Term dates
Find key trimester dates for the academic year, including teaching periods, assessment dates, vacations, graduation ceremonies, and bank holidays.
Dates for 2024/25
See key dates for this academic year listed below.
16 September 2024 - 24 January 2025
Trimester 1
Welcome Week
16 - 20 September 2024 (What is this?)
Teaching
23 September - 13 December 2024
Winter break
16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
Assessment
6 - 17 January 2025
27 January - 23 May 2025
Trimester 2
Teaching
27 January - 2 May 2025
Spring break
14 - 25 April 2025
Assessment
6 - 23 May 2025
25 May - 4 September 2025
Trimester 3
Teaching
27 May - 25 July 2025
Assessment (Resits)
28 July - 15 August 2025
Dates for 2025/26
See key dates for this academic year listed below. You can also download these as a full calendar.
15 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
Trimester 1
Welcome Week
15 - 19 September (What is this?)
Teaching
22 September - 12 December 2025
Winter break
15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
Assessment
5 - 16 January
26 January - 22 May 2026
Trimester 2
Teaching
26 January - 1 May 2026
Spring break
30 March - 10 April 2026
Assessment
4 - 22 May
25 May - 4 September 2026
Trimester 3
Teaching
25 May - 31 July 2026
Assessment (Resits)
3 - 14 August 2026
Upcoming bank holidays
Unless specified otherwise, no teaching will take place on bank holidays, and there may be reduced hours or closures of some other facilities on campus like cafés and the library.
New Year's Day: 1 January
Good Friday: 18 April
Easter Monday: 21 April
Early May Bank Holiday: 5 May
Spring Bank Holiday: 26 May
Summer Bank Holiday: 25 August
Christmas Day: 25 December
Boxing Day: 26 December
Looking for Graduation ceremony dates?
Head to our graduation pages for the latest ceremony dates and other key dates for things like robe hire and applying for tickets.
FAQs
- Trimester: This is a way of dividing the academic calendar into three terms (typically Autumn, Winter, and Summer), each lasting around 12 weeks. It defines how the academic year is organised, including teaching, assessments, and breaks.
- Teaching dates: These refer to the specific periods within each trimester when your lectures, seminars, and other teaching activities take place.