Band 1** Based at Reading £16,890 £8,445

Working away* £8,445 £4,223
International Band 2** Based at Reading £20,315 £10,158
Working away* £10,158 £5,079

* Working away includes students on split-site or PhD by Distance programmes.

** International fees vary depending on the subject being studied: Band 1 subjects generally do not involve laboratory work, whereas Band 2 subjects generally involve significant laboratory study or workshop content.

Fees beyond the minimum registration period

If you have completed the minimum registration period for your doctoral research programme (as set out in the Code of Practice on Research Students), you will be required to pay one of the following fees:

  • the appropriate full-time fee – if you are continuing to receive supervision and using University facilities on a full-time basis
  • a Continuation Fee of £618 in 2023/24 – if you are continuing to receive supervision but you are no longer using University facilities.

If you submit your thesis within three months of your minimum registration date, you will be refunded two thirds of your Continuation Fee, providing that this has been paid in full. No refunds will be made for submissions after this date.

The University will have the discretion to decide the appropriate fee rate that will be applied after the minimum registration period has elapsed. This will be on the basis of information provided by the relevant academic School.