Term dates
Check the University鈥檚 term dates for teaching, exams, graduation, holidays and minimum service days.
Key academic dates
These dates are for all students and staff, although exact dates and assessment periods will depend on individual courses. Masters and PhD students study throughout the academic year. You can check your term, semester and assessment dates by contacting your school or checking Canvas.
- Academic year dates 2024-25
- Minimum service days 2024-25
- Academic year dates 2025-26
- Minimum service days 2025-26
Academic year dates 2024-25
For the academic year 2024-25, Welcome Week will start on 16 September 2024. Teaching will begin on 23 September 2024 and end on 25 April 2025.
| Summer vacation | Sun 2 June to Fri 13 Sep 2024 | |
| Resit assessment period (all modules) | Mon 12 to Sat 24 Aug 2024* | |
| Resit assessment period for online distance learning modules | Mon 19 Aug to Mon 2 Sep 2024 | |
| Arrival Weekend | Sat 14 Sep to Sun 15 Sep 2024 | |
| Autumn term begins | Mon 16 Sep 2024 | |
| Welcome Week | Mon 16 Sep to Fri 20 Sep 2024 | |
| Semester One | Semester One begins | Mon 23 Sep 2024 |
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| Teaching begins | Mon 23 Sep 2024 | |
| Teaching ends | Fri 6 Dec 2024 | |
| Autumn term ends | Fri 6 Dec 2024 | |
| Revision week | Mon 9 Dec 2024 | |
| Winter vacation | Sat 14 Dec 2024 to Sun 5 Jan 2025 | |
| Spring term begins | Mon 6 Jan 2025 | |
| Semester one assessment period begins | Mon 6 Jan 2025 | |
| Semester one assessment period ends | Sat 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Semester one ends | Sat 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Intersemester week | Mon 20 to Fri 24 Jan 2025 | |
| Winter graduation | Mon 20 Jan to Fri 24 Jan 2025 (TBC) | |
| Semester Two | Semester Two begins | Mon 27 Jan 2025 |
| Teaching begins | Mon 27 Jan 2025 | |
| Teaching ends | Fri 11 April 2025 | |
| Spring term ends | Fri 11 April 2025 | |
| Spring vacation | Sat 12 April to Sun 4 May 2025 | |
| Summer term begins | Tues 6 May 2025 | |
| Resit assessment period for online distance learning modules | Mon 28 April to Mon 12 May 2025 | |
| Semester two assessment period begins | Tues 6 May 2025 | |
| Semester two assessment period ends | Sat 24 May 2025 | |
| Summer term ends | Sat 24 May 2025 | |
| Semester Two ends | Sat 24 May 2025 | |
| Summer vacation | Sun 25 May to Sun 21 Sep 2025 | |
| Summer graduation | Mon 21 to Fri 25 July 2025 (TBC) | |
| Resit assessment period (all modules) | Mon 4 Aug to Sat 16 Aug 2025* |
*Take Away Papers (TAPs) may be set in the early part of the following week.
Minimum service days 2024-25
Minimum service days are days when the 新澳门六合彩开奖结果 runs a minimal operational service. Some offices may be closed, or running a skeleton service.
