Your application

View the progress of your application

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirmation. You can view the progress of your application in your applicant portal.

How we assess your application

To assess your application we look at:

  • your university degree grade (or your results so far, if you are still studying)
  • the grades achieved in individual units/components of your degree 
  • your references (if requested)
  • your personal statement (if requested)
  • your research proposal (for relevant programmes only).

Some programmes may also have additional requirements specified in the application form, which will need to have been completed before your application can be assessed. Please check the relevant admissions statement before applying.

Update your referee information

Through the Referees tile in your applicant portal:

  • You can view the status of your online references.
  • To make changes to referee information, Remove the referee you wish to update then Add Referee to resubmit with the updated information.
  • You can add up to five referees in total.
  • If a referee has not submitted their reference, you can send them a reminder by selecting Resend email.

Alternatively, you can upload your reference as a document through the Upload documents tile in your applicant portal.

Please note: you cannot view the reference you have uploaded or any references provided by your referee(s) within the applicant portal.

Requests for further information

We may ask for more information to support your application, such as documents to assess your suitability for a programme, supporting statements for your application or a fee status questionnaire. 

Application decisions

For taught postgraduate programmes, once a complete application has been received with all required documentation, we aim to provide a decision within 21 working days. For research postgraduate programmes, we aim to get in touch with you within five calendar days to confirm receipt of your application and to let you know when to expect a decision. Sometimes it can take longer to make a decision, especially during peak periods where we receive a very high volume of applications for processing or around University closure periods. If we require further information from you, we will let you know.

If you have not heard within this time, please log in to your applicant portal to check the progress of your application.

Unsuccessful applications

If your application is unsuccessful, we will tell you why on your applicant portal. For further information about our feedback procedures, please refer to our Feedback policy.

Withdraw your application

You can withdraw your application in your applicant portal if you no longer want us to process your application.

Please note that you cannot make multiple applications to the same programme with the same start date, even via different applicant accounts.

Please do not withdraw your application if you have accidentally provided an incorrect document. You can upload the correct document with Notes through the Upload documents tile in your applicant portal.

The University may withdraw your application for the following reasons:

  1. The programme you applied for has been suspended or withdrawn;
  2. The programme you applied to is full;
  3. You have not responded to the University's further information request in time;
  4. You have not responded to the offer by the deadline;
  5. You have not paid the required deposit by the deadline;
  6. You did not attend the interview.

Your applicant portal will show the status of your application and will indicate if your application has been withdrawn.