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University term dates and calendars.
The term dates and closed days relevant for your undergraduate (UG) or postgraduate (PG) course in-take date can be found below.
For information and guidance about enrolment, timetables, settling into university and more, please visit our New Students area.
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For information about exam dates please visit our exams page [please note: student login required].
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Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2025
- 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
- 18 April: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
- 21 April: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
- 22 April: Closed Day
- 5 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 26 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 25 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 26 August: Closed Day
- 25 December: Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
- 26 December: Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
- 29 December: Closed Day
- 30 December: Closed Day
- 31 December: Closed Day
Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2026
- 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
- 3 April: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
- 6 April: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
- 7 April: Closed Day
- 4 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 25 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 31 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 1 September: Closed Day
- 25 December: Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
- 28 December: Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
- 29 December: Closed Day
- 30 December: Closed Day
- 31 December: Closed Day
Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2027
- 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
- 26 March: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
- 29 March: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
- 30 March: Closed Day
- 3 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 31 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 30 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 31 August: Closed Day
- 27 December: Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
- 28 December: Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
- 29 December: Closed Day
- 30 December: Closed Day
- 31 December: Closed Day
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N.B. Please check regularly in case of any amendments
Undergraduate (Intensive)
- International arrivals and enrolment: TBC
- Teaching and Assessment: 9 January – 31 March 2023
- Spring Vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
- Teaching and Assessment: 17 April – 30 June 2023
- Summer Vacation and Co-curricular Learning: 3 July – 1 September 2023
Postgraduate
- All students including international and EU student Arrivals/ Enrolment/Orientation: 30 January 2023
- Semester 2: 6 February – 2 June 2023
- Spring Vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
- Inter-semester break: 5 – 9 June 2023
- Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023
- Winter Vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
- Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including assessment)
- End of course / dissertation submission: 7 February 2024
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- Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023 (including assessment)
- Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including assessment)
- Winter Vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
- Semester 2: 29 January – 24 May 2024 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
- End of course /dissertation submission: 13 June 2024
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Undergraduate
- Welcome Weekend: 16 – 17 September 2023
- Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 18 – 22 September 2023
- Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including assessment)
- Winter vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
- Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
- Consolidation activity: 27 May 2024 – 5 July 2024
Postgraduate
- Welcome Weekend: 16 – 17 September 2023
- Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 18 – 22 September 2023
- Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including assessment)
- Winter vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
- Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
- Inter-semester break: 27 – 31 May 2024
- Semester 3: 3 June – 13 September 2024
- End of course/dissertation submission: 26 September 2024
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Undergraduate (intensive top-up only)
- Welcome/Induction week: 8 – 12 January 2024
- Teaching and Assessment: 8 January – 28 March 2024
- Spring Vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
- Teaching and Assessment: 15 April – 28 June 2024
- Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 1 – 26 July 2024
Undergraduate (BA Business Management only)
Year 1/Level 4:
- Welcome/Induction week: 8 – 12 January 2024
- Teaching and Assessment: 8 January – 28 March 2024
- Spring Vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
- Teaching and Assessment: 15 April – 28 June 2024
- Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 1 – 26 July 2024
Year 2/Level 5 study & Year 3/Level 6 study:
- Dates will fall in line with standard September starters
Postgraduate
- Welcome/Induction week – new students: 22 – 26 January 2024
- Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including assessment)
- Spring Vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
- Inter-semester break: 27 – 31 May 2024
- Semester 3: 3 June – 13 September 2024
- Inter-semester break: 16 – 20 September 2024
- Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including assessment)
- Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
- End of course/dissertation submission: 30 January 2025
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Postgraduate
- Welcome/Induction week – new students: 27 – 31 May 2024
