Registration periods
Aim to submit by the end of your standard registration. For a PhD, the agreed duration is the one in your formal offer.
| Route | Mode | Framework standard period |
|---|---|---|
| MRes / LLMRes | Full-time | 12 months |
| MRes / LLMRes | Part-time | 20 months |
| PhD, excluding GTA | Full-time | 36–42 months |
| PhD, excluding GTA | Part-time | 60–70 months |
| PhD by Published Works | Part-time | 12 months; submission allowed after 3 months |
| GTA PhD | Full-time | 48 months in §4.1 and Regulation D5.1; D3.7 says 60 months |
| Professional Doctorates | Part-time | 36 months in §4.1; D5.1 gives 36–48 months |
Confirm GTA/professional-doctorate end dates with the School and Operations Team. See Source differences and clarifications. No personalised end date is calculated by this wiki.
Distinguish the dates
- Standard end: target for finishing and submitting.
- Maximum end: standard registration plus any agreed grace period and approved changes.
- Funding end: governed by your studentship; it may be earlier than registration ends.
- Corrections deadline: stated in the formal outcome letter after examination, not a fresh standard registration period.
Ordinary submission can begin one month before the standard end. Earlier submission requires permission. Taking a study break stops registration time; Changing full-time or part-time study recalculates it. A Grace period is an additional, normally 12-month writing-up period with fees and route/cohort conditions. An extension is exceptional further time.
Sources: Framework §4.1, pp. 37–39; Regulations D3, D5.1–D5.2. Framework · Regulations.
Reviews and deadlines · Study breaks, grace periods and extensions