Admissions and registration
Documents
Admissions
Policy and procedures
- Undergraduate admissions policy [pdf]
- Postgraduate taught admissions policy [pdf]
- Postgraduate research admissions policy [pdf]
- Policy and Procedure for Admitting Students Under 18 Years of Age [pdf]
- Policy on the Admission Registration and Enrolment of Ex-Offenders [pdf]
- Disclosure and barring service policy statement [pdf]
- Special cases policy for admission to postgraduate programmes of study [pdf]
- Privacy Notice for Students and Prospective Students [pdf]
- Policy on the handling of DBS certificate information [pdf]
- Deferment policy: undergraduate [pdf]
- Deferment policy: postgraduate [pdf]
Accreditation of prior learning & credit transfer
Policy and procedures
Access & Participation Plan
Access and participation plan 2020-21 to 2024-25 [pdf]
Summary of 2020-21 to 2024-25 Access and Participation Plan [pdf]
Access & Participation Plan 2019-20 [pdf]
Access & Participation Plan 2020-21 [pdf]
Provider Impact Report [pdf]
Provider Fee Information 2021-22 [pdf]
Provider Fee Information 2022-23 [pdf]
Provider Fee Information 2023-24 [pdf]
Provider Fee Information 2024-25 [pdf]
Access Agreements for earlier years can be found here.
Complaints from applicants
The procedure is for those that wish to raise a complaint about the application process and should be raised during the application cycle in which the concerns are being raised. Applicants may submit a complaint where:
a) An offer of admission is believed to be incompatible with the typical, or range of typical offers made by the admitting department within that admissions cycle.
b) They believe there was some procedural irregularity or administrative error in the way in which an application was processed by the College.
c) There is evidence of bias or prejudice
Full details of the procedure are provided in the document below. All queries about this procedure should be directed to the Head of Admissions.
Policy and procedures
Partner research institute scheme, split PhDs & Imperial recognised locations
Partner Research Institution (PRI) scheme
The Partner Research Institution (PRI) scheme permits a student registered for a research degree programme at Imperial to undertake periods of research at a partner and be supported by a local supervisor in addition to the Imperial supervisor(s).
Setting up a PRI may be appropriate when the location/partner offers particular research opportunities that are not available elsewhere and are the only place that the research can be carried out.
A minimum period of attendance at Imperial is required and students may only be registered for the Imperial PhD programme - concurrent registration for a PhD programme at another institution is not permitted.
Further information is available from the documents below.
- Procedure for approval, renewal and review of PRIs [pdf]
- List of approved partner research institutions [pdf] [pdf]
- Guidance note for supervisors of students at PRIs [pdf]
Split PhD scheme
The Split PhD scheme permits a student registered for a research degree programme at Imperial to undertake specific periods of their research training at an overseas institution where the College already has established links and connections and/or in cases where the research problem requires local fieldwork (e.g. in geology or biology). A local supervisor will be appointed in addition to the Imperial supervisor(s).
A minimum attendance period at Imperial is required and students may only be registered for the Imperial PhD programme - concurrent registration for a PhD programme at another institution is not permitted.
More detailed information is available in the procedure below.
Imperial Recognised Location (IRL)
This procedure recognises/approves locations which have an Imperial staff and student presence but which are not official campuses of the College. In such cases, these locations offer particular research opportunities that are not available elsewhere and are the only place(s) that the research can be done. Recording these locations as Imperial Recognised Locations (IRL) allows the students to spend all their time studying for their research degree at the IRL where their supervisor is based.
Current approved IRLs are:
- European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva
- Francis Crick Institute, London
- Diamond Light Source and Harwell Science Campus, Oxfordshire
Students will be registered for an Imperial award and follow the same academic regulations and policies as students on an Imperial campus.
Further information can be found in the guidance below.
Imperial recognised locations [pdf]
Registration
Policy and procedures
- Procedure for Leavers who withdraw [pdf]
- Admissions with advanced standing for doctoral students [pdf]
- Student employment during studies [pdf]
For additional information about registration please visit the Changes to Registration Status page.