How to apply

You are encouraged to contact the postgraduate administrator, or director of graduate studies, for specific information on current opportunities available and to see if there is a member of staff who may be interested in overseeing your research. 

You need to provide details about your research interests as well as a summary of your academic qualifications (a brief one to two page CV will be useful) and if you are self-funded or require funding. 

Your enquiry will then be forwarded to the relevant members of staff who will be able to provide detailed guidance on what is required for an application.

When you have secured a supervisor for your research project you should then submit an application form using the online application system| for 2013 (you can still access the 2012 online application system| to retrieve applications that you have already started). 

One of the most important aspects of your application is the research proposal. Typically a research proposal should describe the academic background to the research as well as providing some aims of the project and the research methods to be used. 

Your potential supervisor will be able to help you with the discipline-specific requirements for the research proposal.

The application should be completed using the online application system|, and it is important to state on this form if you want to study full- or part-time, and if you are a self-funded student or applying for a specific source of funding (scholarship).

Additional documents can be uploaded directly onto the online application system. These can include some or all of the following:

• a brief research proposal
• academic transcripts
• English language qualifications, if your first language is not English
• academic references
• resume or CV (if available) to show published work and any industrial experience.

If you are successful in receiving an offer, you can accept it by completing the Offer Reply Form|. 

Alternatively, complete the paper form that was sent with your offer letter and return to the Admissions Office.