Academic year 2026/27

Provisional semester dates for the 2026/27 academic year.

Semester 1

21 September - 21 December, 2026

DateEvent
14 September 2026Welcome Week
21 September 2026Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
16 October 2026Teaching block 1 ends
26 October 2026Teaching block 2 starts
To be confirmedGraduations
4 December 2026Teaching block 2 ends
To be confirmedRevision
To be confirmedExaminations
21 December 2026Semester 1 ends
22 December 2026Winter teaching vacation starts
To be confirmedUniversity closed
10 January 2027Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

11 January - 24 May, 2027

DateEvent
6-8 January 2027January Welcome
11 January 2027Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
12 February 2027Teaching block 3 ends
15 February 2027Flexible Learning Week
22 February 2027Teaching block 4 starts
2 April 2027Teaching block 4 ends
5 - 16 April 2027Spring teaching vacation
19 - 23 April 2027Revision
26 April - 22 May 2027Examinations
22 May 2027Semester 2 ends
24 May 2027Summer 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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