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We use cookies for three reasons: to give you the best experience on PGS, to make sure the PGS ads you see on other sites are relevant , and to measure website usage. Some of these cookies are necessary to help the site work properly and can’t be switched off. Cookies also support us to provide our services for free, and by click on “Accept” below, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.You can manage your preferences now or at any time.
We use cookies, which are small text files placed on your computer, to allow the site to work for you, improve your user experience, to provide us with information about how our site is used, and to deliver personalised ads which help fund our work and deliver our service to you for free.
The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience.
You can accept all, or else manage cookies individually. However, blocking some types of cookies may affect your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
You can change your cookies preference at any time by visiting our Cookies Notice page. Please remember to clear your browsing data and cookies when you change your cookies preferences. This will remove all cookies previously placed on your browser.
For more detailed information about the cookies we use, or how to clear your browser cookies data see our Cookies Notice
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
They are essential for you to browse the website and use its features.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. We can’t identify you from these cookies.
Functional cookies
These help us personalise our sites for you by remembering your preferences and settings. They 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 these services may not function properly.
Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and see where our traffic comes from, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are popular and see how visitors move around the site. The cookies cannot directly identify any individual users.
If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to improve its performance for you.
Marketing cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by social media services or our advertising partners. Social media cookies enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They can track your browser across other sites and build up a profile of your interests. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to see or use the content sharing tools.
Advertising cookies may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will still see ads, but they won’t be tailored to your interests.
We're not referring to the yummy kind of cookies here!
Cookies are tiny text files that are placed on your computer when you visit a website. They help the website work properly, and are used for a number of reasons, e.g. to count visitors to a site, help you fill in forms, help content load quickly, or let website owners like us know which pages are most popular.
How do cookies work?
When you first visit a website that uses cookies, a simple text file is downloaded to your computer, which is then read each time you return to that same website. The file, called a 'cookie', can be used to remember your preferences or to personalise searches you've made in the past (like when a pizza company remembers your favourite order!)
Cookies can be placed on your computer by website owners themselves (these are called first-party cookies) or by a separate third-party website which will allow content or advertising to be delivered to you (these are called third party cookies).
We use cookies to allow the site to work for you, to improve your user experience, and to provide us with information about how our site is used. Here are the categories of the cookies that we use:
Strictly necessary cookies (first-party). These cookies are essential for a website to operate securely and deliver the information you need. They can’t be turned off.
Functional cookies (first party). These are the cookies which give you a better, more relevant experience on the site.
Performance cookies (first or third-party) help website-owners like us make improvements to our sites by collecting information about our users. This could be information such as how many people visited our sites, how long they stayed on our sites, and what pages they looked at
Marketing cookies (first or third-party). These are the cookies which allow us to deliver you the content you need for free! They help website owners like us fund the cost of running our sites by delivering relevant advertising to you
When you visit our site, you have an option to accept ALL cookies, or choose the type of cookies you’re comfortable to be placed on your device. We'll remember your choice for 30 days and ask for your consent again after this time, or every time after you clear your cookies.
You can change your cookie preference at any time for all of the cookies - except those that are the strictly necessary ones! Without these strictly necessary cookies our websites just won’t work, and we won't be able to deliver any kind of content to you. These cookies are placed by default when you visit our site and are always active.
You can change your preference for the other three categories at any time by revisiting this page and clicking on 'Manage Cookies'.
Whenever you deactivate functional cookies, we clear these from your devices.
If you deactivate performance or marketing cookies, you'll need to clear your browser data to remove these cookies, as they may include third-party cookies (that aren't managed by us directly).
To clear your cookies please go to your browser settings and select 'Privacy and Security' and look for 'Cookies'. You can then clear individual cookies, or else clear all cookies at once.
You can also set your device to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at all. You can usually find these settings in the 'Options' or 'Preferences' menu of your browser.
These links may be helpful, or you can use the 'Help' option in your browser:
Chrome cookie settings[https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&ref_topic=14666]
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More information on cookies is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office [https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/] or All About Cookies [https://www.allaboutcookies.org/]
To help you along your educational journey, we use retargeting services on behalf of our trusted clients (universities and higher education institution partners) to show you advertising that you may be interested in, based on what you’ve looked at on our site. You may see these ads when you're visiting other websites.
Retargeting sounds complicated but it's really not. It works by us having a look at the areas you looked at on our sites – such as course subjects or university locations – and then we'll create targeted online advertising campaigns on behalf of our clients. These ads are aimed at helping you make the right university choice, with a particular focus on the types of subjects and institutions you've previously looked at on our website.
We are able to do all this by using Cookies and Smart Pixel technologies, and to allow us to retarget users, we work with trusted partner companies such as Admedo and Mediamath.
