Term dates and closed days

University term dates and calendars.

The term dates and closed days relevant for your undergraduate (UG) or postgraduate (PG) course in-take date can be found below.

For information and guidance about enrolment, timetables, settling into university and more, please visit our New Students area.

UMF Calendars

  • Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2024

    • 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
    • 29 March: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
    • 1 April: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
    • 2 April: Closed Day
    • 6 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
    • 27 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
    • 26 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
    • 27 August: Closed Day
    • 25 December: Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
    • 26 December: Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
    • 27 December: Closed Day
    • 28 December: Closed Day
    • 30 December: Closed Day
    • 31 December: Closed Day

    Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2025

    • 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
  • N.B. Please check regularly in case of any amendments

    Undergraduate (Intensive)

    • International arrivals and enrolment: TBC
    • Teaching and Assessment: 9 January – 31 March 2023
    • Spring Vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
    • Teaching and Assessment: 17 April – 30 June 2023
    • Summer Vacation and Co-curricular Learning: 3 July – 1 September 2023

    Postgraduate

    • All students including international and EU student Arrivals/ Enrolment/Orientation: 30 January 2023
    • Semester 2: 6 February – 2 June 2023 (including exam week)
    • Spring Vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
    • Inter-semester break: 5 – 9 June 2023
    • Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023 (including exam week)
    • Winter Vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
    • Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • End of course / dissertation submission: 7 February 2024
    • Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023 (including exams and assessment)
    • Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter Vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
    • Semester 2: 29 January – 24 May 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
    • End of course /dissertation submission: 13 June 2024
  • Undergraduate

    • Welcome Weekend: 16 – 17 September 2023
    • Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 18 – 22 September 2023
    • Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
    • Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
    • Consolidation activity: 27 May 2024 – 5 July 2024

    Postgraduate

    • Welcome Weekend: 16 – 17 September 2023
    • Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 18 – 22 September 2023
    • Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
    • Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
    • Inter-semester break: 27 – 31 May 2024
    • Semester 3: 3 June – 13 September 2024
    • End of course/dissertation submission: 26 September 2024
  • Undergraduate (intensive top-up only)

    • Welcome/Induction week: 8 – 12 January 2024
    • Teaching and Assessment: 8 January – 28 March 2024
    • Spring Vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
    • Teaching and Assessment: 15 April – 28 June 2024 (including exam week)
    • Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 1 – 26 July 2024

    Undergraduate (BA Business Management only)

    Year 1/Level 4:
    • Welcome/Induction week: 8 – 12 January 2024
    • Teaching and Assessment: 8 January – 28 March 2024
    • Spring Vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
    • Teaching and Assessment: 15 April – 28 June 2024 (including exam week)
    • Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 1 – 26 July 2024
    Year 2/Level 5 study & Year 3/Level 6 study:
    • Dates will fall in line with standard September starters

    Postgraduate

    • Welcome/Induction week – new students: 22 – 26 January 2024
    • Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring Vacation: 1 – 12 April 2024
    • Inter-semester break: 27 – 31 May 2024
    • Semester 3: 3 June – 13 September 2024
    • Inter-semester break: 16 – 20 September 2024
    • Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • End of course/dissertation submission: 30 January 2025
  • Postgraduate

    • Welcome/Induction week – new students: 27 – 31 May 2024
    • Semester 3: 3 June – 13 September 2024
    • Inter-semester break: 16 – 20 September 2024
    • Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
    • Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Inter-semester break: 26 -30 May 2025
    • End of course /dissertation submission: 4 June 2025
  • Undergraduate

    • Welcome Weekend: 14 – 15 September 2024 (new students)
    • Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 16 – 20 September 2024
    • Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
    • Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
    • Consolidation activity: 27 May – 11 July 2025
    • Semester 2 Exam resits: 7 – 11 July 2025

    Postgraduate

    • Welcome Weekend: 14-15 September 2024 (new students)
    • Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 16-20 September 2024
    • Semester 1: 23 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
    • Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
    • PG inter-semester break: 27 – 30 May 2025
    • Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • End of course /dissertation submission: 24 September 2025
  • Undergraduate (Intensive Top-Up Only)

    • Enrolment/Induction week: 6 – 10 January 2025 (new students)
    • Teaching and Assessment: 6 January – 4 April 2025
    • Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
    • Teaching and Assessment: 23 April – 27 June 2025 (including exam week)
    • Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 30 June – 25 July 2025

    Undergraduate (Ba Business Management Only)

    Year 1/Level 4:
    • Welcome/Induction week: 6 – 10 January 2025
    • Teaching and Assessment: 6 January – 4 April 2025
    • Spring Vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
    • Teaching and Assessment: 23 April – 27 June 2025 (including exam week)
    • Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 30 June – 25 July 2025
    Year 2/Level 5 study & Year 3/Level 6 study:
    • Dates will fall in line with standard September starters

    Postgraduate

    • Enrolment/Induction: 20 – 24 January 2025 (new students)
    • Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
    • PG inter-semester break: 27 – 30 May 2025
    • Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025 (including exams and assessment)
    • PG Inter-semester break: 15 – 19 September 2025
    • Semester 1: 22 September 2025 – 23 January 2026 (including exams and assessment)
    • End of course / dissertation submission: 28 January 2026
  • Postgraduate

    • Enrolment/Induction week – new students: 27 – 30 May 2025
    • Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025
    • Inter-semester break: 15 – 19 September 2025
    • Semester 1: 22 September 2025 – 23 January 2026 (including exams and assessment)
    • Winter vacation: 15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
    • Semester 2: 26 January – 22 May 2026 (including exams and assessment)
    • End of course /dissertation submission: 3 June 2026

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