Semester dates

Academic year 2018/19

Semester dates for the 2018/19 academic year.

Semester 1

17 September - 21 December, 2018
Date Event
8-16 September 2018 Welcome Week
17 September 2018 Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
19 October 2018 Teaching block 1 ends
22 October 2018 Teaching block 2 starts
 26 - 30 November 2018 Graduations
30 November 2018 Teaching block 2 ends
3-7 December 2018 Revision
10 - 21 December 2018          Examinations
21 December 2018 Semester 1 ends
24 December 2018 Winter teaching vacation starts
To be confirmed University closed
11 January 2019 Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

14 January -  24 May, 2019
Date Event
9-13 January 2019 January Welcome
14 January 2019 Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
15 February 2019 Teaching block 3 ends
18-22 February 2019 Flexible Learning Week
25 February 2019 Teaching block 4 starts
5 April 2019 Teaching block 4 ends
8-19 April 2019 Spring teaching vacation
22-26 April 2019 Revision
29 April 2019 - 24 May 2019 Examinations
24 May 2019 Semester 2 ends
27 May 2019 Summer teaching vacation starts
29 June - 10 July 2019 Graduations
5-16 August 2019 Resit examinations

Programmes with non-standard academic years

The semester dates for some degree programmes diverge from the standard University academic year structure. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information, if you are unsure about the semester dates for your programme please check with your school.

Programmes with non-standard academic years