Academic year 2023/24

Semester dates for the 2023/24 academic year.

Semester 1

18 September - 22 December, 2023
DateEvent
11 September 2023Welcome Week
18 September 2023Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
20 October 2023Teaching block 1 ends
23 October 2023Teaching block 2 starts
22 November - 1 December 2023Graduations
1 December 2023Teaching block 2 ends
4 - 8 December 2023Revision
11-21 December 2023Examinations
22 December 2023Semester 1 ends
25 December 2023Winter teaching vacation starts
21 December 2023 - 2 January 2024University closed (closes at 5pm on 21 December)
3 January 2024University reopens at 9am
12 January 2024Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

15 January -  27 May, 2024
DateEvent
10 - 12 January 2024January Welcome
15 January 2024Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
16 February 2024Teaching block 3 ends
19 February 2024Flexible Learning Week
26 February 2024Teaching block 4 starts
5 April 2024Teaching block 4 ends
8 - 19 April 2024Spring teaching vacation
22 - 26 April 2024Revision
29 April - 24 May 2024Examinations
24 May 2024Semester 2 ends
27 May 2024Summer teaching vacation starts
3 - 16 July 2024Graduations
5 - 16 August 2024Resit examinations

 

Postgraduate Taught Programmes

Students on most postgraduate taught programmes will undertake a dissertation or research project during the Summer teaching vacation period. If you are unsure about the dates and deadlines for your dissertation or research project, please check with your school.

Programmes with non-standard academic years

The semester dates for some degree programmes diverge from the standard University academic year structure. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information, if you are unsure about the semester dates for your programme please check with your school.

Programmes with non-standard academic years

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