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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
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Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2022
- 26 December: Boxing Day Holiday: Bank Holiday
- 27 December: Christmas Day: Christmas Day Holiday
- 28 December: Closed Day
- 29 December: Closed Day
- 30 December: Closed Day
Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2023
- 2 January: New Years’ Day: New Year’s Day Holiday
- 7 April: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
- 10 April: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
- 11 April: Closed Day
- 1 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 8 May: Bank Holiday – in lieu of the Kings Coronation on 6 May
- 29 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
- 28 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank holiday
- 29 August: Closed Day
- 25 December: Christmas Day: Bank Holiday
- 26 December: Boxing Day: Bank Holiday
- 27 December: Closed Day
- 28 December: Closed Day
- 29 December: Closed Day
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
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Postgraduate
- International and EU Arrivals: Thursday 13 May 2021
- International and EU Students’ Online Orientation: From Thursday 13 May 2021
- Trimester 1: 17 May 2021 – 27 August 2021 [including Trimester 1 exam period]
- Summer Vacation: 30 August – 1 October 2021
- Trimester 2: 4 October – 17 December 2021
- Winter Vacation: 20 – 31 December 2021
- Trimester 2 continued: 3 – 28 January 2022 [including Trimester 2 exam period]
- Inter-trimester break: 31 January – 4 February 2022
- Trimester 3: 7 February – 27 May 2022 [including Trimester 3 exam period]
- Spring Vacation: 28 March – 8 April 2022
- End of course: 18 May 2022
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Undergraduate
- International and EU Students’ Arrivals/Enrolment/Orientation: From Thursday 23 September 2021
- Welcome Weekend: 25 – 26 September 2021
- Welcome Week (all new students): 27 September – 1 October 2021
- Semester 1: 4 October – 14 January 2022
- Semester 1 exam period: 17 – 28 January 2022
- Winter Vacation: 20 December 2021 – 3 January 2022 (including UK Public Holiday – 3 January 2022)
- Inter-semester break: 31 January – 4 February 2022
- Semester 2: 7 February – 20 May 2022
- Semester 2 exam period: 23 May – 1 June 2022
- Spring Vacation: 28 March – 8 April 2022
- Inter-semester break: 6 – 10 June 2022
- Semester 3 (2 year Intensive degree students only): 13 June – 29 July 2022
- Summer Vacation and Co-curricular Learning: 18 July – 19 September 2022
Postgraduate
- International and EU Students’ Arrivals/Enrolment/Orientation: From Thursday 23 September 2021
- Welcome Weekend: 25 – 26 September 2021
- Welcome Week (all new students): 27 September – 1 October 2021
- Semester 1: 4 October 2021 – 14 January 2022
- Semester 1 exam period: 17 – 28 January 2022
- Winter Vacation: 20 December 2021 – 3 January 2022 (including UK Public Holiday – 3 January 2022)
- Inter-semester break: 31 January – 4 February 2022
- Semester 2: 7 February – 27 May 2022
- Spring Vacation: 28 March – 8 April 2022
- Semester 2 exam period: 30 May – 1 June 2022
- Inter-semester break: 6 – 10 June 2022
- Semester 3: 13 June – 16 September 2022
- End of course: 5 October 2022
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Undergraduate (Intensive)
- International arrivals and enrolment: From Thursday 6 January 2022
- Teaching and Assessment: 10 January – 25 March 2022
- Spring Vacation: 28 March – 8 April 2022
- Teaching and Assessment: 11 April – 1 July 2022
- Summer Vacation and Co-curricular Learning: 3 July – 2 September 2022
Postgraduate
- All students including international and EU student Arrivals/Enrolment/Orientation: 31 January – 4 Feb 2022
- Semester 2: 7 February – 27 May 2022
- Spring Vacation: 28 March – 8 April 2022
- Semester 2 exam period: 30 May – 1 June 2022 (2 – 3 June public holiday)
- Inter-semester break: 6 – 10 June 2022
- Semester 3: 13 June – 16 September 2022
- Semester 3 exam period: 19 – 23 September 2022
- Semester 1: 26 September 2022 – 13 January 2023
- Winter vacation: 19 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 (including UK Public Holiday – 2 January 2023)
- End of course: 8 February 2023
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Postgraduate
- International and EU Students’ Arrivals/Enrolment/Orientation: 9 – 10 June 2022
- Semester 3: 13 June – 23 September 2022 (including exam period)
- Semester 1: 26 September 2022 – 27 January 2023 (including exam period)
- Winter vacation: 19 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 (including UK Public Holiday – 2 January 2023)
- Inter-semester break: 30 January – 4 February 2023
- Semester 2: 6 February – 2 June 2023 (including exam period)
- Spring vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
- End of course/dissertation submission: 14 June 2023
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N.B. Please check regularly in case of any amendments
Undergraduate
- International and EU Students’ Arrivals/Enrolment/Orientation: TBC
- Welcome Weekend: 24 – 25 September 2022
- Semester 1: 26 September 2022 – 27 January 2023 (including exam period)
- Winter vacation: 19 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 (including UK Public Holiday – 2 January 2023)
- Inter-semester break: 30 January – 3 February 2023
- Semester 2: 6 February – 2 June 2023 (including exam period)
- Spring vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
- Consolidation activity: 5 June – 14 July 2023
Postgraduate
- International and EU Students’ Arrivals/Enrolment/Orientation: TBC
- Welcome Weekend: 24 – 25 September 2022
- Semester 1: 26 September 2022 – 27 January 2023 (including exam period)
- Winter vacation: 19 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 (including UK Public Holiday – 2 January 2023)
- Inter-semester break: 30 January – 3 February 2023
- Semester 2: 6 February – 2 June 2023 (including exam period)
- Spring vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
- Inter-semester break: 5 – 9 June 2023
- Semester 3: 12 June – 15 September 2023
- End of course/dissertation submission: 4 October 2023
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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
- Semester 2: 6 February – 2 June 2023 (including exam week)
- Inter-semester break: 5 – 9 June 2023
- Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023 (including exam week)
- No inter-semester break
- Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 19 January 2024 (including exam week)
- End of course / dissertation submission: 7 February 2024
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- Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023 (including exam week)
- No inter-semester break
- Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 19 January 2024 (including exam week)
- Inter-semester break: 22-26 January 2024
- Semester 2: 29 January – 24 May 2024 (including exam week)
- End of course /dissertation submission: 13 June 2024