Cookie notice This Cookie Notice is part of our privacy arrangements. For more information about us and how we protect your personal information, please see our Privacy and Confidentiality policy. What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work (or work more efficiently), record some aspect of a website and to provide information to the owners of the website. How and why we use cookies We use cookies to give you the best experience when you visit our website. By using cookies, we can make it easier for you to do many things, such as filling forms. Cookies can also allow us to tailor the content of our website, so we can show you services or advertisements we think you may be interested in. The types of cookies we use on this website The types of cookies we use are: Necessary cookies for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, e.g., setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. Functional cookies which enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation, e.g., to remember your language or region or that you have already completed a survey/form. This information is usually anonymised and is not used for any other purpose. These functional cookies may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these features or third-party services may not function properly. 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If you choose to continue using this website you are consenting to the preferences you have chosen in the CookieYes consent management tool, described above in the Cookie notice. If you do not wish to provide consent, please change your preferences in CookieYes to reflect this and close the browser window to terminate your visitor session. Do not continue to use the University’s website unless you understand and accept our cookie policy. Privacy and confidentiality This Cookie notice is part of our privacy arrangements. View privacy notice For more information about us and how we protect your personal information, please see our Privacy and Confidentiality policy.
