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Changes to policy and curriculum

Postgraduate Research Students (Directly Registered) Fee Rules 2021/22

In August 2021, The Open University published its new Postgraduate Research Students (Directly Registered) Fee Rules 2021/22 for the first time.

This document sets out the University’s policy on setting and charging fees for directly registered postgraduate research students. It covers fee liability, including Upgrade reworks, write up, continuation and resubmission fee policy. There are also sections on grant extensions, refunds, debt and support for study related costs.

The changes made:

There have been no policy changes since the previous version published.

For more help or information

Please talk to your Student Support Team if you need any further information. You can find out how to contact them on Contact the OU.