Semester dates

Academic year 2024/25

Semester dates for the 2024/25 academic year.

Semester 1

16 September - 20 December, 2024
Date Event
9 September 2024 Welcome Week
16 September 2024 Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
18 October 2024 Teaching block 1 ends
21 October 2024 Teaching block 2 starts
To be confirmed Graduations
29 November 2024 Teaching block 2 ends
2-6 December 2024 Revision
9-20 December 2024 Examinations
20 December 2024 Semester 1 ends
23 December 2024 Winter teaching vacation starts
23 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 University closed (closes at 5pm on 23 December)
10 January 2025 Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

13 January -  26 May, 2025
Date Event
8-10 January 2025 January Welcome
13 January 2025 Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
14 February 2025 Teaching block 3 ends
17 February 2025 Flexible Learning Week
24 February 2025 Teaching block 4 starts
4 April 2025 Teaching block 4 ends
7-18 April 2025 Spring teaching vacation
21-25 April 2025 Revision
28 April - 23 May 2025 Examinations
23 May 2025 Semester 2 ends
26 May 2025 Summer teaching vacation starts
To be confirmed Graduations
To be confirmed 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.

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