Please see below for key dates for standard Academic Year 2022-23. 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 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: 14 June 2023
Semester 1
12 September 2022 - 6 January 2023
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and development week |
12 September 2022 - 18 September 2022 |
1 week |
| Teaching block 1 |
19 September 2022 - 4 December 2022 |
11 weeks |
| University closed | 26 September 2022 | |
| Formal assessment period |
5 December 2022 - 16 December 2022 |
2 weeks |
| Student holiday: Winter vacation | 19 December 2022 - 6 January 2023 (inclusive) | 3 weeks |
| University closed | 23 December 2022 – 8 January 2023 (inclusive) | |
| Term 1 | 12 September 2022 - 2 December 2022 (12 weeks) |
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Semester 2
9 January 2023 - 19 May 2023
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidation and development week |
9 January 2023 - 15 January 2023 |
1 week |
| Teaching block 2 |
16 January 2023 - 2 April 2023 |
11 weeks |
| University closed | 7 April 2023 and 10 April 2023 | |
| Student holiday: spring vacation |
3 April 2023 - 14 April 2023 |
2 weeks |
| Formal assessment period | 17 April 2023 - 19 May 2023 | 5 weeks |
| University closed |
1 May 2023 |
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| University closed |
8 May 2023 |
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| Term 2 |
9 January 2023 - 31 March 2023 (12 weeks) |
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| Term 3 |
17 April 2023 - 19 May 2023 |
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Other key dates
22 May 2023 - 8 September 2023
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| University closed |
29 May 2023 |
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| Student holiday: summer vacation |
22 May 2023 – 8 September 2023 |
16 weeks |
| University closed | 14 July 2023 and 17 July 2023 | |
| Resit examination diet | 26 July 2023 - 8 August 2023 | |
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.