Most PhD students in the UK will be looking for some sort of scholarship, often directly from the university. Universities will therefore base decisions around what funding they can get confirmation for. If you're applying elsewhere for funding, and you need to have a confirmed offer before applying, I would talk to whoever you submitted the application to, as they could probably make a decision on an unfunded place in time if needed, but won't necessarily do so without a reason to.

How long does PhD Application Process take in the UK?
When I visit a page that does not exist, I expect to still see the primary and secondary links as on any other page, but what I get is no navigation links in the 404 page. See also No navigation links on 404 pages.

I have found a solution, but I am happy if something else can fix this (possibly without using extra modules).
