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.identity-emblem img{position:absolute;width:280px;max-width:none;left:-14px;top:-10px}
.identity-logo strong{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:39px;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.025em}
.identity-logo small{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.07em;color:#8b7447;margin-top:6px}
@media(min-width:1100px){.branch-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}.card-pad{padding:23px 20px}.branch-card h3{font-size:19px}}

/* EHEQC parent wordmark: deliberately compact letterfit. */
.brand-word{letter-spacing:-.055em;font-kerning:normal}
.footer-title{letter-spacing:-.045em}

/* Parent identity: cohesive sans-serif wordmark rather than compressed serif letters. */
.brand{gap:11px}.brand-word{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,var(--sans);font-size:29px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:1.12;font-kerning:normal}.brand-sub{letter-spacing:.015em;margin-top:6px;font-size:9px}.footer-title{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,var(--sans);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.025em}
@media(max-width:700px){.brand-word{font-size:25px}.brand-sub{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:0}.brand{gap:8px}}

/* Academic parent lockup: balanced emblem, readable serif and fine gold baseline. */
.brand{gap:14px;align-items:center}.brand-word{display:block;width:max-content;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:32px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.005em;line-height:1.04;color:#112d49;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom:1px solid #b79a60}.brand-sub{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:9px;line-height:1.45;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-top:6px;color:#42566a}.brand-emblem{width:57px;height:63px}.footer-title{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.005em}
@media(max-width:700px){.brand{gap:10px}.brand-word{font-size:28px;letter-spacing:0;padding-bottom:5px}.brand-sub{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.025em;margin-top:5px}}

.footer-brand{display:inline-flex;margin-bottom:20px;color:#fff}.footer-brand .brand-word{color:#fff}.footer-brand .brand-sub{color:#d6dfe6;max-width:220px}.footer-brand .brand-emblem{background:#fff;border-radius:50%;width:64px;height:70px}.footer-brand .brand-emblem img{left:-7px;top:-4px}.hero:before{background-position:center,right center}.skip{font-size:13px}

.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}.lang{max-width:90px;background:transparent;border:1px solid #d9ddd9;padding:7px 5px;border-radius:0}.footer-brand .brand-emblem{border-radius:0;background:transparent}.footer-brand .brand-emblem img{left:-10px;top:-7px}.hero:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(12,38,64,.88),rgba(12,38,64,.68) 34%,rgba(12,38,64,.06) 75%),url('assets/graduation-hero.png')}@media(max-width:700px){.header-inner{gap:10px}.header-actions{gap:8px}.lang{max-width:76px;font-size:11px}.hero:before{background-position:center,62% center;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(12,38,64,.86),rgba(12,38,64,.58)),url('assets/graduation-hero.png')}}

.footer-brand .brand-emblem{background:#f8f7f3;border-radius:2px;width:64px;height:70px}.footer-brand .brand-emblem img{left:-7px;top:-4px}

/* Keep the approved emblem crop consistent at every header/footer size. */
.brand-emblem{width:57px;height:63px;flex-shrink:0}.brand-emblem img{width:193px;left:-10px;top:-7px}.footer-brand .brand-emblem{width:64px;height:70px}.footer-brand .brand-emblem img{width:193px;left:-7px;top:-4px}
@media(max-width:700px){header .brand-emblem{width:43px;height:49px}header .brand-emblem img{width:152px;left:-8px;top:-5px}header .brand-word{font-size:25px}header .brand{gap:8px}.header-actions{margin-left:auto}.header-inner{flex-wrap:nowrap}.brand-sub{max-width:145px}}

.verify-pathways{display:grid;gap:8px;margin-top:17px}.verify-pathway{display:block;width:100%;text-align:left;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--branch);background:#fff;padding:11px 13px;color:var(--ink)}.verify-pathway strong{display:block;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5}.verify-pathway span{display:block;font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:3px}.verify-pathway.selected{background:#ece9df;border-color:var(--branch)}

