Submission deadlines
You are expected to submit your thesis before the end of your final year of registration.
The writing-up period is known as submission pending. Submission pending is different to deadline extensions.
Submission pending
If you are on a three or six year PhD programme you will have a full year of submission pending. For 3.5 yr programmes the submission pending period is 6 months.
If you are on a four-year programme, you are expected to write up within four years, as you are not entitled to a submission pending period.
If you are on a CDT programme, it would be advisable to speak with your supervisor to understand what you are entitled to.
If you are unable to submit within the final year of your programme, you will still be entitled to apply for a period of submission pending. You will need to seek approval for this period and will be contacted the Doctoral Academy regarding online registration.
Fees for submission pending are £225 for the 12-month period.
If you are unsure of your final submission deadline, you should contact the Doctoral Academy support team.
COVID-19 update
The University will waive the submission pending fee for any postgraduate researcher with an original programme / funding end date between 1 March 2020 and September 2022 (before any COVID-related extension may have been applied), regardless of their funding source. If you meet the end date criteria and your submission pending application is approved then the fee will be waived automatically.
If you have any questions please first contact the Doctoral Academy support team.
Extensions
An extension is where there is a change of circumstances that requires additional time. If you have an approved interruption during your programme, that time will be automatically added to your programme.
If you require any additional time, contact the Doctoral Academy support team.