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 |
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Teaching block 1 (TB-1) |
16 September to 6 December 2024 |
22 September to 12 December 2025 |
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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 |
| TB-1 assessment preparation week | 2 to 6 December 2024 | 8 to 12 December 2025 |
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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 |
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Teaching block 2 (TB-2) |
13 January to 4 April 2025 |
19 January to 24 April 2026 |
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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 |
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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)