@media(max-width:360px){.header-inner{gap:6px}.brand-sub{max-width:98px;font-size:7px}header .brand-word{font-size:22px}header .brand-emblem{width:36px;height:44px}header .brand-emblem img{width:132px;left:-7px;top:-4px}header .brand{gap:7px}.header-actions{gap:5px}.lang{max-width:63px;font-size:10px}.menu-toggle{padding:6px 8px}}

@font-face{font-family:EHEQCCinzel;src:url('assets/fonts/cinzel.ttf') format('truetype');font-style:normal;font-weight:400 900;font-display:swap}.brand-word,.footer-title{font-family:EHEQCCinzel,Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.025em}.brand-word{font-size:31px}@media(max-width:700px){header .brand-word{font-size:25px}}@media(max-width:360px){header .brand-word{font-size:22px}}

/* Warm paper footer makes the navy/gold mark readable without a white patch. */
footer{background:#eeeae1!important;color:#18334c!important;border-top:1px solid #cdbb93}footer p,footer a,footer h4,footer .footer-links a{color:#334b5d!important}footer .footer-title,footer .brand-word{color:#102d49!important}footer .footer-brand .brand-sub{color:#4b5c69!important}footer .footer-brand .brand-emblem{background:transparent!important;border:0;border-radius:0}footer .footer-bottom{border-top-color:#cdc8bd;color:#5e6b75!important}footer .footer-links a:hover{color:#886831!important}

.fee-summary{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#f2efe7;padding:22px;margin:18px 0}.fee-summary>div{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding:9px 0}.fee-summary strong{white-space:nowrap}.fee-summary .fee-total{border-top:1px solid #cbbb9a;margin-top:12px;padding-top:18px;font-size:19px}.fee-summary p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;margin-top:14px;color:var(--muted)}.pricing-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:45px}.login-card{max-width:580px;margin:auto}.login-card .form-label{margin-top:17px}.account-toolbar{display:flex;gap:22px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:28px}.application-record{margin:22px 0}.application-record h2{font-size:25px;margin:16px 0}.record-id{font-size:11px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;color:var(--muted);margin:12px 0}.payment-state{margin-top:15px;font-weight:600}.record-details{margin:20px 0;padding:15px 0;border-block:1px solid var(--line)}.record-details>summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:600}.payment-terms{background:#f3f0e8;padding:20px;margin-top:20px}.payment-terms>p{font-size:12px;margin:10px 0}.payment-terms .check{margin:17px 0}.programme-row{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:18px;margin:17px 0;background:#fff}.project-row-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}.admin-action-form .form-label{display:block;margin:16px 0 8px}.admin-action-form .input{margin-top:8px}.admin-action-form .btn{margin-top:20px}.form-card>form>.form-grid{margin-top:20px}@media(max-width:850px){.pricing-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}.nav{gap:16px}.fee-summary{padding:16px}.fee-summary .fee-total{font-size:16px}}

@media(min-width:851px) and (max-width:1250px){.header-inner{gap:16px}.nav{gap:12px;font-size:12px}.header-actions{gap:10px}header .brand-sub{max-width:155px;font-size:8px}.header-actions .lang{max-width:76px}.header-actions .btn{padding:9px 12px}}

.certificate-downloads{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:18px 0}.badge-code{margin:14px 0;font-size:12px}.badge-code summary{cursor:pointer}.badge-code pre{padding:15px;background:#eeebe2;white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:anywhere;font-size:11px}

.nav .mobile-only{display:none}@media(max-width:850px){.nav .mobile-only{display:block}}

/* Expose the complete approved emblem without the adjacent EPQA letters. */
header .brand-emblem{width:61px}.identity-emblem{width:88px}@media(max-width:700px){header .brand-emblem{width:47px}}@media(max-width:360px){header .brand-emblem{width:41px}}

.summary-programmes{padding-left:22px}.summary-programmes li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.summary-programmes span{display:block;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}

.mail-contacts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px;padding:26px 0;border-top:1px solid #c9c4b9;margin-top:22px}.mail-contacts strong{display:block;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px}.mail-contacts a{font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.mail-contacts{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}}