References

You will need to provide the details of two referees, with their email addresses, in the online application form. 

You must nominate your referees using their institutional email addresses. If you need to nominate a professional referee (see table below), you will need to use their professional email address.  

Make sure that you have the correct email addresses of your referees, and that they are willing to provide a reference for you.

Your referees will have to submit references for you, in English, via our Online Referee Portal. 

In addition to providing a reference, all referees will be asked to make an academic judgement of you in the following areas: 

• your academic performance to date;
• your potential to be original, creative and/or independent of thought;
• your suitability for the course you are applying to.

Therefore, it is very important to select a referee who knows you, and your academic work, well enough to make an evaluation based on the bullet points above.

You can send reminders to your referees through the ’Manage References’ section in the Applicant Portal. You will be notified once your references are submitted. 

For your application to be considered, we need to receive all your references before the course deadline or your application will be withdrawn.

If you wish to be considered for funding, all your references must be received before the funding deadline.

We cannot: 

• accept references sent by the applicant;
• accept references sent by post;
• use references from any previous application that you have made; or
• send reminders to referees or contact them to chase outstanding references (you can do this yourself via the Applicant Portal).

Who should you nominate as an academic referee?