Semester dates

Academic year 2025/26

Provisional semester dates for the 2025/26 academic year.

Semester 1

Date Event
To be confirmed Welcome Week
15 September 2025 Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
17 October 2025 Teaching block 1 ends
20 October 2025
Teaching block 2 starts
To be confirmed Graduations
28 November 2025
Teaching block 2 ends
1-5 December 2025
Revision
8 - 19 December 2025 Examinations
19 December 2025 Semester 1 ends
22 December 2025
Winter teaching vacation starts
To be confirmed
University closed
9 January 2026 Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

Date Event
7-9 January 2026 January Welcome
12 January 2026 Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
13 February 2026 Teaching block 3 ends
16 February 2026 Flexible Learning Week
23 February 2026 Teaching block 4 starts
3 April 2026 Teaching block 4 ends
6 - 17 April 2026 Spring teaching vacation
20 April 2026 Revision
27 April - 22 May 2026 Examinations
22 May 2026 Semester 2 ends
25 May 2026 Summer teaching vacation starts
To be confirmed Graduations
To be confirmed 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