All salaried research-active academic staff receive an annual allowance to support academic staff research, teaching or administration This allowance is reviewed on an annual basis and can vary according to departmental budget.

For 2024-25 the allowance has been set at up to £1200 for Teaching & Research Staff, and up to £800.00 for Teaching Only staff. (pro-rata for staff on part-time contracts).

 

PhD students receive an allowance of £500.00

Typical uses for the personal allowances include:

• Conference attendance
• External training courses
• Additional IT equipment that is beyond the standard (we will need to add a link in here to our IT pages on Equipment when its ready)
• Any items purchased using a personal allowance are the property of the English Department and must be left with or returned when a member of staff leaves.

All expense claims must conform to the University's Financial Regulations. Any expenditure that does not, risks not being reimbursed by the University.

Allowances cannot be used to provide financial support for other members of staff, nor to provide financial support for any students, including any PhDs students supervised by the staff allocated the personal allowance.

 

All requests made against the personal allowance MUST be submitted for consideration at least 14 working days BEFORE you are due to travel.

Please ensure you are familiar with the information on the following Travel Information pages BEFORE making any travel arrangements.