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REF guidelines

The document outlines the guidelines for submitting references for postgraduate applications, specifying that referees must provide favorable comments and have known the applicant within the last three years. References must be on official headed paper or sent from institutional email addresses, and should not come from peers or relatives. The institution reserves the right to verify the authenticity of references and may withdraw applications if any are found to be fraudulent.

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REF guidelines

The document outlines the guidelines for submitting references for postgraduate applications, specifying that referees must provide favorable comments and have known the applicant within the last three years. References must be on official headed paper or sent from institutional email addresses, and should not come from peers or relatives. The institution reserves the right to verify the authenticity of references and may withdraw applications if any are found to be fraudulent.

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Reference Guidelines:

 We expect the referee to comment favourably on your application. For


academic references we expect the referee to recommend you for
postgraduate study based on their knowledge of your previous academic
performance and must have been known to you within the last 3 year. Non-
academic references must not be more than 3 years old from the date of
issue.

 The reference needs to be presented on headed paper and signed by the


referee, including full professional contact details of the referee. Alternatively,
we can accept emails direct from your referees providing they are sent from
an official institutional email address, we will not accept references from
free/public email systems such as gmail or hotmail.com

 The reference should be written by someone who knows you well in an


academic or professional capacity, i.e. a teacher or lecturer, or employer and
include your full name and the course for which you are applying.
Alternatively, we can accept an email direct from your referee providing it is
sent from an official organisational email address. We will not accept
references from peers, relatives or friends.

 We reserve the right to contact your referee to seek further information, or to


confirm the validity of a reference that has been sent to us.

 If we suspect that your reference(s) aren't genuine, or have not been


submitted by the registered referee, we will take reasonable steps – including
contacting third parties – to determine their authenticity. If the reference(s)
turn out not to be genuine, your application will be withdrawn and will not be
considered by the academic department.

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