- Semester 3: 3 June – 13 September 2024
- Inter-semester break: 16 – 20 September 2024
- Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including exams and assessment)
- Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
- Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including exams and assessment)
- Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
- End of course /dissertation submission: 4 June 2025
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Undergraduate
- Welcome Weekend: 14 – 15 September 2024 (new students)
- Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 16 – 20 September 2024
- Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including assessment)
- Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
- Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
- Consolidation activity: 27 May – 11 July 2025
- Semester 2 Exam resits: 7 – 11 July 2025
Postgraduate
- Welcome Weekend: 14-15 September 2024 (new students)
- Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 16-20 September 2024
- Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including assessment)
- Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
- Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
- PG inter-semester break: 27 – 30 May 2025
- Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025 (including assessment)
- End of course /dissertation submission: 24 September 2025
Nursing students only (Adult, Learning disability, Mental health, Children and Young People)
Year one (September 2024)
- Welcome weekend: 14 – 15 September 2024 (new students)
- Welcome/Induction week- all new students: 16 – 20 September 2024
- Full time Study or placement time: 23 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
- Full time Study or placement time: 6 January 2025 – 11 April 2025
- Spring vacation: 12 April 2025 – 27 April 2025
- Full time Study or placement time: 28 April 2025 – 29 August 2025
- Summer vacation: 30 August 2025 – 21 September 2025
- End of year one – Year two starts: 22 September 2025
Year two (September 2023)
- Full time Study or placement time: 23 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
- Full time Study or placement time: 6 January 2025 – 11 April 2025
- Spring vacation: 12 April 2025 – 27 April 2025
- Full time Study or placement time: 28 April 2025 – 1 August 2025
- Summer vacation: 2 August 2025 – 24 Aug 2025
- Redemption hours and or mandatory training: 25 August 2025 – 19 September 2025
- End of year two – Year three starts: 22 September 2025
Year 3 (September 2022)
- Full time Study or placement time: 23 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2024 – 12 January 2025
- Full time Study or placement time: 13 January 2025 – 11 April 2025
- Spring vacation: 12 April 2025 – 27 April 2025
- Full time placement time: 28 April 2025 – 30 May 2025
- Summer vacation: 31 May 2025 – 8 June 2025
- Full time placement time: 9 June 2025 – 19 September 2025
- End of year three / course: 19 September 2025
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Postgraduate research
- Start date: 21 October 2024 (new students)
- Induction week – all new research students: 4-7 November 2024
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Undergraduate (Intensive Top-Up Only)
- Enrolment/Induction week: 13 – 17 January 2025 (new students)
- Teaching and Assessment: 20 January – 4 April 2025
- Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
- Teaching and Assessment: 23 April – 27 June 2025 (including exam week)
- Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 30 June – 25 July 2025
Undergraduate (Ba Business Management Only)
Year 1/Level 4:
- Welcome/Induction week: 13 – 17 January 2025
- Teaching and Assessment: 20 January – 4 April 2025
- Spring Vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
- Teaching and Assessment: 23 April – 27 June 2025 (including exam week)
- Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 30 June – 25 July 2025
Year 2/Level 5 study & Year 3/Level 6 study:
- Dates will fall in line with standard September starters
Postgraduate
- Enrolment/Induction: 20 – 24 January 2025 (new students)
- Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
- PG inter-semester break: 27 – 30 May 2025
- Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025 (including assessment)
- PG Inter-semester break: 15 – 19 September 2025
- Semester 1: 22 September 2025 – 23 January 2026 (including assessment)
- End of course / dissertation submission: 28 January 2026
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Postgraduate research
- Start date: 3 March 2025 (new students)
- Induction week – all new research students: 17-20 March 2025
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Postgraduate
- Enrolment/Induction week – new students: 27 – 30 May 2025
- Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025
- Inter-semester break: 15 – 19 September 2025
- Semester 1: 22 September 2025 – 23 January 2026 (including assessment)
- Winter vacation: 15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
- Semester 2: 26 January – 22 May 2026 (including assessment)
- Spring vacation: 30 March 2026– 10 April 2026
- End of course /dissertation submission: 3 June 2026
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Undergraduate
- Welcome Weekend: 20 – 21 September 2025 (new students)
- Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 22 – 26 September 2025
- Semester 1: 29 September 2025 – 30 January 2026 (including exams and assessment)
- Winter vacation: 22 December 2025 – 9 January 2026
- Semester 2: 2 February 2026 – 29 May 2026 (including exams and assessment)
- Spring vacation: 30 March 2026– 10 April 2026
- Consolidation activity: 1 June 2026 – 10 July 2026
Postgraduate
- Welcome Weekend: 20 – 21 September 2025 (new students)
- Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 22 – 26 September 2025
- Semester 1: 29 September 2025 – 30 January 2026 (including exams and assessment)
- Winter vacation: 22 December 2025 – 9 January 2026
- Semester 2: 2 February 2026 – 29 May 2026 (including exams and assessment)
- Spring vacation: 30 March 2026– 10 April 2026
- Semester 3: 1 June 2026 – 11 September 2026 (including exams and assessment)
- End of course /dissertation submission: 23 September 2026