Visiting Research Students
The University of Sussex has long benefitted from a collaborative research environment in which doctoral mobility is key, and we welcome visits from doctoral students registered for an award elsewhere. Visits may be accommodated under four separate schemes:
Research Student Informal Visit
Research students who wish to visit Sussex in order to attend a conference or seminar, to meet students and faculty or to plan a future collaboration or supervised visit, may visit for a maximum of one week. Such visits are to be arranged locally within the School and the Head of School is expected to maintain details of any such visits. No formal application is required and no fee will be charged, but the Research Student Administration Office will assist the student in applying for a Standard Visitor Visa is required.
Research Student Placement
Research students who do not require any academic supervision but who wish to visit the University in order to use laboratory equipment or consult archives or other holdings, may visit for a maximum of three months. The fee for a research student placement is £500 and visits may not be extended or repeated. The application must be made via the Research Student Administration Office, using the PG Apply online system. NB when you apply on line there is a field to complete some way into the application which asks about your mode of attendance, please choose the VISITING option. The Research Student Administration Office will also assist the student in making either a Tier 4 Visa application or a Short Term Study Visa application if necessary, to be sponsored by the University.
Research Student Supervised Visit
Research students requiring academic supervision by a member of Sussex faculty may visit for a maximum of 12 months. Visits may not be extended or repeated. These students will be charged the full tuition fee for the course pro rata, based on the length of their visit, and will receive the same level of academic supervision as a graduating student. The application must be made via the Research Student Administration Office, using the PG Apply online system. NB when you apply on line there is a field to complete some way into the application which asks about your mode of attendance, please choose the VISITING option.The Research Student Administration Office will also assist the student in making either a Tier 4 Visa application or a Short Term Study Visa application if necessary, to be sponsored by the University.
Research Student Supervised Visit (under partnership MoU)
Research students studying at a partner institution who require academic supervision by a member of Sussex faculty may visit for a maximum of 12 months. Visits may not be extended or repeated. Such students will not be charged a fee for their visit, and will receive the same level of academic supervision as a graduating student. The application must be made via the Research Student Administration Office, using the PG Apply online system. NB when you apply on line there is a field to complete some way into the application which asks about your mode of attendance, please choose the VISITING option. The Research Student Administration Office will also assist the student in making either a Tier 4 Visa application or a Short Term Study Visa application if necessary, to be sponsored by the University.
Benefits of the Research Student Placement, Research Student Supervised Visit and Research Student Supervised Visit (under partnership MoU) include a Sussex email address, access to all campus facilities, electronic access to the Library and its holdings, University insurance to cover working in all cmapus buildings, access to University events, protection by the University's regulations and policies while visiting and sponsorship of Short Term Study Visa or Tier 4 Visa if required. For Supervised Visits lasting a whole academic year access to on-campus accommodation is also available.