Academic year 2023/24
Semester dates for the 2023/24 academic year.
Semester 1
Date | Event |
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11 September 2023 | Welcome Week |
18 September 2023 | Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts |
20 October 2023 | Teaching block 1 ends |
23 October 2023 | Teaching block 2 starts |
22 November - 1 December 2023 | Graduations |
1 December 2023 | Teaching block 2 ends |
4 - 8 December 2023 | Revision |
11-21 December 2023 | Examinations |
22 December 2023 | Semester 1 ends |
25 December 2023 | Winter teaching vacation starts |
21 December 2023 - 2 January 2024 | University closed (closes at 5pm on 21 December) |
3 January 2024 | University reopens at 9am |
12 January 2024 | Winter teaching vacation ends |
Semester 2
Date | Event |
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10 - 12 January 2024 | January Welcome |
15 January 2024 | Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts |
16 February 2024 | Teaching block 3 ends |
19 February 2024 | Flexible Learning Week |
26 February 2024 | Teaching block 4 starts |
5 April 2024 | Teaching block 4 ends |
8 - 19 April 2024 | Spring teaching vacation |
22 - 26 April 2024 | Revision |
29 April - 24 May 2024 | Examinations |
24 May 2024 | Semester 2 ends |
27 May 2024 | Summer teaching vacation starts |
3 - 16 July 2024 | Graduations |
5 - 16 August 2024 | Resit examinations |
Postgraduate Taught Programmes
Students on most postgraduate taught programmes will undertake a dissertation or research project during the Summer teaching vacation period. If you are unsure about the dates and deadlines for your dissertation or research project, please check with your school.
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.