These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website.
| Cookie used | Cookie Name | Purpose | Life time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st party | ORA_WX_SESSION | This cookie is used to give each user a unique identifier so we can make your journey smoother while you are on the site. This might include keeping you logged in if you have registered or maintaining anything you may have shortlisted. | At end of the session, when you close the browser. |
| 1st party | pgs_x | This cookie is used to record the session information. | At end of the session, when you close the browser. |
| 1st party | pgs_bsktid | This cookie is used to record the comparison information. | 6 months |
| 1st party | pgs_usertype | This cookie is used to show the cookie pop-up for a first-time user. | 1 year |
| 1st party | SR_region | This cookie is used to store the region name and displays the selected location for a particular region. | At end of the session, when you close the browser. |
| 1st party | cookie_splash_flag | This cookie is used to record that the user has accepted the cookies policy on our site and reminds us not to show the same message. | 1 year |
| 1st party | pgsuid | Persistent login cookies are the cookies that are stored with your browser when you click the "remember me" button on the login form. | 1 year |
| 1st party | compareLb_dont | This cookie is used to hide the 'compare' option when the user clicks the "Don't show". | At end of the session, when you close the browser. |
| 1st party | cookieconsent_v1 | This cookie is used to store the user preference of manage cookie settings. | 1 year |
| 1st party | pageLoadcount | The cookie is used to track whether the user has already accepted cookies. | 1 year |
| 3rd party | _ga | This cookie helps us count the number of people visiting Postgraduate Search by tracking if you've visited before. | 2 years |
| 3rd party | _gat_newTracker | This cookie allows us to analyse the website usage, by users, to improve the content and services. | 24 hours |
| 3rd party | AMP_TOKEN | This cookie contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. | 1 year |
These cookies let us recognise and count the number of visitors to our websites, and see how users move around the site. This information helps us to improve our site, for example, by making sure users can easily find what they’re looking for.
| Cookie used | Cookie Name | Purpose | Life time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st party | Nav_search_GA | This cookie is used to log the keyword search from the homepage search bar. | Once the page has got rendered the cookie will be deleted. |
| 1st party | LAT_LONG | Identifies users latitudinal/longitudinal information. This information helps to assist clients in recruitment planning activity based on user’s regional data. | At the end of the session, when you close your browser. |
| 1st party | PGS_YOE | This cookie is used to record the year of entry information. | At the end of the session, when you close your browser. |
| 1st party | VWO | To allow different tests and track visitor behaviour on the website to deliver the best user experience. No personally identifiable information is collected. | 100 days |
| 1st party | internal_interactions | This cookie is used to keep track of user journey after they click on a PGS site link from a sponsored listing slot on the search results page. We use the information to analyse and improve the services provided. | At the end of the session, when you close your browser. |
| 1st party | manual_internal_interactions | This cookie is used to keep track of user journey after they click on a PGS site link from a manual boosting slot on the search results page. We use the information to analyse and improve the services provided. | At the end of the session, when you close your browser. |
| 1st party | campaign_id | This cookie is used to store the Widget ID(campaign_id) information. So, the marketing team is able to view those stats from the widget report area. | At the end of the session, when you close your browser. |
These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website. They let us personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (e.g. your choice of language, region etc.). If you choose not to receive functional cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the website's features, and we may not be able to personalise your experience on our site.
| Cookie used | Cookie Name | Purpose | Life time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st party | pgs_track_id | This cookie is used to record the unique track session information. | 30 days |
| 1st party | pgs_random_value | This helps us understand how many and type of featured institutions that have been served to a user of the duration of a session. This is to ensure that we are effectively randomising featured institutions for optimal user experience. | At the end of the session, when you close the browser. |
| 1st party | registration_flag | This cookie is used by us to show the acknowledgement message to the users only once after they sign up or fill in additional details | As soon as the alert closes, this cookie will be deleted. |
Marketing cookies are used to target advertising to a user (this is called behavioural targeting). They are often served by third party companies, and track a user across websites.
Disabling targeting cookies means you will still receive advertising, but it will not be tailored to your preferences.
| Cookie used | Cookie Name | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd party | Social Media | These cookies enable you to share articles on Facebook. | |
| 3rd party | Social Media | These cookies enable you to share articles via Twitter. | |
| 3rd party | YouTube | Social Media | These cookies enable you to view embedded YouTube videos on our site. |
| 3rd party | Admedo | Retargeting | These cookies let Admedo know when to serve ads, ensuring that ads are served to only to people who have previously visited the site. |
| 3rd party | Adroll | Retargeting | These cookies let Adroll know when to serve ads, ensuring that ads are served to only to people who have previously visited the site. This includes cross site tracking to tailor ads to user. |
| 3rd party | Google DoubleClick | Advertising | These cookies are used by Google's DoubleClick for Publishers system which serves the banner advertising on the site. |
| 3rd party | Google Adsense | Advertising | These cookies are used by Google's Adsense to measure interactions with ads and to prevent the same ad from being displayed too often. |
| 3rd party | GoogleAdServingTest | Advertising | This cookie is used to serve ads and advertising banners. |
| 3rd party | Mediamath | Retargeting | These cookies let Mediamath know when to serve ads, ensuring that ads are served only to people who have previously visited the site. |
