Academic dates: year or semester at Bristol
Find out the academic dates for the year, including when to arrive, when teaching starts, exams and holidays.
2023/24 dates
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Welcome and orientation | 18 to 22 September |
| Teaching weeks | 25 September to 15 December |
| Winter vacation | 18 December to 5 January |
| January assessment period | 8 to 19 January |
| Autumn semester end date | 20 January |
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Welcome and orientation | 17 to 19 January |
| Teaching weeks | 22 January to 3 May |
| Spring vacation | 25 March to 12 April |
| Summer revision week | 7 to 10 May |
| Summer assessment period | 13 to 31 May |
| Spring semester end date | 10 June |
2024/25 dates
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Welcome and orientation | 9 to 13 September |
| Teaching weeks | 16 September to 6 December |
| Winter vacation | 16 December 2023 to 3 January 2025 |
| Assessment period | 9 to 13 December |
| Autumn semester end date | 16 December |
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Welcome and orientation | 6 January to 10 January |
| Teaching weeks | 13 January to 4 April |
| Spring vacation | 7 to 25 April |
| Summer assessment period | 28 April to 16 May |
| Spring semester end date | 26 May |