Staff Candidates

As of the 2022-2023 academic year, the University has removed the 'Full-time staff candidate' category from the PhD and MD application process. If you are employed in a non-established post arising from external financing for the purpose of completing a degree (Clinical Fellows, NIHR Fellows), you are required to register as a full-time student candidate and will be charged tuition fees. 

A University Staff Candidate is a candidate who is a member of staff at the University holding either a full-time appointment or a part-time appointment of at least 50% FTE, lasting for at least the minimum period of registration (usually two years for a PhD and one year for the degrees of MPhil). NHS staff may be eligible for admission as a University Staff Candidate if they hold an 'established NHS post' on a full-time or 50%+ FTE part-time basis, and hold an Honorary University contract that lasts for at least the minimum period of registration. Established NHS posts are defined as: (medical or dental) SpR, Honorary SpR, Staff Grade, Associated Specialist or Consultant; or (nursing, midwifery or health visiting) Nurse Consultant, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Development Advisor/Nurse or similar equivalent positions. 

If you are a staff candidate applying for an MD or PhD by publication, please go to this page for further information.

More information can be found here on the University Admissions Google Site.