Term dates
Our academic years are split into several periods of teaching and assessment. Please see the tables below for term dates for the current academic year and future years.
2023/24
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2023 | 15 December 2023 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 18 December 2023 | 5 January 2024 | 3 weeks break |
| 8 January 2024 | 26 January 2024 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 29 January 2024 | 22 March 2024 | 8 weeks teaching |
| 25 March 2024 | 12 April 2024 | 3 weeks break |
| 15 April 2024 | 10 May 2024 | 4 weeks teaching |
| 13 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 3 June 2024 | 30 September 2024 | Dissertation period (postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2023 start date) |
| 15 July 2024 | 19 July 2024 | Graduation ceremonies |
2024/25
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2024 | 13 December 2024 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 16 December 2024 | 3 January 2025 | 3 weeks break |
| 6 January 2025 | 24 January 2025 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 27 January 2025 | 4 April 2025 | 10 weeks teaching |
| 7 April 2025 | 25 April 2025 | 3 weeks break |
| 28 April 2025 | 9 May 2025 | 2 weeks teaching |
| 12 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 2 June 2025 | 30 September 2025 | Dissertation period (postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2024 start date) |
| 14 July 2025 | 18 July 2025 | Graduation ceremonies |
2025/26
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2025 | 12 December 2025 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 15 December 2025 | 2 January 2026 | 3 weeks break |
| 5 January 2026 | 23 January 2026 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 26 January 2026 | 20 March 2026 | 8 weeks teaching |
| 23 March 2026 | 10 April 2026 | 3 weeks break |
| 13 April 2026 | 8 May 2026 | 4 weeks teaching |
| 11 May 2026 | 29 May 2026 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 1 June 2026 | 30 September 2026 | Dissertation period (postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2025 start date) |
| 13 July 2026 | 17 July 2026 | Graduation ceremonies |
2026/27
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | 18 December 2026 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 21 December 2026 | 8 January 2027 | 3 weeks break |
| 11 January 2027 | 29 January 2027 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 1 February 2027 | 19 March 2027 | 7 weeks teaching |
| 22 March 2027 | 9 April 2027 | 3 weeks break |
| 12 April 2027 | 14 May 2027 | 5 weeks teaching |
| 17 May 2027 | 4 June 2027 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 7 June 2027 | 30 September 2027 | dissertation period (postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2026 start date) |
| 19 July 2027 | 23 July 2027 | Graduation ceremonies |