Apply online at UKPASS

You can apply for any of our Mphil/PhD programmes at UKPASS, the online application system used by Oxford Brookes. It is an easy 4 stage process:

1. Before applying

Please also contact the relevant School Postgraduate Research Tutor prior to submitting an application to discuss the research proposal informally and to ensure that the necessary facilities and supervisors are available for the study. Applicants who are unsure whom to approach should contact the Graduate Office in the first instance.

2. Log onto UKPASS and complete your application

You can save your draft as you go, log out and return to it later if you wish.  At this stage your application can only be seen by you. Go to UKPASS here https://pgapp.ukpass.ac.uk/ukpasspgapp/login.jsp

3. Submit your application

When you are ready, submit your UKPASS application. 

4. Provide your supporting documents

You will probably have supporting documents you want us to look at with your application.  For example, your research degree proposal. certificates, CV and references.

email any supporting documents to UKPASS-PGR@brookes.ac.uk . 

• You also have the option of attaching your references to your UKPASS application.  This option is not available for other documents.

What happens next

We will let you have a decision by email within five days, although this may take longer at busy times or if we need to ask for additional information. 

Help and advice

• If you have any difficulty completing your application, you can call UKPASS Help on +44 (0)871 334 4447, Monday to Friday, 08:30-18:00 (UK time)

• If you want to discuss any other aspect of your application or have not heard from us since applying, please contact the Research Administrator 

Get started...

Click here to start your application at UKPASS or go to https://pgapp.ukpass.ac.uk/ukpasspgapp/login.jsp

Deadlines

Applications for research degrees may be submitted at any time during the academic year.

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Entry requirements

Before you apply, make sure you meet the postgraduate research entry requirements.