Key dates for visiting students
Dates by academic year
UK public holidays and University closure dates are available on our University key dates page.
Note: Our nursing programmes have different semester dates to these.
2025/26 academic year
Semester 1
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival and moving in | 10 September 2025 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 11-12 September 2025 |
| Welcome week | 15-19 September 2025 |
| Teaching | 22 September 2025 - 5 December 2025 |
| Winter vacation | 6 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 |
| Revision week | 29 December 2025 - 2 January 2025 (classes for some) |
| Exams | 5-23 January 2026 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 24-25 January 2026 |
| Vacation week for full-year students | 26-30 January 2026 |
| Results and transcripts | 26 February 2026 |
Semester 2
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival | 28 January 2026 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 29-30 January 2026 |
| Teaching | 2 February - 8 May 2026 |
| Spring vacation | 28 March - 19 April 2026 |
| Revision week | 11-15 May 2026 |
| Third year undergraduate exams | 16 May - 30 May 2026 (including Saturdays) |
| All other exams | 23 May - 5 June 2026 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 6-8 June 2026 |
| Third year undergraduate results and transcripts | 2 July 2026 |
| All other results and transcripts | 9 July 2026 |
| Reassessments | Mid-late August 2026 - dates to be confirmed |
| Reassessment results and transcripts | Mid-September 2026 - date to be confirmed |
2024/25 academic year
Semester 1
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival and moving in | 11 September 2024 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 12-13 September 2024 |
| Welcome week | 16-20 September 2024 |
| Teaching | 23 September 2024 - 3 January 2025 |
| Winter vacation | 7-29 December 2024 |
| Revision week | 30 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 (classes for some) |
| Exams | 6-24 January 2025 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 25-27 January 2025 |
| Vacation week for full-year students | 27-31 January 2025 |
| Results and transcripts | 26 February 2025 |
Semester 2
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival and moving in | 29 January 2025 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 30-31 January 2025 |
| Teaching | 3 February - 9 May 2025 |
| Spring vacation | 12 April - 4 May 2025 (some field trips) |
| Revision week | 12-16 May 2025 |
| Exams | 19 May - 6 June 2025 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 7-9 June 2025 |
| Third year undergraduate results and transcripts | 30 June 2025 |
| All other results and transcripts | 10 July 2025 |
| Reassessments | 11-22 August 2025 (including Saturday) |
| Reassessment results and transcripts | 11 September 2025 |
