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The approved semester dates for 2018 - 21 can be found below.

• Year 2024/25

  DATE	EVENT
  16 September – 13 December 2024	Weeks 1-13
  16 December 2024 – 3 January 2025	Winter (Christmas) Break
  6 January – 4 April 2025	Weeks 14-26
  7 April – 25 April 2025	Spring (Easter) Break
  28 April – 30 May 2025	Weeks 27-31
  The precise timetable of activity varies between programmes and, due to the nature of the course, some courses have additional teaching/placements/professional practise requirements which fall outside of the normal semester dates.
  University Closure Days
  Examinations Schedule
  Additional 2024/25 Dates
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  9-13 December 2024	Graduation (Winter)
  28 April - 17 May 2025	Formal Assessment Period (Undergraduate)
  19 May – 30 May 2025	Development Weeks (Undergraduate)
  28 April / 5 May* - 30 May 2025 (*varies by programme)	Formal Assessment Period (Postgraduate Taught)
  26 June - 4 July 2025	Graduation (Summer)
  4-16 August 2025	Supplementary Assessment Period

• Year 2025/26

  Date	Event
  15 September – 12 December 2025	Weeks 1-13
  15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026	Winter (Christmas) Break
  5 January – 20 March 2026	Weeks 14-24
  23 March – 10 April 2026	Spring (Easter) Break
  13 April – 29 May 2026	Weeks 25-31
  The precise timetable of activity varies between programmes and, due to the nature of the course, some courses have additional teaching/placements/professional practise requirements which fall outside of the normal semester dates.
  University Closure Days
  Examinations Schedule
  ADDITIONAL 2025/26 DATES
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  8-12 December 2025	Graduation (Winter)
  27 April - 16 May 2026	Formal Assessment Period (Undergraduate)
  18 May – 29 May 2026	Development Weeks (Undergraduate)
  27 April / 4 May* - 29 May 2026 (*varies by programme)	Formal Assessment Period (Postgraduate Taught)
  25 June - 3 July 2026	Graduation (Summer)
  3-15 August 2026	Supplementary Assessment Period

• Year 2026/27

  Date	Event
  21 September – 18 December 2026	Weeks 1-13
  21 December 2026 – 8 January 2027	Winter (Christmas) Break
  11 January – 19 March 2027	Weeks 14-24
  22 March – 9 April 2027	Spring (Easter) Break
  12 April – 4 June 2027	Weeks 25-31
  The precise timetable of activity varies between programmes and, due to the nature of the course, some courses have additional teaching/placements/professional practise requirements which fall outside of the normal semester dates.
  University Closure Days
  Examinations Schedule
  ADDITIONAL 2026/27 DATES
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  14-18 December 2026	Graduation (Winter)
  4-22 May 2027	Formal Assessment Period (Undergraduate)
  24 May – 4 June 2027	Development Weeks (Undergraduate)
  4 May / 10 May* - 4 June 2027 (*varies by programme)	Formal Assessment Period (Postgraduate Taught)
  1-9 July 2027	Graduation (Summer)
  9-21 August 2027	Supplementary Assessment Period