Dates
Open days and visit days
- 1 November 2025
- 11 March 2026
Key academic dates
We have designed our academic year to support students to study and to make the most of their university experience. Find out how the year is structured and how you can make the most of your time in Bristol.
Staff can find more information about the Structure of the Academic Year.
| Activity | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome week | 15 to 19 September 2025 | 14 to 18 September 2026 |
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Teaching block 1 (TB-1) |
22 September to 12 December 2025 |
21 September to 11 December 2026 |
|
TB-1 consolidation week (your school will inform you about the activities and attendance requirements for this week) |
27 to 31 October 2025 |
26 to 30 October 2026 |
| TB-1 assessment preparation week | 8 to 12 December 2025 | 7 to 11 December 2026 |
|
TB-1 assessment period |
15 to 19 December 2025 |
14 to 18 December 2026 |
| Winter vacation (undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only) | 22 December 2025 to 9 January 2026 | 21 December 2026 to 8 January 2027 |
| Teaching block 2 preparation week | 12 to 16 January 2026 | 11 to 15 January 2027 |
|
Teaching block 2 (TB-2) |
19 January to 1 May 2026 |
18 January to 30 April 2027 |
|
TB-2 consolidation week (your school will inform you about the activities and attendance requirements for this week) |
23 to 27 February 2026 |
22 to 26 February 2027 |
|
TB-2 assessment preparation week |
27 April to 1 May 2026 |
26 to 30 April 2027 |
| Graduation: winter degree congregations | 9 to 13 February 2026 | TBC |
| Spring vacation (undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only) | 23 March to 10 April 2026 | 22 March to 9 April 2027 |
| TB-2 assessment period | 5 to 22 May 2026 | 4 to 21 May 2027 |
| Summer vacation starts (undergraduate students only) | 1 June 2026 | 31 May 2027 |
| Graduation: summer degree congregations | 8 to 17 July 2026 | 5 to 16 July 2027 |
| Standard reassessment coursework deadline | 21 July 2026 | 20 July 2027 |
| Reassessment period | 21 to 31 July 2026 | 20 to 30 July 2027 |
| PGT dissertation submission deadline | 4 September 2026 | 3 September 2027 |
| Summer vacation ends | 11 September 2026 | 10 September 2027 |
Academic dates relate to the standard teaching, examination and term dates for students at the University.
Some undergraduate and postgraduate programmes do not follow standard term dates – we will inform students on these programmes.
Taught postgraduate students on most programmes use the summer months to complete a dissertation or research project.
University closure days and bank holidays
2025/26
Winter 2025/26 closure
- Wednesday 24 December 2025 (closure day)
- Thursday 25 December 2025 (bank holiday)
- Friday 26 December 2025 (bank holiday)
- Monday 29 December 2025 (closure day)
- Tuesday 30 December 2025 (closure day)
- Wednesday 31 December 2025 (closure day)
- Thursday 1 January 2026 (bank holiday)
- Friday 2 January 2026 (closure day)
Spring 2026 closure
- Friday 3 April 2026 (bank holiday)
- Monday 6 April 2026 (bank holiday)
- Tuesday 7 April 2026 (closure day)
May 2026 bank holidays
- Monday 4 May 2026
- Monday 25 May 2026
Summer 2026 closure
- Monday 31 August 2026 (bank holiday)
- Tuesday 1 September 2026 (closure day)