| Mon 26 Aug 2024 | Summer bank holiday | |
| Christmas break | Tues 24 Dec 2024 | Minimum service day (Christmas Eve) |
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| Wed 25 Dec 2024 | Christmas Day bank holiday | |
| Thurs 26 Dec 2024 | Boxing Day bank holiday | |
| Fri 27 Dec 2024 | Minimum service day | |
| Sat 28 Dec 2024 | Weekend | |
| Sun 29 Dec 2024 | Weekend | |
| Mon 30 Dec 2024 | Minimum service day | |
| Tues 31 Dec 2024 | Minimum service day (New Year’s Eve) | |
| Wed 1 Jan 2025 | New Year’s Day bank holiday | |
| Easter break | Thurs 17 April 2025 | Minimum service day |
| Fri 18 April 2025 | Good Friday bank holiday | |
| Sat 19 April 2025 | Easter weekend | |
| Sun 20 April 2025 | Easter weekend | |
| Mon 21 April | Easter Monday bank holiday | |
| Tues 22 April | Minimum service day | |
| Mon 5 May 2025 | Early May bank holiday | |
| Mon 26 May 2025 | Spring bank holiday | |
| Mon 25 Aug 2025 | Summer bank holiday |
Academic year dates 2025-26
| Arrival Weekend | Sat 20 Sep to Sun 21 Sep 2025 | |
| Autumn term begins | Mon 22 Sep 2025 | |
| Welcome Week | Mon 22 Sep to Fri 26 Sep 2025 | |
| Semester One | Semester One begins | Mon 29 Sep 2025 |
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| Teaching begins | Mon 29 Sep 2025 | |
| Teaching ends | Fri 12 Dec 2025 | |
| Autumn term ends | Fri 12 Dec 2025 | |
| Winter vacation | Sat 13 Dec 2025 to Sun 4 Jan 2026 | |
| Spring term begins | Mon 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Semester one assessment period begins | Mon 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Semester one assessment period ends | Sat 17 Jan 2026 | |
| Semester one ends | Sat 17 Jan 2026 | |
| Intersemester week | Mon 19 to Fri 23 Jan 2026 | |
| Winter graduation | Mon 19 Jan to Fri 23 Jan 2026 (TBC) | |
| Semester Two | Semester Two begins | Mon 26 Jan 2026 |
| Teaching begins | Mon 26 Jan 2026 | |
| Spring term ends | Fri 20 March 2026 | |
| Spring vacation | Sat 21 March to Sun 12 April 2026 | |
| Summer term begins | Mon 13 April 2026 | |
| Teaching ends | Fri 1 May 2026 | |
| Revision week | Mon 4 May to Fri 8 May 2026 | |
| Resit assesment period for online distance learning modules | Mon 27 April (10am) to Mon 09 May (10am) 2026 | |
| Semester two asessment period begins | Mon 11 May 2026 | |
| Semester two asessment period ends | Sat 30 May 2026 | |
| Semester Two ends | Sat 30 May 2026 | |
| Summer vacation |
Sun 31 May 2026 to Sun 20 Sep 2026 |
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| Summer graduation | Mon 20 to Fri 24 July 2025 (TBC) | |
| Resit assessment period (all modules) | Mon 10 Aug to Sat 22 Aug 2026* |
*Take Away Papers (TAPs) may be set in the early part of the following week.
Minimum service days 2025-26
| Christmas break | Wed 24 Dec 2025 | Minimum service day (Christmas Eve) |
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| Thurs 25 Dec 2025 | Christmas Day bank holiday | |
| Fri 26 Dec 2025 | Boxing Day bank holiday | |
| Sat 27 Dec 2025 | Weekend | |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | Weekend | |
| Mon 29 Dec 2025 | Minimum service day | |
| Tues 30 Dec 2025 | Minimum service day | |
| Wed 31 Dec 2025 | Minimum service day (New Year’s Eve) | |
| Thurs 1 Jan 2026 | New Year’s Day bank holiday | |
| Fri 2 Jan 2026 | Minimum service day | |
| Easter break | Fri 3 April 2026 | Good Friday bank holiday |
| Sat 4 April 2026 | Easter weekend | |
| Sun 5 April 2026 | Easter weekend | |
| Mon 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday bank holiday | |
| Tues 7 April 2026 | Minimum service day | |
| Mon 4 May 2026 | Early May bank holiday | |
| Mon 25 May 2026 | Spring bank holiday | |
| Mon 31 Aug 2026 | Summer bank holiday |
More assessment guidance
Examinations are held in the assessment periods and may be during evenings, on Saturdays or on bank holidays. Assessment deadlines may be during vacations or the revision week.
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