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Academic Year dates

The academic year has various start dates. Teaching blocks are composed of teaching, assessment/examination weeks and study break; dates of these may vary according to which programme you are enrolled on.

Student breaks follow the assessment weeks in each semester. Normally, there will be no teaching or exams on English public and bank holidays.

Term Dates 2023/24

All undergraduate students starting or returning in September 2023*

*Students who started their year 1 (level 4) in January 2023 will follow this schedule when they progress to their next year.

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 18/09/2023 29/01/2024
End of semester 01/12/2023 12/04/2024
Exams and assessments 04/12/2023 – 15/12/2023 15/04/2024 – 26/04/2024
Study break 16/12/2023 ‐ 28/01/2024 27/04/2024 ‐ 19/05/2024
Programme end date (for final year students) N/A 19/05/2024

All undergraduate students starting or returning in January 2024*

*Returning students (Except Top-ups) progressing from one year to the next, please follow the September schedule.

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 29/01/2024 20/05/2024
End of semester 12/04/2024 02/08/2024
Exams and assessments 15/04/2024 – 26/04/2024 05/08/2024 – 16/08/2024
Study break 27/04/2024 ‐ 19/05/2024 17/08/2024 ‐ 22/09/2024

All undergraduate students starting or returning in May 2024

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 20/05/2024 23/09/2024
End of semester 02/08/2024 06/12/2024
Exams and assessments 05/08/2024 – 16/08/2024 09/12/2024 – 20/12/2024
Study break 17/08/2024 ‐ 22/09/2024 21/12/2024 ‐ 26/01/2025
Programme end date (for final year students) N/A 19/01/2025

 


All postgraduate students starting or returning in September 2023

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Start of semester 18/09/2023 29/01/2024 20/05/2024
End of semester 01/12/2023 12/04/2024 02/08/2024
Exams and assessments 04/12/2023 – 15/12/2023 15/04/2024 – 26/04/2024 05/08/2024 – 16/08/2024
Study break 16/12/2023 ‐ 28/01/2024 27/04/2024 ‐ 19/05/2024 N/A
Programme end date N/A N/A 15/09/2024

All postgraduate students starting or returning in January 2024

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Start of semester 29/01/2024 20/05/2024 23/09/2024
End of semester 12/04/2024 02/08/2024 06/12/2024
Exams and assessments 15/04/2024 – 26/04/2024 05/08/2024 – 16/08/2024 09/12/2024 – 20/12/2024
Study break 27/04/2024 ‐ 19/05/2024 17/08/2024 ‐ 22/09/2024 N/A
Programme end date N/A N/A 24/01/2025

All postgraduate students starting or returning in May 2024

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Start of semester 20/05/2024 23/09/2024 27/01/2025
End of semester 02/08/2024 06/12/2024 11/04/2025
Exams and assessments 05/08/2024 – 16/08/2024 09/12/2024 – 20/12/2024 14/04/2025 – 25/04/2025
Study break 17/08/2024 ‐ 22/09/2024 21/12/2024 ‐ 26/01/2025 N/A
Programme end date N/A N/A 18/05/2025

Term Dates 2024/25

All undergraduate students starting or returning in September 2024*

*Students who started their year 1 (level ) in January 2024 will follow this schedule when they progress to their next year.

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 23/09/2024 27/01/2025
End of semester 20/12/2024 25/04/2025
Assessments (including examinations) 09/12/2024 - 20/12/2024 14/04/2025 - 25/04/2025
Study break 21/12/2024 - 26/01/2024 N/A
Programme end date (for final year students) N/A 18/05/2025

All undergraduate students starting or returning in January 2025*

*Returning students (Except Top-ups) progressing from one year to the next, please follow the September schedule.

