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Semester and Term Dates

Term and Semester Dates

2019/20 Term and Semester Dates (approved by Senate 20/Nov/2018)

Michaelmas TermLent TermSummer Term

23/09/2019 - 13/12/2019

06/01/2020 - 03/04/2020

27/04/2020 - 05/06/2020
Semester 1Semester 2Semester 3

23/09/2019 - 24/01/2020

27/01/2020 - 05/06/2020

08/06/2020 - 30/09/2020

Term and Semester extended periods

  • Undergraduates on health, medicine or GDL programmes and postgraduate programmes can vary according to individual patterns of study and may have extended terms, semesters or study continuously for all or part of the programme.
  • Full time postgraduates are expected to study continuously in Semester 3.
  • PG Cert/Diploma programmes normally end in semester 2 and 18 month postgraduate courses will have an earlier semester end date.
  • To confirm extended term and semester dates, contact MyUniHub. 

2019/20 Academic Year for Taught Programmes

Week Event Week start Week Ending
- Enrolment  - -
1 Welcome & Induction 20/09/2019 27/09/2019
2 Teaching & Learning 30/09/2019 04/10/2019
3 Teaching & Learning 07/10/2019 11/10/2019
4 Teaching & Learning 14/10/2019 18/10/2019
5 Teaching & Learning 21/10/2019 25/10/2019
6 Teaching & Learning 28/10/2019 01/11/2019
7 Teaching & Learning 04/11/2019 08/11/2019
8 Teaching & Learning 11/11/2019 15/11/2019
9 Teaching & Learning 18/11/2019 22/11/2019
10 Teaching & Learning 25/11/2019 29/11/2019
11 Teaching & Learning 02/12/2019 06/12/2019
12 Teaching & Learning 09/12/2019 13/12/2019
13 Winter Graduation (16-18 December)
Christmas Recess		 16/12/2019 20/12/2019
14 Christmas Recess 23/12/2019 27/12/2019
15 Christmas Recess 30/12/2019 03/01/2020
16 Assessment begins 7 January 06/01/2020 10/01/2020
17 Assessment & Marking 13/01/2020 17/01/2020
18 Assessment & Marking 20/01/2020 24/01/2020
19 Teaching & Learning 27/01/2020 31/01/2020
20 Teaching & Learning 03/02/2020 07/02/2020
21 Teaching & Learning 10/02/2020 14/02/2020
22 Teaching & Learning 17/02/2020 21/02/2020
23 Teaching & Learning 24/02/2020 28/02/2020
24 Teaching & Learning 02/03/2020 06/03/2020
25 Teaching & Learning 09/03/2020 13/03/2020
26 Teaching & Learning 16/03/2020 20/03/2020
27 Teaching & Learning 23/03/2020 27/03/2020
28 Teaching & Learning 30/03/2020 03/04/2020
29 Easter Recess 06/04/2020 10/04/2020
30 Easter Recess 13/04/2020 17/04/2020
31 Easter Recess 20/04/2020 24/04/2020
32 Teaching & Learning 27/04/2020 01/05/2020
33 Revision week 04/05/2020 08/05/2020
34 Assessment on-site will no longer take place A range of alternative assessments will be provided 11/05/2020 15/05/2020
35 Assessment & Marking 18/05/2020 22/05/2020
36 Assessment & Marking 25/05/2020 29/05/2020
37 Marking 01/06/2020 05/06/2020
38 Marking 08/06/2020 12/06/2020
39 Marking  15/06/2020 19/06/2020
40 Marking deadline for final year & PG (26 Jun) 22/06/2020 26/06/2020
41 Award & PG Progression Boards (2-3 Jul) 29/06/2020 03/07/2020
42 Marking deadline for undergraduates (6 Jul) 06/07/2020 10/07/2020
43 Award & PG Progression results (13 Jul)
Progression boards		 13/07/2020 17/07/2020
44 Undergraduate Progression Results (21 Jul) 20/07/2020 24/07/2020
45 Summer Recess 27/07/2020 31/07/2020
46 Summer Recess 03/08/2020 07/08/2020
47 Supplementary assessment on-site will no longer take place A range of alternative assessments will be provided. 10/08/2020 14/08/2020
48 Supplementary Assessment & Marking 17/08/2020 21/08/2020
49 Supplementary Assessment & Marking 24/08/2020 28/08/2020
50 Marking 31/08/2020 04/09/2020
51 Marking 07/09/2020 11/09/2020
52 Supplementary Boards (14-15 Sep) 14/09/2020 18/09/2020
- Supplementary Results (21 Sep)
Supplementary Enrolment (24-28 Sep)		 21/09/2020 25/09/2020

2019/20 Academic Year for Research Programmes

IntakeResearch YearProgrammeCandidature

October
Quarter 1

01/Oct/2019 -
30/Sep/2020

Masters (1 year)
Masters (2 year)
Masters (4 year)
Doctorate (3 year)
Doctorate (6 year)

01/10/YY - 30/09/YY+1 
01/10/YY - 30/09/YY+2 
01/10/YY - 30/09/YY+4 
01/10/YY - 30/09/YY+3
01/10/YY - 30/09/YY+6

January
Quarter 2

01/ Jan/2020 -
31/Dec/2020

Masters (1 year)
Masters (2 year)
Masters (4 year)
Doctorate (3 year)
Doctorate (6 year)

01/01/YY - 31/12/YY
01/01/YY - 31/12/YY+1
01/01/YY - 31/12/YY+2 
01/01/YY - 31/12/YY+3 
01/01/YY - 31/12/YY+5 

April
Quarter 3

01/April/2019 -
31/Mar/2020

Masters (1 year)
Masters (2 year)
Masters (4 year)
Doctorate (3 year)
Doctorate (6 year)

01/04/YY - 31/03/YY+1 
01/04/YY - 31/03/YY+2 
01/04/YY - 31/03/YY+4 
01/04/YY - 31/03/YY+3
01/04/YY - 31/03/YY+6

July
Quarter 4

01/Jul/2019 -
30/Jun/2020

Masters (1 year)
Masters (2 year)
Masters (4 year)
Doctorate (3 year)
Doctorate (6 year)

01/07/YY - 30/06/YY+1 
01/07/YY - 30/06/YY+2 
01/07/YY - 30/06/YY+4 
01/07/YY - 30/06/YY+3
01/07/YY - 30/06/YY+6
 

Important notice

The University reserves the right to change session dates up until the start of each session. If there are any corrections or changes required for this page please contact A.H.Phillips, Academic Services