Please see below for key dates for Academic Year 2021-22. To access key dates for future academic years, please follow the links on the right-hand side of this page.
Please note: Teaching Block dates primarily relate to the academic year structure for undergraduate students. Postgraduate Taught programmes may have alternative start dates – Please check with your Department or School for further details.
Last updated: 22 March 2022
Semester 1
13 September 2021 - 7 January 2022
| Event | Dates | Academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 13 September 2021 - 3 December 2021 (12 weeks) |
|
| University closed | 27 September 2021 | |
| Formal assessment period |
6 December 2021 - 17 December 2021 |
Formal Assessment period (2 weeks) |
| Student holiday: Winter vacation | 20 December 2021 - 7 January 2022 (inclusive) | Winter vacation (3 weeks) |
| University closed | 24 December 2021 - 9 January 2022 (inclusive) | |
Semester 2
10 January 2022 - 20 May 2022
| Event | Dates | Academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | 10 January 2022 - 1 April 2022 (12 weeks) |
|
| University closed | 15 April 2022 and 18 April 2022 | |
| Student holiday: spring vacation |
4 April 2022 - 15 April 2022 |
Spring vacation (2 weeks) |
| Term 3 | 18 April 2022 - 20 May 2022 | |
| Formal assessment period | 18 April 2022 - 20 May 2022 | Formal assessment period (5 weeks) |
| University closed |
2 May 2022 |
|
Other key dates
23 May 2022- 9 September 2022
| Event | Dates | Academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| University closed |
2 June 2022 and 3 June 2022 |
|
| Student holiday: summer vacation |
23 May 2022 – 9 September 2022 |
Summer vacation (16 weeks) |
| University closed | 15 July 2022 and 18 July 2022 | |
| Resit examination diet | 27 July 2022 - 9 August 2022 | |
Please note: this information may be subject to change.
*This represents the University’s academic year structure as outlined in the Policy on the Academic Year and Teaching Calendar. Senate has overall responsibility for determining the shape of the academic year.