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Postgraduate research courses 2025/26

The below tables give the fees for full-time students.

Part-time and part-course students will pay a proportion of the stated fee for each year of the course depending on the amount of study they are undertaking. For full details, refer to the fee regulations.

Schools and departments

Inter-Campus PhD

For the fees charged for an inter-campus PhD (a PhD where the period of study is at more than one of the university's campuses), please see exceptional fees.

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American and Canadian Studies

American and Canadian Studies fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Biosciences

Biosciences fees

Code/type	Qualification	Title	UK home fee	International fee
D63R	MRes	Brewing Science	£9,250	See note ^
D61R	MRes	Food Sciences	£9,250	See note ^
D61T	MRes	Sensory Science	£9,250	See note ^
All MPhil courses	MPhil		£5,350	See note ^
All other MRes courses	MRes		£5,350	See note ^
All PhD courses	PhD		£5,350	See note ^^

^ International fee: £32,400 or £38,400 depending on the nature of your project. An assessment will be made on receipt of your project proposal and confirmed in your offer letter. For details, contact biosciences-research@nottingham.ac.uk.

^^ International fee: £32,400 for low-cost projects, £35,750 for high-cost lab-based, £44,000 for technically intensive or specialised projects with high consumable costs, or £56,400 for exceptional technically intensive or specialised projects with high consumable costs. An assessment will be made on receipt of your project proposal and confirmed in your offer letter. For details, biosciences-research@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Business School

Business School fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Chemistry

Chemistry fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	See note ^
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	See note ^
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	See note ^

^ International fee: £32,400 or £38,400 depending on the nature of your project. An assessment will be made on receipt of your project proposal and confirmed in your offer letter. For details, contact chem.admissions@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Classics and Archaeology

Classics and Archaeology fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Computer Science

Computer Science fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£30,750
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£30,750

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Cultural, Media and Visual Studies

Cultural, Media and Visual Studies fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Economics

Economics fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Education

Education fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All EdD courses	EdD	£5,350	£23,000
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All other PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Engineering

Engineering fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	See note ^
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£30,750
All other EngD courses	EngD	£5,350	£30,750
All PhD courses (Nottingham UK based)	PhD	£5,350	See note ^
All PhD courses (Nottingham UK/Ningbo based)	PhD	£5,350	See note ^^

^ International fees: £23,000 for social sciences based or £30,750 for science based.

^^ The fee for the joint Nottingham/Ningbo PhD will be based on the relevant fees at Nottingham and at Ningbo. Typically, it will be calculated at 50% of the Nottingham UK fee and 50% of the Nottingham Ningbo fee.

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English

English fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Geography

Geography fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	See note ^
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	See note ^
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	See note ^

^ International fees: £23,000 for social sciences based or £30,750 for science based.

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Health Sciences

Health Sciences fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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History

History fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Law

Law fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Life Sciences

Life Sciences fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All DM courses	DM	£5,350	See note ^
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	See note ^
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£30,750
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	See note ^

^ International fees: £24,300 for low-cost, £32,400 for lab-based, £38,400 for high-cost lab-based or £44,000 for exceptional technically intensive or specialised projects with high consumable costs. For details, contact life-sciences-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Mathematical Sciences

Mathematical Sciences fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Medicine

Medicine fees

Code/type	Qualification	Title	UK home fee	International fee
C89G	PhD	Applied Psychology (Greece)	£10,400	£28,200
C89E	MSc (by Research)	Forensic and Criminological Psychology	£12,750	£28,200
C81Q	DForenPsy	Forensic Psychology – full programme	£12,750	£28,200
C89Q	DForenPsy	Forensic Psychology – top-up	£12,750	£28,200
C81N	DForenPsy	Forensic Psychology (part-time)	£7,650	£16,920
All DM courses	DM		£5,350	See note ^^
All MPhil courses	MPhil		£5,350	See note ^^
All other MRes courses	MRes		£5,350	See note ^^
All other PhD courses	PhD		£5,350	See note ^^

^ Successful applicants for this course are employed by the NHS as trainee clinical psychologists and course fees are covered by the funding body. For details, contact medicine-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk.

^^ International fees: £23,000 for low-cost, £28,200 for medium-cost in applied psychology and paediatric pharmacology, £32,400 for lab-based, £38,400 for high-cost lab-based, £44,000 for technically intensive or specialised projects with high consumable costs or £56,400 for exceptional technically intensive or specialised projects with high consumable costs. For details, contact medicine-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Modern Languages and Cultures

Modern Languages and Cultures fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Music

Music fees

Code/type	Qualification	Title	UK home fee	International fee
W30T	MRes	Music	£5,350	£23,000
All MPhil courses	MPhil		£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes		£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD		£5,350	£23,000

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Pharmacy

Pharmacy fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	See note ^
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	See note ^
All other PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	See note ^

^ International fees: £28,200 for research in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy or £32,400 for other research. For details, contact pharmacy-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Philosophy

Philosophy fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Physics and Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£30,750
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£30,750
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£30,750

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Politics and International Relations

Politics and International Relations fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Psychology

Psychology fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All DAppEdPsy courses	DAppEdPsy^	TBC	£32,400
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£30,750
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£30,750

^ Applicants who are resident in the UK can apply for funding through the Clearing House for Postgraduate Educational Psychology courses, which is administered by the National College for Teaching and Leadership, part of the Department for Education. For details, contact ruth.keetley@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Sociology and Social Policy

Sociology and Social Policy fees

Code/type	Qualification	Title	UK home fee	International fee
All DPM courses	DPM		£5,350	£23,000
All DPP courses	DPP		£5,350	£23,000
All MPhil courses	MPhil		£5,350	£23,000
All other PhD courses	PhD		£5,350	£23,000

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Theology and Religious Studies

Theology and Religious Studies fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	£23,000
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	£23,000
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	£23,000

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Veterinary Medicine and Science

Veterinary Medicine and Science fees

Code/type	Qualification	UK home fee	International fee
All DVetMed courses	DVetMed	£5,350	See note ^
All DVetSurg courses	DVetSurg	£5,350	See note ^
All MPhil courses	MPhil	£5,350	See note ^
All MRes courses	MRes	£5,350	See note ^
All MVM courses	MVM	£5,350	See note ^
All MVS courses	MVS	£5,350	See note ^
All PhD courses	PhD	£5,350	See note ^

^ International fees: £28,200 for low-cost, £32,400 for lab-based, £38,400 for high-cost lab-based or £44,000 for exceptional technically intensive or specialised projects with high consumable costs. For details, contact veterinary-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk.

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