Term dates
Academic year 2018/19
Undergraduate calendar (year one and two only)
Activity dates:
- Semester one starts: 24 September 2018 (year one only)
- Semester one starts: 26 September 2018 (year two only)
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 5 – 9 November 2018
- Winter vacation: 17 December 2018 – 6 January 2019
- Teaching resumes: 7 January 2019
- Semester one teaching ends: 25 January 2019
- Semester one assessment and examination period: 28 January – 8 February 2019
- Inter-semester break: 11 – 17 February 2019
- Semester two teaching starts: 18 February 2019
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 18 – 22 March 2019
- Teaching resumes: 25 March 2019
- Spring vacation: 19 April – 5 May 2019
- Teaching resumes: 7 May 2019
- Semester two teaching ends: 31 May 2019
- Semester two assessment and examination period: 3 – 14 June 2019
- Summer holiday: 15 June to 23 September 2019 (new year one students)
- Summer holiday: 15 June to 25 September 2019 (year two)
Reassessment activities:
- Semester one reassessment period: 29 April – 3 May 2019
- Semester two reassessment period: 19 – 23 August 2019
Undergraduate calendar (year three only)
Activity dates:
- Term one starts: 26 September 2018
- Teaching starts: 1 October 2018
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 5 – 9 November 2018
- Winter vacation: 17 December 2018 – 6 January 2019
- Teaching resumes: 7 January 2019
- Reading week: 4-8 February 2019
- Teaching resumes: 11 February 2019
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 18 – 22 March 2019
- Spring vacation: 19 April – 5 May 2019
- Teaching resumes: 7 May 2019
- Teaching ends: 24 May 2019
- Examination period: 3 – 14 June 2019
- Summer holiday: 15 June to 25 September 2019
Reassessment activities:
- Reassessment period: 19 – 23 August 2019
Taught postgraduate programmes - Art and Design only
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| One | 17 September 2018 | 18 January 2019 |
| Two | 28 January 2019 | 17 May 2019 |
| Three | 27 May 2019 | 30 August 2019 |
Holiday dates
| Vacations | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 15 December 2018 | 7 January 2019 |
| Spring | 19 April 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
Taught postgraduate programmes - other subjects
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| One | 24 September 2018 | 1 February 2019 |
| Inter-trimester break | 2 February 2019 | 10 February 2019 |
| Two | 11 February 2019 | 7 June 2019 |
| Three | 10 June 2019 | 13 September 2019 |
Holiday dates
| Vacations | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 15 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| Spring | 19 April 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
PGCE
| Term | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | 3 September 2018 | 21 December 2018 |
| Spring | 7 January 2019 | 5 April 2019 |
| Summer | 22 April 2019 | 21 June 2019 |
Holiday dates
| Vacations | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 22 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| Spring | 6 April 2019* | 21 April 2019* |
*Depending on placement holiday dates.
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
- 27 August 2018 (August Bank Holiday)
- 25 December 2018 (Christmas Day)
- 26 December 2018 (Boxing Day)
- 1 January 2019 (New Year's Day)
- 19 April 2019 (Good Friday)
- 22 April 2019 (Easter Monday)
- 6 May 2019 (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 27 May 2019 (Spring Bank Holiday)
See the UK Government website for further information and holiday dates beyond those listed above.
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
- 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
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)
- 4 May 2020 (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 25 May 2020 (Spring Bank Holiday)
- 31 August 2020 (August Bank Holiday)
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
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) 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
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
See the UK Government website for information and Public Holiday dates.