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Refunds of fees 2025/26

These are fee regulations that describe the circumstances in which refunds of fees may be made.

1.1

If you withdraw or interrupt your studies, you will be liable for fees as specified in the table in section 1.3 below. If you or your sponsor has already paid more than this, then (subject to the university refund policy) the excess will be refunded to the fee payer on request. 

1.2

For the purposes of these refunds, the date of withdrawal is defined as the last attendance date noted by the appropriate member of staff following the completion and sign-off of the withdrawal process.

Notification by any other means (such as verbal communication with a personal tutor, module convener or school administrator) will not constitute full withdrawal or interruption of studies and will not affect your fee liability. You will find the relevant forms in the Quality Manual.

1.3

If you have completed academically (in that all teaching sessions and examinations for the course have taken place), no refund will be due regardless of your withdrawal date.

1.4

The table below gives the fee liability if you withdraw or interrupt your studies. In all cases the dates of terms and semesters are those published on the university website regardless of the particular dates of study on any course.

Fee liability

Date of withdrawal	Fee payable
New UK home undergraduate or PGCE students
On or before 13 October 2025	No fee payable
Between 14 October 2025 and 11 January 2026	25% of the fee for the current academic year
Between 12 January 2026 and 26 April 2026	50% of the fee for the current academic year
On or after 27 April 2026	100% of the fee for the current academic year
Continuing UK home undergraduate or PGCE students
On or before 21 September 2025	No fee payable
Between 22 September 2025 and 11 January 2026	25% of the fee for the current academic year
Between 12 January 2026 and 26 April 2026	50% of the fee for the current academic year
On or after 27 April 2026	100% of the fee for the current academic year
New International undergraduate
On or before 13 October 2025	No fee payable
Between 14 October 2025 and 11 January 2026	34% of the fee for the current academic year
Between 12 January 2026 and 26 April 2026	67% of the fee for the current academic year
On or after 27 April 2026	100% of the fee for the current academic year
Continuing International undergraduate
On or before 21 September 2025	No fee payable
Between 22 September 2025 and 11 January 2026	34% of the fee for the current academic year
Between 12 January 2026 and 26 April 2026	67% of the fee for the current academic year
On or after 27 April 2026	100% of the fee for the current academic year
New postgraduate taught students
On or before 13 October 2025	No fee payable
Between 14 October 2025 and 4 February 2026	34% of the fee for the current academic year
Between 5 February 2026 and 26 April 2026	67% of the fee for the current academic year
On or after 27 April 2026	100% of the fee for the current academic year
Continuing postgraduate taught students
On or before 21 September 2025	No fee payable
Between 22 September 2025 and 4 February 2026	34% of the fee for the current academic year
Between 5 February 2026 and 26 April 2026	67% of the fee for the current academic year
On or after 27 April 2026	100% of the fee for the current academic year
Postgraduate research students
The last working day before or on the 14th day of the calendar month	No fee payable for the month
After the 14th day of the calendar month	Full fee payable for the month
Students taking presessional courses with the Centre for English Language Education
Courses of less than ten weeks duration	100% of the fee once registration is complete
Courses of greater than ten weeks duration:
By Friday of week one	No fee payable for the current ten week block
By Friday of week five	50% of the fee for the current ten week block
After Friday of week five	100% of the fee for the current ten week block

 

1.5

Any debt you owe to the university will be subtracted from the refund of any payments made. Refunds will be processed in UK Pounds Sterling.

1.6

The university may, at the discretion of the Financial Controller, make an administrative charge to recover the cost of making the refund and reduce the size of the refund by that amount.

1.7

If you receive funding from an organisation external to the university, that organisation may also have terms and conditions that could affect any refund (for example, over-borrowing/repayment regulations for US Federal Aid).

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