Visiting students and direct admissions

Applications for visiting students on taught and research programmes are handled by the Admissions Office and Doctoral College Office, respectively.

Taught programme applications via Admissions Office

  • Short/closed courses run by a School for an external partner or employer 

  • Visiting students taking one or more modules, outside of a standard undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme 

  • Students being admitted by a School onto a short-term research project 

In the above cases a Visiting Student Application Form should be completed and signed by a relevant School representative before being sent to the Admissions Office for processing. In many cases supporting documentation is also required. Full guidance on the process and what is required can be found in the Visiting Student Guidelines for Schools

Applications that are submitted without a School authorisation will not be processed. 

The Admissions Office is also responsible for handling the admissions for the following categories of student, which have a bespoke application form and process: 

  • China partnership (3+1+1 and 2+2) programmes 

  • School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Intercalated Year programme

For more information, please contact the Admissions Office:

Research programme applications via Doctoral College Office

For Visiting Research Student information, please see the Doctoral College Admissions page for access to the application form and guidance on how to apply.