Term dates and semesters

Term dates and semesters

University Senate sets term and semester dates. 'Terms' refer to the time period when taught students are on campus. 'Semesters' refer to the teaching periods for taught modules. Doctoral researchers will find it useful to be aware of the dates below, but their research activity is not directly aligned to terms and semesters. Term Four is for postgraduate taught students only.

Term dates

Term and Year 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27
Autumn term 2 Oct 2023
to 15 Dec 2023
30 Sept 2024
to 13 Dec 2024
29 Sept 2025
to 12 Dec 2025
5 Oct 2026
to 18 Dec 2027
Spring term 8 January 2024
to 22 March 2024
6 January 2025
to 28 March 2025
5 January 2026
to 27 March 2026
11 January 2027
to 19 March 2027
Summer term 22 April 2024
to 19 June 2024
28 April 2025
to 18 June 2025
27 April 2026
to 17 June 2026
19 April 2027
to 23 June 2027
Term four
(Postgraduate taught students only)
20 June 2024
to 27 Sept 2024
19 June 2025
to 26 Sept 2025
18 June 2026
to 25 Sept 2026
24 June 2027
to 1 Oct 2027

Semester dates

Semester and Year 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27
Semester 1 2 Oct 2023
to 2 Feb 2024
30 Sept 2024
to 31 Jan 2025
29 Sept 2025
to 30 Jan 2026
5 Oct 2026
to 5 Feb 2027
Semester 2 5 Feb 2024
to 19 June 2024
3 Feb 2025
to 18 June 2025
2 Feb 2026
to 17 June 2026
8 Feb 2027
to 23 June 2027
Semester 3
(Postgraduate taught students only)
20 June 2024
to 27 Sept 2024
19 June 2025
to 26 Sept 2025
18 June 2026
to 25 Sept 2026
24 June 2027
to 1 Oct 2027

University closure dates

During the year, there are certain days when the University is closed. This means that staff will not be on campus, although some facilities (e.g. sports) will still be working as normal.

Christmas/New Year
Friday 22 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024
Easter
Friday 29 March 2024 to Tuesday 2 April 2024
May Bank Holiday Monday 6 May 2024
Spring Bank Holiday Monday 27 May 2024
Summer Bank Holiday Monday 26 August and Tuesday 27 August 2024