Sickness leave and annual leave for ACCE DTP students

Details of the UKRI guidance on sick leave (as well as annual leave) is available here (in particular, see TGC 8.2 and 8.3 on page 17 onwards of the document): https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/UKRI-011025-StandardTrainingGrant-TermsandConditions.pdf.

University of Liverpool

Details regarding absences are available in the PGR handbook: (see page 29, Chapter 7: When Things Change). Also details of local support are available in your local institute PGR handbook.

University of Sheffield

Several details are available online: 

Leave of absence information: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/rpi/pgr/manage/leave-absence

Working, holidays and placements: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/rpi/pgr/manage/working-and-holidays

General information for UKRI-funded students, including suspending studies: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/rpi/pgr/scholarships/award-holders/information-ukri-scholarship-holders

University of York


Details regarding absences are on the YGR webpages: (for ill health see https://www.york.ac.uk/students/health/self-certification-illness/ and for holiday entitlement see https://www.york.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/support/).