Please see below for key dates for Academic Year (AY) 2025-26. 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: 22 October 2025
Semester 1 (S1)
15 September 2025 - 11 January 2026
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and development week |
15 September 2025 to 21 September 2025 |
1 week |
| S1 Teaching block 1 |
22 September 2025 to 7 December 2025, excluding 29 September 2025 (non-teaching day, reduced campus opening) |
11 weeks |
| Autumn Graduations |
30 October 2025 to 7 November 2025 |
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| Formal assessment period |
8 December 2025 to 19 December 2025 |
2 weeks |
| Student holiday: Winter vacation | 20 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 (inclusive) | 3 weeks |
Semester 2 (S2)
12 January 2026 - 22 May 2026
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidation and development week | 12 January 2026 to 18 January 2026 | 1 week |
| S2 Teaching block 2 | 19 January 2026 to 5 April 2026, excluding 3 April 2026 (non-teaching day, reduced campus opening) | 11 weeks |
| Spring Graduations | 17 March 2026 and 18 March 2026 | Find out more about Graduations |
| Student holiday: spring vacation |
6 April 2026 to 19 April 2026 (inclusive) |
2 weeks |
| Formal assessment period | 20 April 2026 to 22 May 2026, excluding 4 May 2026 (non-teaching day, reduced campus opening) | 5 weeks |
Other key dates
23 May 2026 - 13 September 2026
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Student holiday: summer vacation |
23 May 2026 to 13 September 2026 (inclusive) |
16 weeks |
| Summer Graduations |
23 June 2026 to 3 July 2026 |
Find out more about Graduations |
| Formal assessment period |
29 July 2026 to 11 August 2026 |
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Bank & public holidays AY 2025 - 2026
All bank holidays and public holidays are non-teaching days with reduced campus opening.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Holiday | 29 September 2025 |
| Christmas Day (or substitute day) | 25 December 2025 |
| Boxing Day (or substitute day) | 26 December 2025 |
| New Year’s Day | 1 January 2026 |
| 2nd January (or substitute day) | 2 January 2026 |
| Easter Good Friday Holiday | 3 April 2026 |
| Easter Monday Holiday | 6 April 2026 |
| Early May Holiday | 4 May 2026 |
| Spring Holiday | 25 May 2026 |
| Glasgow Fair Weekend | 17 July 2026 to 20 July 2026 |
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.