Please see below for key dates for Academic Year (AY) 2030-31. 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. Some Education programmes, such as BA (Hons) Primary Education, PGDE (Primary and Secondary) and BSc (Hons) Education & Curricular Studies with Teaching Qualification, begin in August each year. Postgraduate Taught programmes may have alternative start dates – please check with your Department for further details.
Last updated: 29 May 2026
Semester 1 (S1)
16 September 2030 – 12 January 2031
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and development week | 16 September 2030 to 22 September 2030 | 1 week |
| S1 Teaching block 1 | 23 September 2030 to 8 December 2030, excluding 30 September 2030 (non-teaching day, reduced campus opening) | 11 weeks |
| Autumn Graduations | Dates to come | |
| Formal assessment period | 9 December 2030 to 20 December 2030 |
2 weeks |
| Student holiday: Winter vacation | 21 December 2030 to 12 January 2031 (inclusive) | 3 weeks |
Semester 2 (S2)
13 January 2031 to 23 May 2031
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidation and development week | 13 January 2031 to 19 January 2031 | 1 week |
| S2 Teaching block 2 | 20 January 2031 to 6 April 2031 | 11 weeks |
| Spring Graduations | Dates to come | Find out more about Graduations |
| Student holiday: spring vacation |
7 April 2031 to 20 April 2031 (inclusive) |
2 weeks |
| Formal assessment period | 21 April 2031 to 23 May 2031, excluding 5 May 2031 (non-teaching day, reduced campus opening) | 5 weeks |
Other key dates
24 May 2031 - 14 September 2031
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Student holiday: summer vacation |
24 May 2031 to 14 September 2031 (inclusive) |
16 weeks |
| Summer Graduations |
Dates to come |
Find out more about Graduations |
| Formal assessment period |
30 July 2031 to 12 August 2031 |
|
Bank & public holidays AY 2030 - 2031
All bank holidays and public holidays are non-teaching days with reduced campus opening.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Holiday | 30 September 2030 |
| Christmas Day (or substitute day) | 25 December 2030 |
| Boxing Day (or substitute day) | 26 December 2030 |
| New Year’s Day | 1 January 2031 |
| 2nd January (or substitute day) | 2 January 2031 |
| Easter Good Friday Holiday | 11 April 2031 |
| Easter Monday Holiday | 14 April 2031 |
| Early May Holiday | 5 May 2031 |
| Spring Holiday | 26 May 2031 |
| Glasgow Fair Weekend | 18 July 2031 to 21 July 2031 |
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.