Term dates and closed days

Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2025

• 1 January: New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
• 18 April: Good Friday – Bank Holiday
• 21 April: Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
• 22 April: Closed Day
• 5 May: Early Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
• 26 May: Spring Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
• 25 August: Summer Bank Holiday – Bank Holiday
• 26 August: Closed Day
• 25 December: Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
• 26 December: Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
• 29 December: Closed Day
• 30 December: Closed Day
• 31 December: Closed Day

Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2026

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

Bank Holidays and Closed Days 2027

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

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
• Spring Vacation: 3 – 14 April 2023
• Inter-semester break: 5 – 9 June 2023
• Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023
• Winter Vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
• Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including assessment)
• End of course / dissertation submission: 7 February 2024

• Semester 3: 12 June – 22 September 2023 (including assessment)
• Semester 1: 25 September 2023 – 26 January 2024 (including assessment)
• Winter Vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
• Semester 2: 29 January – 24 May 2024 (including 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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
• Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including 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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
• Semester 2: 29 January 2024 – 24 May 2024 (including 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
• 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
• 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 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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
• 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)
• Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
• Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including 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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
• Semester 2: 27 January – 23 May 2025 (including assessment)
• Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
• PG inter-semester break: 27 – 30 May 2025
• Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025 (including assessment)
• End of course /dissertation submission: 24 September 2025

Nursing students only (Adult, Learning disability, Mental health, Children and Young People)

Year one (September 2024)

• Welcome weekend: 14 – 15 September 2024 (new students)
• Welcome/Induction week- all new students: 16 – 20 September 2024
• Full time Study or placement time: 23 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
• Winter vacation: 21 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
• Full time Study or placement time: 6 January 2025 – 11 April 2025
• Spring vacation: 12 April 2025 – 27 April 2025
• Full time Study or placement time: 28 April 2025 – 29 August 2025
• Summer vacation: 30 August 2025 – 21 September 2025
• End of year one – Year two starts: 22 September 2025

Year two (September 2023)

• Full time Study or placement time: 23 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
• Winter vacation: 20 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
• Full time Study or placement time: 6 January 2025 – 11 April 2025
• Spring vacation: 12 April 2025 – 27 April 2025
• Full time Study or placement time: 28 April 2025 – 1 August 2025
• Summer vacation: 2 August 2025 – 24 Aug 2025
• Redemption hours and or mandatory training: 25 August 2025 – 19 September 2025
• End of year two – Year three starts: 22 September 2025

Year 3 (September 2022)

• Full time Study or placement time: 23 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
• Winter vacation: 21 December 2024 – 12 January 2025
• Full time Study or placement time: 13 January 2025 – 11 April 2025
• Spring vacation: 12 April 2025 – 27 April 2025
• Full time placement time: 28 April 2025 – 30 May 2025
• Summer vacation: 31 May 2025 – 8 June 2025
• Full time placement time: 9 June 2025 – 19 September 2025
• End of year three / course: 19 September 2025

Postgraduate research

• Start date: 21 October 2024 (new students)
• Induction week – all new research students: 4-7 November 2024

Undergraduate (Intensive Top-Up Only)

• Enrolment/Induction week: 13 – 17 January 2025 (new students)
• Teaching and Assessment: 20 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: 13 – 17 January 2025
• Teaching and Assessment: 20 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 assessment)
• Spring vacation: 7 – 22 April 2025
• PG inter-semester break: 27 – 30 May 2025
• Semester 3: 2 June – 12 September 2025 (including assessment)
• PG Inter-semester break: 15 – 19 September 2025
• Semester 1: 22 September 2025 – 23 January 2026 (including assessment)
• End of course / dissertation submission: 28 January 2026

Postgraduate research

• Start date: 3 March 2025 (new students)
• Induction week – all new research students: 17-20 March 2025

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 assessment)
• Winter vacation: 15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
• Semester 2: 26 January – 22 May 2026 (including assessment)
• Spring vacation: 30 March 2026– 10 April 2026
• End of course /dissertation submission: 3 June 2026

Undergraduate

• Welcome Weekend: 20 – 21 September 2025 (new students)
• Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 22 – 26 September 2025
• Semester 1: 29 September 2025 – 30 January 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• Winter vacation: 22 December 2025 – 9 January 2026
• Semester 2:  2 February 2026 – 29 May 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• Spring vacation: 30 March 2026– 10 April 2026
• Consolidation activity: 1 June 2026 – 10 July 2026

