Dates
Open days and visit days
| Undergraduate open day | 13 June 2025, 14 June 2025, 1 November 2025 |
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| Postgraduate taught open day | 12 March 2025 |
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 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
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| Welcome week | 9 to 13 September 2024 | 15 to 19 September 2025 | 14 to 18 September 2026 |
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Teaching block 1 (TB-1) |
16 September to 6 December 2024 |
22 September to 12 December 2025 |
21 September to 11 December 2026 |
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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 |
26 to 30 October 2026 |
| TB-1 assessment preparation week | 2 to 6 December 2024 | 8 to 12 December 2025 | 7 to 11 December 2026 |
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TB-1 assessment period |
9 to 13 December 2024 |
15 to 19 December 2025 |
14 to 18 December 2026 |
| Winter vacation (undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only) | 16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 | 22 December 2025 to 9 January 2026 | 21 December 2026 to 8 January 2027 |
| Teaching block 2 preparation week | 6 to 10 January 2025 | 12 to 16 January 2026 | 11 to 15 January 2027 |
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Teaching block 2 (TB-2) |
13 January to 4 April 2025 |
19 January to 1 May 2026 |
18 January to 30 April 2027 |
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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 |
22 to 26 February 2027 |
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TB-2 assessment preparation week |
31 March to 4 April 2025 |
27 April to 1 May 2026 |
26 to 30 April 2027 |
| Graduation: winter degree congregations | 20 to 24 January 2025 | 9 to 13 February 2026 | TBC |
| Spring vacation (undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only) | 7 to 25 April 2025 | 23 March to 10 April 2026 | 22 March to 9 April 2027 |
| TB-2 assessment period | 28 April to 16 May 2025 | 5 to 22 May 2026 | 4 to 21 May 2027 |
| Summer vacation starts (undergraduate students only) | 26 May 2025 | 1 June 2026 | 31 May 2027 |
| Graduation: summer degree congregations | 8 to 17 July 2025 | 8 to 17 July 2026 | 5 to 16 July 2027 |
| Standard reassessment coursework deadline | 21 July 2025 | 21 July 2026 | 20 July 2027 |
| Reassessment period | 21 July to 1 August 2025 | 21 to 31 July 2026 | 20 to 30 July 2027 |
| PGT dissertation submission deadline | 29 August 2025 | 4 September 2026 | 3 September 2027 |
| Summer vacation ends | 12 September 2025 | 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
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)