Cookies on this website

We use several types of cookies. Some are essential, while others you can opt-out of or block. Opting out or blocking some cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

When you leave our website or click on links that lead to external websites, we are unable to control what cookies are set in any way. You will need to set your cookie preferences for those sites as well.

Why and how we use cookies

There are broadly four reasons why a cookie might be stored on your device when visiting the University website.

  • Cookies that make the website work properly for you and enable you to make use of the secure online services that we provide.
  • Cookies that collect data about your use of the website which is then anonymised and used to help us improve our online services.
  • Cookies that remember your preferences and make the site easier for you to use.
  • Cookies that are placed by third party services we make use of to enhance the information we present online. We have no control over these third party cookies.

These cookies are placed on your device either by the University or by the third parties whose services we use as part of the website.

Some cookies are retained in your browser for only as long as you visit our website, while others persist for a longer specified or unspecified period.

Strictly necessary cookies

Some cookies we place on your browser to ensure we deliver you information and services securely and optimally.

You must accept these essential cookies to be able to make use of our system.

List of strictly necessary cookies we use:

Name Data stored Purpose Expires
PHPSESSID A random unique number or string of letters and numbers. A session cookie is required to follow your progress through the website. It is essential to ensure that any information you enter or routes you take are remembered by the website. Without this cookie, every page you visited would treat you as a completely new visitor. This cookie does not identify you personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you. When you close your browser.
NSC_xxx.fe.bd.vl A random unique number or string of letters and numbers. The blogging website uses more than one server to provide web pages. When you visit the website, you are assigned to one of several servers. This cookie is required to track which server you are communicating with in order to present a consistent user experience and remember information about the data you have entered. This cookie does not identify you personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you. When you close your browser.

The following strictly necessary cookies apply only to logged-in users:

Name Data stored Purpose Expires
wordpress_logged_in_{hash} Your username followed by a random unique number or string of letters and numbers. This cookie indicates when you are logged in, and who you are, for most interface use. 14 days
wordpress_sec_{hash} Your username followed by a random unique number or string of letters and numbers. Stores logged-in user authentication details (in WordPress admin). 14 days
wordpress_test_cookie “WP+Cookie+check” Tests that the browser can accept cookies. When you close your browser.
wp-settings-{number} Serialised words and numbers in a single string. Used to persist a user’s wp-admin configuration. The {number} portion correlates the ID of the blog that set the cookie. One year
wp-settings-time-{number} A timestamp (string of numbers) Time at which wp-settings-{number} cookie was set. The {number} portion correlates the ID of the blog that set the cookie. One year
wp-saving-post {post-id}-saved Used to track if a saed posts exists for a post currently being edited. Up to one day

Third-party Cookies

In some cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

Google Analytics

Google’s privacy policy

Opt out of Google Analytics

Name Data stored Purpose Expires
_ga, _gat 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. 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. 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.

How to block cookies

First of all you can give your consent to the setting of cookies or remove it any time by interacting with the University cookie consent banner which is on every page of this website.

You can also restrict or block cookies that are set during your use of the website by changing your browser’s settings. Some pages may not work if you completely disable cookies, but many third party cookies can be safely blocked.

Check information in your browser’s help section for specific instructions on how to manage cookies. Alternatively, websites such as “All About Cookies” provide comprehensive guidance.