Semester dates

Current academic year

Key dates in the University's current academic year, including semester times, teaching blocks, graduations and examinations.

Academic year 2023/24

  • Semester 1: 18 September - 22 December, 2023
  • Semester 2: 15 January -  27 May, 2024

Semester 1

18 September - 22 December, 2023
Date Event
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

15 January -  27 May, 2024
Date Event
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
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.

Programmes with non-standard academic years

Add key dates to your calendar

Staff and students can add key dates from the University's academic calendar to their own calendars by subscribing to Student Systems' Outlook calendar:

Key dates calendar