Semester dates

Academic year 2026/27

Provisional semester dates for the 2026/27 academic year.

Semester 1

21 September - 21 December, 2026

Date Event
14 September 2026 Welcome Week
21 September 2026 Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
16 October 2026 Teaching block 1 ends
26 October 2026 Teaching block 2 starts
To be confirmed Graduations
4 December 2026 Teaching block 2 ends
To be confirmed Revision
To be confirmed Examinations
21 December 2026 Semester 1 ends
22 December 2026 Winter teaching vacation starts
To be confirmed University closed
10 January 2027 Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

11 January - 24 May, 2027

Date Event
6-8 January 2027 January Welcome
11 January 2027 Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
12 February 2027 Teaching block 3 ends
15 February 2027 Flexible Learning Week
22 February 2027 Teaching block 4 starts
2 April 2027 Teaching block 4 ends
5 - 16 April 2027 Spring teaching vacation
19 - 23 April 2027 Revision
26 April - 22 May 2027 Examinations
22 May 2027 Semester 2 ends
24 May 2027 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