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Dates of term

Dates of term

Key dates for the 2023/2024 and 2024/25 Academic Years

Please Note: The following dates do not apply to students on pre-registration Nursing, BSc and MSc Social Work programmes who should refer instead to their Programme Handbook and Placements Planner on their Blackboard Shell for details of term and holiday dates.

September 2023 intake (new students)*

EventDates
Welcome Week (New Students)Monday 25 September 2023 - Friday 29 September 2023
Autumn TermMonday 2 October 2023 - Friday 8 December 2023
Christmas VacationMonday 11 December 2023 - Friday 5 January 2024
Winter TermMonday 8 January 2024 - Friday 15 March 2024
Easter VacationMonday 18 March 2024 - Friday 5 April 2024
Spring TermMonday 8 April 2024 - Friday 14 June 2024
VacationMonday 17 June 2024 - Friday 5 July 2024
Summer Term (where applicable)Monday 8 July 2024 - Friday 13 September 2024

* Most standard courses will run between Autumn Term and Spring Term and some may have an additional fourth term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.

September 2023 intake (returning students)

EventDates
Summer Vacation endsFriday 22 September 2023
Semester 1 startsMonday 25 September 2023 - Friday 15 December 2023
Christmas VacationMonday 18 December 2023 - Friday 5 January 2023
Semester 1 continuesMonday 8 January 2024 - Friday 27 January 2024
Semester 2 startsMonday 29 January 2024 - Friday 15 March 2024
Easter VacationMonday 18 March 2024 - Friday 5 April 2024
Semester 2 continuesMonday 8 April 2024 - Friday 31 May 2024
Exams13 May 2024 - 31 May 2024
Semester 2 endsFriday 31 May 2024

 

February 2024 intake (returning students)

EventDates
Semester 129 January 2024 - 31 May 2024
Easter Vacation18 March 2024 - 5 April 2024
Semester 27 October 2024 - 25 January 2025
Christmas Vacation16 December 2024 - 7 February 2025

 

September 2024 intake*

EventDates
Welcome Week (New students)Monday 30 September 2024 - Friday 4 October 2024
Autumn TermMonday 7 October 2024 - Friday 13 December 2024
Christmas VacationMonday 16 December 2024 - Friday 3 January 2025
Winter TermMonday 6 January 2025 - Friday 14 March 2025
Easter VacationMonday 17 March 2025 - Friday 4 April 2025
Spring TermMonday 7 April 2025 - Friday 13 June 2025
VacationMonday 16 June 2025 - Friday 4 July 2025
Summer Term (where applicable)Monday 7 July 2025 - Friday 12 September 2025

* Most standard courses will run between Autumn Term and Spring Term and some may have an additional fourth Summer Term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.

September 2024 (returning students on semester-based courses)

EventDates
Summer Vacation endsFriday 4 October 2024
Semester 1 startsMonday 7 October 2024 - Friday 13 December 2024
Christmas vacationMonday 16 December 2024 - Friday 3 January 2025
Semester 1 continuesMonday 6 January 2025 - Friday 7 February 2025
Exams20 January 2025 - 7 February 2025
Semester 1 endsFriday 7 February 2025
Semester 2 startsMonday 10 February 2025 - Friday 14 March 2025
Easter VacationMonday 17 March 2025 - Friday 4 April 2025
Semester 2 continuesMonday 7 April 2025 - Friday 13 June 2025
Exams27 May 2025 - 13 June 2025
Semester 2 endsFriday 13 June 2025

 

Bank Holidays

There is no scheduled teaching on Bank Holidays.

England and Wales20242025
New Year's Day01/01/202401/01/2025
Good Friday29/03/202418/04/2025
Easter Monday01/04/202421/04/2025
Early May Bank Holiday06/05/202405/05/2025
Spring Bank Holiday27/05/202426/05/2025
Summer Bank Holiday26/08/202425/08/2025
Christmas Day25/12/202425/12/2025
Boxing Day26/12/202426/12/2025

 

* If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a 'substitute' weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday. These revised dates are reflected in the table above.