Key datesAcademic session 2021-22

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

EventDatesAcademic year structure*
Term 1 13 September 2021 - 3 December 2021 (12 weeks)
  • Welcome and development week (1 week)
  • Teaching block 1 (11 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

EventDatesAcademic year structure*
Term 2 10 January 2022 - 1 April 2022 (12 weeks)
  • Consolidation and development week (1 week)
  • Teaching block 2 (11 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

EventDatesAcademic 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.

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