Semester dates

Academic year 2025/26

Semester 1

Dates	Event
Monday 15 September to Friday 19 September 2025	Enrolment and induction
Monday 22 September to Friday 12 December 2025	Teaching period
Monday 15 December to Friday 19 December 2025	Semester 1 exams

Semester 2

Dates	Event
Monday 5 January to Thursday 29 January 2026	Continued dissertation study for Postgraduate January submission
Monday 19 January to Friday 23 January 2026	Enrolment and induction
Friday 30 January 2026	Deadline for Postgraduate dissertation - January submission
Monday 26 January to Friday 27 March 2026	Teaching period (9 weeks)
Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February 2026	Postgraduate Semester 1 resit exams
Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April 2026 (inclusive but not Sunday 29 March 2026)	Undergraduate Semester 1 resit exams
Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April 2026	Easter break
Friday 3 April to Tuesday 07 April 2026	Bank holidays and closed days
Monday 13 April to Friday 1 May 2026	Post-Easter Teaching period (3 weeks)
Tuesday 5 May to Friday 15 May 2026	Semester 2 exams
Saturday 4 July to Saturday 11 July 2026 (inclusive but not Sunday 05 July 2027)	Semester 2 resit exams

Summer session

Dates	Event
Monday 18 May to Friday 22 May 2026	Teaching period (Postgraduate January starting students)
Tuesday 26 May to Friday 28 August 2026	Teaching period (Postgraduate January and May starting students)
Monday 18 May to Thursday 24 September 2026	Continued dissertation study for Postgraduate September starting students
Friday 25 September 2026	Deadline for Postgraduate dissertation - September submission

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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.

Semester dates 2026/27

Semester 1

Dates	Event
Monday 14 September to Friday 18 September 2026	Enrolment and induction for new students
Monday 21 September to Friday 11 December 2026	Teaching period (12 weeks)
Monday 14 December to Friday 18 December 2026	Semester 1 exam period

Semester 2

Dates	Event
Monday 4 January to Thursday 28 January 2027	Continued dissertation study for Postgraduate January submission
Monday 18 January to Friday 22 January 2027	Enrolment and Induction for new students
Monday 25 January to Friday 19 March 2027	Teaching period (8 weeks)
Friday 29 January 2027	Deadline for PG dissertation - January submission
Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027	Postgraduate Semester 1 resit exams
Monday 22 March to Thursday 25 March 2027	Undergraduate Semester 1 resit exams
Monday 22 March to Friday 2 April 2027	Easter break
Friday 26 March to Tuesday 30 March 2027 (inclusive)	Bank holidays and closed days
Monday 5 April to Friday 30 April 2027	Post-Easter Teaching period (4 weeks)
Tuesday 3 May to Friday 14 May 2027	Semester 2 exam period (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Saturday 3 July to Saturday 10 July 2027 (inclusive but not Sunday 4 July 2027)	Semester 2 resit exams (undergraduate and postgraduate)

Summer session

Dates	Event
Monday 17 May to Friday 21 May 2027	Enrolment and Induction for new students
Tuesday 18 May to 28 August 2027	Teaching period (Postgraduate January and May starting students)
Monday 17 May to Thursday 24 September 2027	Continued dissertation study for Postgraduate September starting students
25 September 2027	Master's dissertation submission deadline

Semester dates 2027/28

Semester 1

Dates	Event
Monday 13 September to Friday 17 September 2027	Enrolment and induction for new students
Monday 20 September to Friday 10 December 2027	Teaching period (12 weeks)
Monday 13 December to Friday 17 December 2027	Semester 1 exam period

Semester 2

Dates	Event
Monday 3 January to Thursday 27 January 2028	Continued dissertation study for Postgraduate January submission
Monday 17 January to Friday 21 January 2028	Enrolment and Induction for new students
Monday 24 January to Friday 7 April 2028	Teaching period (8 weeks)
Friday 28 January 2028	Deadline for Postgraduate dissertation - January submission
Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028	Postgraduate Semester 1 resit exams
Monday 8 April to Thursday13 April 2028	Undergraduate Semester 1 resit exams
Monday 10 April to Friday 21 April 2028	Easter break
Friday 14 April to Tuesday 18 April 2028 (inclusive)	Bank holidays and closed days
Monday 24 April to Friday 28 April 2028	Post-Easter Teaching period (4 weeks)
Tuesday 2 May to Friday 12 May 2028	Semester 2 exam period (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Saturday 1 July to Saturday 8 July 2028 (inclusive but not Sunday 02 July 2028)	Semester 2 resit exams (undergraduate and postgraduate)

Summer session

Dates	Event
Monday 15 May to Friday 19 May 2028	Enrolment and Induction for new students
Tuesday 22 May to Friday 25 August 2028	Teaching period (Postgraduate January and May starting students)
Monday 15 May to Thursday 21 September 2028	Continued dissertation study for Postgraduate September starting students
Saturday 1 July to Saturday 8 July (inclusive but not Sunday 2 July 2028)	Semester 2 Resit exams (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Friday 22 December 2028	Master's dissertation submission deadline

About the academic year

Undergraduate programmes

For most undergraduate students, the academic year is split into two semesters. Each semester consists of a teaching period followed by examinations.

The enrolment and induction week in Semester 1 is for first year students only. Undergraduate students must:

ensure they are available for all periods marked as teaching and examinations
be ready to be available during re-sit examination periods.

Students on other programmes (including taught postgraduate programmes, and undergraduate programmes in the School of Education which run to a termly calendar) may have similar commitments to those described in these calendars. You should contact your Faculty for more information, including the confirmed schedule of examinations for your programme.

Courses that have a significant practice component may fall outside of normal semester dates.

Postgraduate taught programmes

For students on postgraduate taught programmes (PGT), the teaching element of the academic year is split into two semesters with the dissertation module undertaken during the summer semester. Semesters 1 and 2 consist of a teaching period followed by examinations.

The enrolment and induction is carried out in the first week of Semester 1 for September starters and where appropriate the first week of Semester 2 for January starters. Students must:

ensure they are available for all periods marked as teaching and examinations
be ready to be available during re-sit examination periods.

Students who are on courses that have a significant practice component which falls outside of normal semester dates, or who require more information, including the confirmed schedule of examinations for your programme, should contact your faculty for more information.

Semester dates

Academic year 2025/26

Semester 1

Semester 2

Summer session

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Semester dates 2026/27

Semester 1

Semester 2

Summer session

Semester dates 2027/28

Semester 1

Semester 2

Summer session

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