Term dates and closed days
Postgraduate courses starting in January 2018
Activity |
Dates |
| International and EU Arrivals | 25 January 2018 |
| Trimester 1 | 29 January to 29 March 2018 |
| Spring Vacation | 2 to 13 April 2018 |
| Trimester 1 continued (including Exams 14 to 18 May 2018) | 16 April to 18 May 2018 |
| Trimester 2 | 21 May to 31 August 2018 |
| Vacation | 3 to 21 September 2018 |
| Trimester 3 | 24 September to 14 December 2018 |
| Vacation | 17 December 2018 to 4 January 2019 |
| Trimester 3 continued | 7 to 25 January 2019 |
The examination periods for postgraduate courses starting in January 2018 are 14 to 18 May 2018 and 16 to 20 July 2018.
For professional practice courses please contact your programme leader for term dates, vacation dates and examination dates as they may differ from the above.
Undergraduate courses starting in September 2018
Activity |
Dates |
| International and EU Arrivals weekend | Sunday 16 and Monday 17 September 2018 |
| International and EU students’ orientation week |
18 – 21 September 2018 |
| Welcome Weekend | 22 and 23 September 2018 |
| Welcome Week (all new students) | 24 – 28 September 2018 |
| Teaching and Assessment Block 1 | 1 October – 14 December 2018 |
| Winter Vacation | 17 December 2018 – 4 January 2019 |
| Teaching and Assessment Block 1 continued | 7 – 11 January 2019 |
| Teaching and Assessment Block 2 | 14 January – 5 April 2019 |
| Spring Vacation | 8 – 23 April 2019 (including Easter Bank Holiday) |
| Teaching and Assessment Block 3 | 24 April – 12 July 2019 (2 weeks Co-curricular learning 1 – 12 July 2019) |
| Summer Vacation and Co-curricular learning | 15 July – 20 September 2019 |
The examination periods for undergraduate courses starting in September 2018 are 7 – 24 May 2019 and 15 – 19 July 2019.
Please note professional practice course examinations take place throughout the year.
Postgraduate courses starting in September 2018
| Activity | Dates |
| International and EU Arrivals weekend | Sunday 16 and Monday 17 September 2018 |
| International and EU students’ orientation week |
18 – 21 September 2018 |
| Welcome Weekend | 22 and 23 September 2018 |
| Welcome Week | 24 – 28 September 2018 |
| Trimester 1 | 1 October – 14 December 2018 |
| Winter Vacation | 17 December 2018 – 5 January 2019 |
| Trimester 1 continued | 7 – 25 January 2019 |
| Trimester 2 | 28 January – 5 April 2019 |
| Spring Vacation | 8 – 23 April 2019 |
| Trimester 2 continued | 24 April – 17 May 2019 |
| Trimester 3 | 20 May – 30 August 2019 |
| Postgraduate Dissertation submission and end of course | 4 October 2019 |
The examination periods for postgraduate courses starting in September 2018 are:
- 21 – 25 January 2019 (resits 25 – 28 March 2019)
- 13 – 17 May 2019 (resits 15 – 19 July)
Undergraduate courses starting in January 2019 (intensive)
| Activity | Dates |
| International and EU Arrivals weekend | Saturday 12 January 2019 |
| International and EU students’ orientation week |
Week commencing Monday 14 January 2019 |
| Teaching and Assessment | 21 January – 5 April 2019 |
| Spring Vacation | 8 – 23 April 2019 (including Easter Bank Holiday) |
| Teaching and Assessment | 24 April – 19 July 2019 |
| Summer Vacation and Co-curricular learning | 22 July – 6 September 2019 |
Postgraduate courses starting in January 2019
| Activity | Dates |
| International and EU Arrivals weekend | Saturday 26 January 2019 |
| International and EU students’ orientation week |
Week commencing Monday 28 January 2019 |
| Trimester 1 | 28 January – 5 April 2019 |
| Spring Vacation | 8 – 23 April 2019 (including Easter Bank Holiday) |
| Trimester 1 continued | 24 April – 17 May 2019 |
| Trimester 2 | 20 May – 30 August 2019 |
| Vacation | 2 – 20 September 2019 |
| Trimester 3 | 23 September – 13 December 2019 |
| Vacation | 16 December – 3 January 2019 |
| Trimester 3 continued | 6 – 24 January 2019 |
The examination periods for postgraduate courses starting in January 2019 are:
- 13 – 17 May 2019 (resits 15 – 19 July)
- 15 – 19 July 2019 (resits 20 – 24 January 2020)
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