Semester dates

Academic year 2024/25

Semester 1

DatesEvent
16 - 20 September 2024Enrolment and induction
23 September - 13 December 2024Teaching period
16 - 20 December 2024Semester 1 exams

Semester 2

DatesEvent
20 - 24 January 2025Enrolment and induction
27 January - 11 April 2025Teaching period
14 - 17 April 2025Semester 1 resit exams
14 - 25 April 2025Easter break
28 April - 2 May 2025Teaching period
6 - 16 May 2025Semester 2 exams

Summer session

DatesEvent
19 May - 29 August 2025Teaching period / dissertations (Postgraduate taught students)
5 - 12 July 2025Semester 2 resit exams
26 September 2025Master's dissertation submission deadline

International Foundation Programme

DatesEvent
26 May to 15 August 2025Teaching period

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Please note, our semester dates are provisional and subject to change. The university does not adopt 'reading weeks' or similar so students should anticipate being present for all teaching days.

Academic year 2025/26

Semester 1

DatesEvent
15 - 19 September 2025Enrolment and induction
22 September - 12 December 2025Teaching period
15 - 19 December 2025Semester 1 exams

Semester 2

DatesEvent
19 - 23 January 2026Enrolment and induction
26 January - 27 March 2026
Teaching period
28 March - 02 April 2026
(inclusive but not Sunday 29 March)
Semester 1 resit exams
30 March - 06 April 2026Easter break
03 - 07 April 2026Bank holidays and closed days
13  April - 01 May 2026Post-Easter Teaching period
05 - 15 May 2026Semester 2 exams
04 - 11 July 2026Semester 2 resit exams

Summer session

DatesEvent
26 May - 28 August 2026Teaching period / dissertations (Postgraduate taught students)
25 September 2026Master’s dissertation submission deadline
18 May - 14 August 2026International Foundation Programme

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