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.
2025/26
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2025 | 12 December 2025 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 9 December 2025 | 10 December | Graduation |
| 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 Start of teaching for courses with January 2026 entry |
| 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 (undergraduates, and students who have completed their course) |
2026/27
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | 18 December 2026 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 7 December 2026 | 9 December 2026 | Graduation ceremonies |
| 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 Start of teaching for courses with February 2027 entry |
| 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 (undergraduates, and students who have completed their course) |
2027/28
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2027 | 17 December 2027 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 6 December 2027 | 8 December | Graduation ceremonies |
| 20 December 2027 | 10 January 2028 | 3 weeks break |
| 11 January 2028 | 28 January 2028 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 31 January 2028 | 31 March 2028 | 9 weeks teaching |
| 3 April 2028 | 21 April 2028 | 3 weeks break |
| 24 April 2028 | 12 May 2028 | 3 weeks teaching |
| 15 May 2028 | 2 June 2028 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 5 June 2028 | 30 September 2028 | Dissertation period (postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2027 start) |
| 17 July 2028 | 21 July 2028 | Graduation ceremonies (undergraduates, and students who have completed their course) |
2028/29
| From | To | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2028 | 15 December 2028 | 12 weeks teaching |
| 11 December 2028 | 13 December 2028 | Graduation ceremonies |
| 18 December 2028 | 5 January 2029 | 3 weeks break |
| 8 January 2029 | 26 January 2029 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 29 January 2029 | 23 March 2029 | 8 weeks teaching |
| 26 March 2029 | 13 April 2029 | 3 weeks break |
| 16 April 2029 | 11 May 2029 | 4 weeks teaching |
| 14 May 2029 | 1 June 2029 | 3 weeks teaching and assessment |
| 4 June 2029 | 30 September 2029 | Dissertation period (postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2028 start date) |
| 16 July 2029 | 20 July 2029 | Graduation ceremonies (undergraduates and students who have completed their course) |