Dates (University Almanac)

Open days and visit days

Undergraduate open day 26 October 2024
Postgraduate taught open day 12 March 2025

Key academic dates

The Structure of the Academic Year (SAY) is changing from September 2024. There will still be two teaching blocks, and we have acted on student feedback to change the timing of assessments and ensure that students are given information about their progression in good time.

Staff can find more information on the SAY SharePoint site.

Activity 2024/25 2025/26
Welcome week 9 to 13 September 2024 15 to 19 September 2025

Teaching block 1 (TB-1)

16 September to 6 December 2024

22 September to 12 December 2025

TB-1 consolidation week (your school will inform you about the activities and attendance requirements for this week)

21 to 25 October 2024

27 to 31 October 2025

TB-1 assessment preparation week 2 to 6 December 2024 8 to 12 December 2025

TB-1 assessment period

9 to 13 December 2024

15 to 19 December 2025

Winter vacation (undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only) 16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 22 December 2025 to 9 January 2026
Teaching block 2 preparation week 6 to 10 January 2025 12 to 16 January 2026

Teaching block 2 (TB-2)

13 January to 4 April 2025

19 January to 24 April 2026

TB-2 consolidation week (your school will inform you about the activities and attendance requirements for this week)

17 to 21 February 2025

23 to 27 February 2026

TB-2 assessment preparation week

31 March to 4 April 2025

27 April to 1 May 2026

Graduation: winter degree congregations 20 to 24 January 2025 9 to 13 February 2026
Spring vacation (undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only) 7 to 25 April 2025 23 March to 10 April 2026
TB-2 assessment period 28 April to 16 May 2025 5 to 22 May 2026
Summer vacation starts (undergraduate students only) 26 May 2025 1 June 2026
Graduation: summer degree congregations 8 to 17 July 2025 TBC
Standard reassessment coursework deadline 21 July 2025 TBC
Reassessment period 21 July to 1 August 2025 TBC
PGT dissertation submission deadline 29 August 2025 4 September 2026
Summer vacation ends 12 September 2025 TBC

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

2023/24

Winter 2023/24 closure

  • Friday 22 December 2023 (closure day)
  • Monday 25 December 2023 (bank holiday)
  • Tuesday 26 December 2023 (bank holiday)
  • Wednesday 27 December 2023 (closure day)
  • Thursday 28 December 2023 (closure day)
  • Friday 29 December 2023 (closure day)
  • Monday 1 January 2024 (bank holiday)
  • Tuesday 2 January 2024 (closure day)

Spring 2024 closure

  • Friday 29 March 2024 (bank holiday)
  • Monday 1 April 2024 (bank holiday)
  • Tuesday 2 April 2024 (closure day)

May 2024 bank holidays

  • Monday 6 May 2024
  • Monday 27 May 2024

Summer 2024 closure

  • Monday 26 August 2024 (bank holiday)
  • Tuesday 27 August 2024 (closure day)

2024/25

Winter 2024/25 closure

  • Tuesday 24 December 2024 (closure day)
  • Wednesday 25 December 2024 (bank holiday)
  • Thursday 26 December 2024 (bank holiday)
  • Friday 27 December 2024 (closure day)
  • Monday 30 December 2024 (closure day)
  • Tuesday 31 December 2024 (closure day)
  • Wednesday 1 January 2025 (bank holiday)
  • Thursday 2 January 2025 (closure day)

Spring 2025 closure

  • Friday 18 April 2025 (bank holiday)
  • Monday 21 April 2025 (bank holiday)
  • Tuesday 22 April 2025 (closure day)

May 2025 bank holidays

  • Monday 5 May 2025
  • Monday 26 May 2025

Summer 2025 closure

  • Monday 25 August 2025 (bank holiday)
  • Tuesday 26 August 2025 (closure day)

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)