There are approximately one hundred students currently enrolled on the Programme. On successful completion of the courses, students are required to present a thesis proposal to a committee with a view to transferring from MPhil to PhD status. Students must then complete a thesis, comprising an original contribution to their chosen specialisation within eighteen months of transfer to PhD status. Typically, a student completes the Programme within four years. On the successful completion of their thesis, students are awarded a degree of the University of London.
Most students are in their mid to late twenties.
The participants are from all over the world with 26 nationalities being represented in the programme.