Academic year 2027/28

Provisional semester dates for the 2027/28 academic year.

Semester 1

20 September - 21 December 2027

DateEvent
13 September 2027Welcome Week
20 September 2027Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
22 October 2027Teaching block 1 ends
25 October 2027Teaching block 2 starts
To be confirmedGraduations
3 December 2027Teaching block 2 ends
To be confirmedRevision
To be confirmedExaminations
21 December 2027Semester 1 ends
22 December 2027Winter teaching vacation starts
To be confirmedUniversity closed
10 January 2028Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

17 January - 27 May 2028

DateEvent
12-14 January 2028January Welcome
17 January 2028Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
18 February 2028Teaching block 3 ends
21 - 25 February 2028Flexible Learning Week
28 February 2028Teaching block 4 starts
7 April 2028Teaching block 4 ends
10 - 21 April 2028Spring teaching vacation
To be confirmedRevision
To be confirmedExaminations
27 May 2028Semester 2 ends
29 May 2028Summer 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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