Term dates
Academic year 2020/21
Undergraduate calendar (year one, two and three)
Activity dates:
- Semester one starts (year one only): 21 September 2020
- Semester one starts (year two and three only): 23 September 2020
- Extra Curricular week: 2 – 6 November 2020
- Winter vacation: 14 December 2020 – 3 January 2021
- Teaching resumes: 4 January 2021
- Semester one teaching ends: 22 January 2021
- Semester one assessment and examination period: 25 January – 5 February 2021
- Inter-semester break: 8 – 14 February 2021
- Semester two teaching starts: 15 February 2021
- Spring vacation: 29 March – 11 April 2021
- Teaching resumes: 12 April 2021
- Semester two teaching ends: 28 May 2021
- Semester two assessment and examination period: 31 May – 18 June 2021
Reassessment activities:
- Semester one reassessment period: 5 – 9 April 2021
- Semester two reassessment period: 2 – 13 August 2021
Taught Postgraduate Programmes
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| One | 28 September 2020 | 25 January 2021 |
| Inter-trimester break | 1 February 2021 | 7 February 2021 |
| Two | 8 February 2021 | 31 May 2021 |
| Three | 7 June 2021 | 6 September 2021 |
Other days of note
- International Orientation Day - 18 September 2020
- Postgraduate Online Induction Day - 22 September 2020 (new students only). Please note that further activities may be offered throughout the week.
Holiday dates
| Vacation | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 14 December 2020 | 3 January 2021 |
| Spring | 29 March 2021 | 11 April 2021 |
PGCE (September starters)
| Term | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | 1 September 2020 | 20 December 2020 |
| Spring | 4 January 2021 | 29 March 2021 |
| Summer | 19 April 2021 | 21 June 2021 |
Holiday dates
| Vacation | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 21 December 2020 | 3 January 2021 |
| Spring | 5 April 2021 | 18 April 2021 |
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
See the UK Government website for information and Public Holiday dates.
Academic year 2019/20
Undergraduate calendar (year one, two and three)
Activity dates:
- International Arrival Day - 19 September 2019
- International Orientation Day - 20 September 2019
- Registration Weekend: 21-22 September (new students only)
- Semester one starts (year one only): 23 September 2019
- Semester one starts (year two and three only): 25 September 2019
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 4 – 8 November 2019
- Winter vacation: 16 December 2019 – 5 January 2020
- Teaching resumes: 6 January 2020
- Semester one teaching ends: 24 January 2020
- Semester one assessment and examination period: 27 January – 7 February 2020
- Inter-semester break: 10 – 16 February 2020
- Semester two teaching starts: 17 February 2020
- Spring vacation: 6 April – 19 April 2020
- Teaching resumes: 20 April 2020
- Semester two teaching ends: 29 May 2020
- Semester two assessment and examination period: 1 – 19 June 2020
Reassessment activities:
- Semester one reassessment period: 13 – 17 April 2020
- Semester two reassessment period: 3 – 14 August 2020
Taught postgraduate programmes
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| One | 23 September 2019 | 31 January 2020 |
| Inter-trimester break | 3 February 2020 | 7 February 2020 |
| Two | 10 February 2020 | 5 June 2020 |
| Three | 8 June 2020 | 11 September 2020 |
Other days of note
- International Arrival Day - 19 September 2019
- International Orientation Day - 20 September 2019
- Corsham Court Postgraduate Induction Day - 25 September 2019 (new students only)
- Newton Park Postgraduate Induction Day - 27 September 2019 (new students only)
Holiday dates
| Vacation | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 14 December 2019 | 5 January 2020 |
| Spring | 6 April 2020 | 19 April 2020 |
PGCE (September starters)
| Term | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | 2 September 2019 | 20 December 2019 |
| Spring | 6 January 2020 | 3 April 2020 |
| Summer | 20 April 2020 | 19 June 2020 |
Holiday dates
| Vacation | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 21 December 2019 | 5 January 2020 |
| Spring | 6 April 2020* | 19 April 2020* |
*Depending on holiday dates.
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
- 26 August 2019 (August Bank Holiday)
- 25 December 2019 (Christmas Day)
- 26 December 2019 (Boxing Day)
- 1 January 2020 (New Year's Day)
- 10 April 2020 (Good Friday)
- 13 April 2020 (Easter Monday)
- 8 May 2020 (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 25 May 2020 (Spring Bank Holiday)
- 31 August 2020 (August Bank Holiday)