References

Students who are approaching the end of their course of study may be asked by prospective employers or other institutions of higher education to provide the names and addresses of one or more referees or to confirm details of their period of study and qualifications.

Reference requests from an organisation must be on headed paper.  We must receive written consent from the student, stating that we can release information on them to the organisation making the request.

The Student Services Enquiry Team can provide information on attendance and course of study, but normally employers prefer a more personal reference. Requests for references addressed to the University, the Registry or Head of School take longer to respond to and may not receive such a comprehensive response as those addressed personally to members of academic staff.

Please note that we do not give out information about students in response to telephone queries.
Please obtain permission from a member of academic staff before giving their name as a referee.

How long will it take?
Normally references  can be prepared within 10 working days from the receipt of the request.   During our registration period (end of Aug- start of Oct) the preparation time is 15 working days.