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Term and key dates

Important dates for your academic diary

2023/24 Academic Year

  • Welcome starts 18 September 2023
  • Autumn Term: 25 September 2023 - 8 December 2023 (*'Week 6' w/c 30th October)
  • Spring Term: 8 January 2024 - 22 March 2024 (*'Week 6' w/c 12th February)
  • Summer Term: 15 April 2024 -  7 June 2024

2024/25 Academic Year

From 2024/25 the university teaching year is moving to a semester structure, the dates below outline the new semester structure for 2024/25 onwards:

Semester 

Start date 

End date 

Welcome 23 September 2024

Semester 1
30 September 2024 7 February 2025
Semester 2 10 February 2025 13 June 2025

 

Closure days

Start date

End date

Christmas vacation  22 December 2024  17 January 2025
Vacation
31 March 2025
18 April 2025 
Summer vacation
15 June 2025
 
Vacation period UG
16 June 2025
 

 

Some of our programmes have start and end dates outside of the standard Academic Year structure. Details of these will be included in your programme-specific information.

*Week 6 is sometimes referred to as 'Reading Week', please check with your academic school if this is the case for your programme.

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