Please see below for key dates for Academic Year 2023-24. To access key dates for future standard academic years, please follow the links on the right-hand side of this page.
Teaching at the University typically takes place across two semesters (‘Semester 1’ and ‘Semester 2’). Each semester encompasses an initial welcome/consolidation and development week, an 11-week teaching block, a formal assessment period and vacation dates.
Please note: Teaching Block dates below primarily relate to the standard 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: 3 June 2024
Semester 1 (S1)
11 September 2023 - 5 January 2024
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and development week |
11 September 2023 – 17 September 2023 |
1 week |
| S1 Teaching block 1 |
18 September 2023 – 3 December 2023 |
11 weeks |
| University closed | 25 September 2023 | |
| Formal assessment period |
4 December 2023 - 15 December 2023 |
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| Autumn Graduations |
30 October 2023 - 7 November 2023 |
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| Student holiday: Winter vacation | 18 December 2023 - 5 January 2024 (inclusive) | 3 weeks |
| University closed | 23 December 2023 - 7 January 2024 | |
Semester 2 (S2)
8 January 2024 - 17 May 2024
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidation and development week | 8 January 2024 - 14 January 2024 | 1 week |
| S2 Teaching block 2 | 15 January 2024 – 31 March 2024 | 11 weeks |
| Spring Graduations | 19 March 2024 - 20 March 2024 | Find out more about Graduations |
| University closed | 29 March 2024 - 2 April 2024 | |
| Student holiday: spring vacation |
1 April 2024 - 12 April 2024 (inclusive) |
2 weeks |
| Formal assessment period | 15 April 2024 - 17 May 2024 | 5 weeks |
| University closed |
6 May 2024 |
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Other key dates
20 May 2024 - 13 September 2024
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| University closed |
27 May 2024 |
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| Student holiday: summer vacation |
20 May 2024 – 13 September 2024 (inclusive) |
16 weeks |
| Summer Graduations | 18-28 June 2024 | Find out more about Summer Graduations |
| University closed | 12 July 2024 - 15 July 2024 | |
| Resit examination diet |
July/August: 24 July 2024 to 6 August 2024 |
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Please note: this information may be subject to change.
*This represents the University’s standard 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 standard academic year.