Academic year 2024/25

Semester dates for the 2024/25 academic year.

Semester 1

16 September - 20 December, 2024
DateEvent
9 September 2024Welcome Week
16 September 2024Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
18 October 2024Teaching block 1 ends
21 October 2024Teaching block 2 starts
20 - 28 November 2024Graduations
29 November 2024Teaching block 2 ends
2-6 December 2024Revision
9-20 December 2024Examinations
20 December 2024Semester 1 ends
23 December 2024Winter teaching vacation starts
23 December 2024 - 3 January 2025University closed (closes at 5pm on 23 December)
10 January 2025Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

13 January -  26 May, 2025
DateEvent
8-10 January 2025January Welcome
13 January 2025Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
14 February 2025Teaching block 3 ends
17 February 2025Flexible Learning Week
24 February 2025Teaching block 4 starts
4 April 2025Teaching block 4 ends
7-18 April 2025Spring teaching vacation
21-25 April 2025Revision
28 April - 23 May 2025Examinations
23 May 2025Semester 2 ends
26 May 2025Summer teaching vacation starts
To be confirmedGraduations
To be confirmedResit 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.

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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