Some cookies we place on your browser ensure that the University website delivers you information and services securely and optimally. You must accept these essential cookies to be able to make use of our online systems. Cookie preferences Name _uoeCookiePrefsV3 Data Stored True or false cookie retention preferences. Purpose The cookie preferences are stored to retain visitor choices in the main cookie banner. This means that the main cookie banner can be minimised on future visits, and so that analytics and advertising cookies are not set for visitors who opt out of this tracking. Expires One year Google reCaptcha Google privacy policy These are essential cookies, used by the Google reCAPTCHA service used in our forms to stop submissions from spammers. Cookie 1 Name NID Data Stored unique ID Purpose Unique ID used to remember preferences and also sometimes to customise ads Expires Various but tend to be approximately 6 months Cookie 2 Name CONSENT Data Stored unique ID Purpose Used by Google for cookie consent settings Expires 20 years Google Analytics Google's privacy policy Name _ga, _gat Data Stored A random unique number or string of letters and numbers to identify your browser, the times and dates that you interacted with the site recently and the marketing materials or referring pages that led you to the site. Purpose Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ('Google'), to help us see how our website is used. In doing so information about your use of our website may be transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States. IP addresses, which can be used to identify an individual user, are anonymised by Google Analytics. The data collected by Google Analytics is used to analyse how frequently the same people revisit the University website, how the website is found (from advertising or referring websites), and which pages are most frequently viewed. This information is combined with data from thousands of other users to create an overall picture of website use, and is never identified individually or personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you. Expires The longest lasting cookie expires 2 years after your last visit to the website. Others are deleted 6 months, 30 minutes and the moment you close your browser. Opt out of Google Analytics This article was published on 2022-11-02