Postgraduate

• Welcome Weekend: 20 – 21 September 2025 (new students)
• Welcome/Induction week – all new students: 22 – 26 September 2025
• Semester 1: 29 September 2025 – 30 January 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• Winter vacation: 22 December 2025 – 9 January 2026
• Semester 2: 2 February 2026 – 29 May 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• Spring vacation: 30 March 2026– 10 April 2026
• Semester 3: 1 June 2026 – 11 September 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• End of course /dissertation submission: 23 September 2026

Nursing students only (Adult, Learning disability, Mental health, Children and Young People)

Year One (September 2025)

• Welcome week: 22 September 2025
• Full time Study or placement time: 29 September 2025 – 19 December 2025
• Winter vacation: 20 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
• Full time Study or placement time: 5 January 2026 – 17 April 2026
• Spring vacation: 18 April 2026 – 3 May 2026
• Full time Study or placement time: 4 May 2026 – 7 August 2026
• Summer vacation: 8 August 2026 – 30 August 2026
• Redemption weeks: 31 August 2026 – 27 September 2026
• End of year one – Year two starts: 28 September 2026

Year Two (September 2024)

• Full time Study or placement time: 22 September 2025 -19 December 2025
• Winter vacation: 20 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
• Full time Study or placement time: 5 January 2026 – 11 April 2026
• Spring vacation: 27 March 2025 – 12 April 2026
• Full time Study or placement time: 13 April 2026 – 31 July 2026
• Summer vacation: 1 August 2026 – 23 August 2026
• Redemption weeks: 24 August 2026 – 18 September 2026
• End of year two – Year three starts: 21 September 2026

Year 3 (September 2023)

• Full time Study or placement time: 22 September 2025 – 19 December 2025
• Winter vacation: 20 December 2025 – 11 January 2026
• Full time Study or placement time: 12 January 2026 – 27 March 2026
• Spring vacation: 28 March 2026 – 12 April 2026
• Full time Study or placement time: 13 April 2026 – 22 May 2026
• Summer vacation: 23 May 2026 – 7 June 2026
• Full time or placement time: 8 June 2026 – 18 September 2026
• End of year three / course: 18 September 2026

Postgraduate research

• Start date: 20 October 2025 (new students)
• Induction week – all new research students: 3 – 6 November 2025

Undergraduate (INTENSIVE Top-up only)

• Enrolment/Induction week: 12 – 16 January 2026 (new students)
• Teaching and Assessment: 19 January – 27 March 2026
• Spring vacation: 30 March – 10 April 2026
• Teaching and Assessment: 13 April – 26 June 2026 (including exam week)
• Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 29 June – 24 July 2026

Undergraduate (BA Business Management, BSc Accounting and Finance only)

Year 1/Level 4:

• Welcome/Induction week: 12 – 16 January 2026
• Teaching and Assessment: 19 January – 27 March 2026
• Spring Vacation:  30 March – 10 April 2026
• Teaching and Assessment: 13 April – 26 June 2026 (including exam week)
• Summer assessment period and Co-curricular Learning: 29 June – 24 July 2026

Year 2/Level 5 study & Year 3/Level 6 study:

• Dates will fall in line with standard September starters

Postgraduate

• Enrolment/Induction: 26 – 30 January 2026 (new students)
• Semester 2: 2 February – 29 May 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• Spring vacation: 30 March – 10 April 2026
• Semester 3: 1 June – 11 September 2026 (including exams and assessment)
• PG Inter-semester break: 14 – 25 September 2026
• Semester 1: 28 September 2026 – 29 January 2027 (including exams and assessment
• Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 – 8 January 2027
• End of course / dissertation submission: 3 February 2027

Postgraduate research

• Start date: 2 March 2026 (new students)
• Induction week – all new research students: 16 – 19  March 2026

Postgraduate

• Enrolment/Induction week – new students: 26 – 30 May 2026
• Semester 3: 1 June – 11 September 2026
• Inter-semester break: 14 – 25 September 2026
• Semester 1: 28 September 2026 – 29 January 2027 (including exams and assessment)
• Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 – 8 January 2027
• Semester 2: 1February – 28 May 2027 (including exams and assessment)
• Spring vacation: 30 March – 9 April 2027
• End of course /dissertation submission: 2 June 2027