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2
Study break 26/04/2025 ‐ 26/05/2025 23/08/2025 ‐ 14/09/2025

All undergraduate students starting or returning in May 2025

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 27/05/2025 (26th is a Bank Holiday) 15/09/2025
End of semester 22/08/2025 19/12/2025
Assessments (including Examinations) 11/08/2025 – 22/08/2025 08/12/2025 – 19/12/2025
Study break 23/08/2025 ‐ 14/09/2025 N/A
Programme end date (for final year students) N/A 18/01/2026

 


All postgraduate students starting or returning in September 2024

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Start of semester 23/09/2024 27/01/2025 27/05/2025 (26th is a Bank Holiday)
End of semester 20/12/2024 25/04/2025 22/08/2025
Assessments (including Examinations) 09/12/2024 - 20/12/2024 14/04/2025 - 25/04/2025 11/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
Study break 21/12/2024 - 26/01/2025 26/04/2025 - 26/05/2025 N/A
Programme end date N/A N/A 14/09/2025

All postgraduate students starting or returning in January 2025

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Start of semester 27/01/2025 27/05/2025 (26th is a Bank Holiday) 15/09/2025
End of semester 25/04/2025 22/08/2025 19/12/2025
Assessments (including Examinations) 14/04/2025 – 25/04/2025 11/08/2025 – 22/08/2025 08/12/2025 – 19/12/2025
Study break 26/04/2025 ‐ 25/05/2025 23/08/2025 ‐ 14/09/2025 N/A
Programme end date N/A N/A 18/01/2026

All postgraduate students starting or returning in May 2025

Key dates Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Start of semester 27/05/2025 (26th is a Bank Holiday) 15/09/2025 19/01/2026
End of semester 22/08/2025 19/12/2025 24/04/2026
Assessments (including Examinations) 11/08/2025 – 22/08/2025 08/12/2025 – 19/12/2025 13/04/2026 – 24/04/2026
Study break 23/08/2025 ‐ 14/09/2025 21/12/2025 ‐ 18/01/2026 N/A
Programme end date N/A N/A 17/05/2026

Term Dates 2025/26

All undergraduate students starting or returning in September 2025*

*Students who started their year 1 (level 4) in January 2025 will follow this schedule when they progress to their next year.

September 2025 start undergraduate courses

  Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 15/09/2025 19/01/2026
End of semester 13/12/2025 18/04/2026
Study break 14/12/2025 - 18/01/2026 19/04/2026 - 17/05/2026

January 2026 start undergraduate courses

  Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 15/09/2025 18/05/2026
End of semester 18/04/2026 15/08/2026
Study break 19/04/2026 - 17/05/2026 16/08/2026 - 13/09/2026

May 2026 start undergraduate courses

  Semester 1 Semester 2
Start of semester 18/05/2026 14/09/2026
End of semester 15/08/2026 12/12/2026
Study break 16/08/2026 - 13/09/2026 13/12/2026 - 17/01/2027

September 2025 start postgraduate courses

  Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Start of block 15/09/2025 03/11/2025 19/01/2026 09/03/2026 18/05/2026 06/07/2026
End of block 1/11/2025 20/12/2025 07/03/2026 25/04/2026 04/07/2026 21/08/2026

November 2025 start postgraduate courses

  Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Start of block 15/09/2025 03/11/2025 19/01/2026 09/03/2026 18/05/2026 06/07/2026
End of block 20/12/2025 07/03/2026 25/04/2026 04/07/2026 21/08/2026 31/10/2026

January 2026 start postgraduate courses

  Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Start of block 19/01/2026 09/03/2026 18/05/2026 06/07/2026 14/09/2026 02/11/2026
End of block 07/03/2026 25/04/2026 04/07/2026 21/08/2026 31/10/2026 18/12/2026

March 2026 start postgraduate courses

  Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Start of block 09/03/2026 18/05/2026 06/07/2026 14/09/2026 02/11/2026 18/01/2027
End of block 25/10/2025 04/07/2026 21/08/2026 31/10/2026 18/12/2026 06/03/2027

May 2026 start postgraduate courses

  Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Start of block 09/03/2026 18/05/2026 14/09/2026 02/11/2026 18/01/2027 08/03/2027
End of block 25/04/2026 21/08/2026 31/10/2026 18/12/2026 06/03/2027 24/04/2027

July 2026 start postgraduate courses

  Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Start of block 06/07/2026 14/09/2026 02/11/2026 18/01/2027 08/03/2027 17/05/2027
End of block 21/08/2026 31/10/2026 18/12/2026 06/03/2027 24/04/2027 03/07/2027

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