Term dates and semesters
Term dates refer to when you'll be on campus studying - whether that's in a seminar, lecture or working in a lab or studio. Take a note of the term dates for your academic year below.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 5 October 2020 - 18 December 2020 | 4 October 2021 – 17 December 2021 | 3 October 2022 – 16 December 2023 | 2 October 2023 – 15 December 2023 | 30 September 2024 – 13 December 2024 | 29 September 2025 – 12 December 2025 |
| Spring Term | 11 January 2021 – 26 March 2021 | 10 January 2022 – 1 April 2022 | 9 January 2023 – 24 March 2023 | 8 January 2024 – 22 March 2024 | 6 January 2025 – 28 March 2025 | 5 January 2026 – 27 March 2026 |
| Summer Term | 26 April 2021 – 23 June 2021 | 2 May 2022 – 22 June 2022 | 24 April 2023 – 21 June 2023 | 22 April 2024 – 19 June 2024 | 28 April 2025 – 18 June 2025 | 27 April 2026 – 17 June 2026 |
| Term Four (Postgraduate Taught Students only) |
24 June 2021 – 1 October 2021 | 23 June 2022 – 30 September 2022 | 22 June 2023 – 29 September 2023 | 20 June 2024 – 27 September 2024 | 19 June 2025 – 26 September 2025 | 18 June 2026 – 25 September 2026 |
Semester dates
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory week | 28 September 2020 – 2 October 2020 * | ||||
| Semester 1 | 5 October 2020 – 5 February 2021 | 4 October 2021 – 4 February 2022 | 3 October 2022 – 3 February 2023 | 2 October 2023 – 2 February 2024 | 30 September 2024 – 31 January 2025 |
| Semester 2 | 8 February 2021 – 23 June 2021 | 7 February 2022 – 22 June 2022 | 6 February 2023 – 21 June 2023 | 5 February 2024 – 19 June 2024 | 3 February 2025 – 18 June 2025 |
| Semester 3 | 24 June 2021 – 1 October 2021 | 23 June 2022 – 30 September 2022 | 22 June 2023 – 29 September 2023 | 20 June 2024 – 27 September 2024 | 19 June 2025 – 26 September 2025 |
Please note that in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Semester and Term dates for 2020/21 were changed by the University Senate on 17 June 2020 from those originally published. The effect of the changes is that the Semesters and Term dates for 2020/21 have been moved back one week, with the lengths of the Christmas and Easter vacations remaining unchanged.
* During Introductory week at the beginning of the academic year 2020/21 we’ll be supporting students move into University accommodation as well as completing a number of important induction and welcome activities on campus.