Term dates and closed days

Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2024

• 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
• 29 March: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
• 1 April: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
• 2 April: Closed Day
• 6 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
• 27 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
• 26 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
• 27 August: Closed Day
• 25 December: Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
• 26 December: Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
• 27 December: Closed Day
• 30 December: Closed Day
• 31 December: Closed Day

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

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

• 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

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

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

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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
• Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including assessment)
• Inter-semester break: 26 -30 May 2025
• End of course /dissertation submission: 4 June 2025

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

Postgraduate research

• Start date: 21 October 2024 (new students)
• Induction week – all new research students: 4-7 November 2024

Undergraduate (Intensive Top-Up Only)

• Enrolment/Induction week: 6 – 10 January 2025 (new students)
• Teaching and Assessment: 6 January – 4 April 2025
• Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
• Teaching and Assessment: 23 April – 27 June 2025
• Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 30 June – 25 July 2025

Undergraduate (Ba Business Management Only)

Year 1/Level 4:

• Welcome/Induction week: 6 – 10 January 2025
• Teaching and Assessment: 6 January – 4 April 2025
• Spring Vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
• Teaching and Assessment: 23 April – 27 June 2025
• 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

Postgraduate research

• Start date: 3 March 2025 (new students)
• Induction week – all new research students: 17-20 March 2025

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)
• End of course /dissertation submission: 3 June 2026