Semester dates

Semester dates for current and upcoming academic years.

Academic year 2025/26 Chevron right

Provisional dates for undergraduate modular programmes:

PeriodStartFinish
Enrolment weekMonday 22 September 2025Friday 26 September 2025
Autumn semesterMonday 29 September 2025Sunday 25 January 2026
Christmas recessSaturday 13 December 2025Sunday 4 January 2026
Examination periodMonday 12 January 2026Friday 23 January 2026
Spring semesterMonday 26 January 2026Friday 12 June 2026
Easter recessSaturday 21 March 2026Sunday 12 April 2026
Examination periodMonday 11 May 2026Friday 12 June 2026
Resit examination periodMonday 17 August 2026Friday 28 August 2026

Postgraduate, non-modular and health-related programmes may have alternative semester dates.

Academic year 2024/25 Chevron right

Provisional dates for undergraduate modular programmes:

PeriodStartFinish
Enrolment weekMonday 23 September 2024Friday 27 September 2024
Autumn semesterMonday 30 September 2024Sunday 26 January 2025
Christmas recessSaturday 14 December 2024Sunday 5 January 2025
Examination periodMonday 13 January 2025Friday 24 January 2025
Spring semesterMonday 27 January 2025Friday 13 June 2025
Easter recessSaturday 12 April 2025Sunday 4 May 2025
Examination periodMonday 12 May 2025Friday 13 June 2025
Resit examination periodMonday 11 August 2025Friday 22 August 2025

Postgraduate, non-modular and health-related programmes may have alternative semester dates.

Academic year 2023/24 Chevron right

Dates for undergraduate modular programmes:

PeriodStartFinish
Enrolment weekMonday 25 September 2023Friday 29 September 2023
Autumn semesterMonday 2 October 2023Sunday 28 January 2024
Christmas recessMonday 18 December 2023Sunday 7 January 2024
Examination periodMonday 15 January 2024Friday 26 January 2024
Spring semesterMonday 29 January 2024Friday 14 June 2024
Easter recessMonday 25 March 2024Sunday 14 April 2024
Examination periodMonday 13 May 2024Friday 14 June 2024
Resit examination periodMonday 12 August 2024Friday 23 August 2024

Postgraduate, non-modular and health-related programmes may have alternative semester dates.

Alternative semester dates

Non-modular and health-related programmes may have different semester dates.

Non-modular or non-semesterised programmes

Students pursuing non-modular programmes or non-semesterised programmes will be informed of the term dates by their Head of School.

Health-related programmes

Health-related programmes may have extended session dates for all or part of the programme. These vary according to the individual programme being pursued. Your school will notify you of the details.

Postgraduate courses

The academic year dates for postgraduate students can vary according to the programme being studied. Your school will notify you of the session dates for your programme.

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