Semester and Term Dates

2018/19 Term and Semester Dates

Academic Year Dates
Michaelmas TermLent TermSummer Term
24/09/2018 - 14/12/2018 07/01/2019 - 12/04/2019 06/05/2019 - 14/06/2019
Semester 1Semester 2Semester 3
24/09/2018 - 25/01/2019 28/01/2019 - 14/06/2019 17/06/2019 - 30/09/2019

Term and Semester dates approved by L&T 27/Oct/2017.

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.

2018/19 Academic Year for Taught Programmes

Weekly Planner
WeekEventStart DateEnd Date
- Enrolment 17/09/2018 28/09/2018
- Arrivals 21/09/2018 23/09/2018
1 Welcome Week & College Induction 24/09/2018 28/09/2018
2 Teaching & Learning 01/10/2018 05/10/2018
3 Teaching & Learning 08/10/2018 12/10/2018
4 Teaching & Learning 15/10/2018 19/10/2018
5 Teaching & Learning 22/10/2018 26/10/2018
6 Teaching & Learning 29/10/2018 02/11/2018
7 Teaching & Learning 05/11/2018 09/11/2018
8 Teaching & Learning 12/11/2018 16/11/2018
9 Teaching & Learning 19/11/2018 23/11/2018
10 Teaching & Learning 26/11/2018 30/11/2018
11 Teaching & Learning 03/12/2018 07/12/2018
12 Teaching & Learning 10/12/2018 14/12/2018
13 Winter Graduation (17-19 December)
Christmas Recess - Revision		 17/12/2018 21/12/2018
14 Christmas Recess - Revision 24/12/2018 28/12/2018
15 Christmas Recess - Revision 31/12/2018 04/01/2019
16 Assessment (8-11 January) 07/01/2019 11/01/2019
17 Assessment & Marking 14/01/2019 18/01/2019
18 Assessment & Marking 21/01/2019 25/01/2019
19 Marking 28/01/2019 01/02/2019
20 Teaching & Learning 04/02/2019 08/02/2019
21 Teaching & Learning 11/02/2019 15/02/2019
22 Teaching & Learning 18/02/2019 22/02/2019
23 Teaching & Learning 25/02/2019 01/03/2019
24 Teaching & Learning 04/03/2019 08/03/2019
25 Teaching & Learning 11/03/2019 15/03/2019
26 Teaching & Learning 18/03/2019 22/03/2019
27 Teaching & Learning 25/03/2019 29/03/2019
28 Teaching & Learning 01/04/2019 05/04/2019
29 Teaching & Learning 08/04/2019 12/04/2019
30 Easter Recess - Independent learning 15/04/2019 19/04/2019
31 Easter Recess - Independent learning 22/04/2019 26/04/2019
32 Easter Recess - Independent learning 29/04/2019 03/05/2019
33 Teaching & Learning 06/05/2019 10/05/2019
34 Revision week 13/05/2019 17/05/2019
35 Assessment & Marking 20/05/2019 24/05/2019
36 Assessment & Marking 27/05/2019 31/05/2019
37 Assessment & Marking 03/06/2019 07/06/2019
38 Assessment & Marking 10/06/2019 14/06/2019
39 Marking 17/06/2019 21/06/2019
40 College Boards 24/06/2019 28/06/2019
41 Award Boards
Degree Results (5 July)		 01/07/2019 05/07/2019
42 Progression Boards 08/07/2019 12/07/2019
43 Progression Results 15/07/2019 19/07/2019
44 Summer Graduation (22-27 July) Supplementary Revision 22/07/2019 26/07/2019
45 Supplementary Revision 29/07/2019 02/08/2019
46 Supplementary Revision 05/08/2019 09/08/2019
47 Supplementary Assessment (14-17 August) 12/08/2019 16/08/2019
48 Supplementary Assesment 19/08/2019 23/08/2019
49 Marking 26/08/2019 30/08/2019
50 Supplementary Boards 02/09/2019 06/09/2019
51 Supplementary Results (11 September) 09/09/2019 13/09/2019
52 Assessment Review & Appeals 16/09/2019 20/09/2019

2017/18 Academic Year for Taught Programmes

Week Event Start date End date
- Enrolment 18/09/2017 29/09/2017
- Arrivals weekend 22/09/2017 24/09/2017
- International non-EU Registration 22/09/2017 29/09/2017
1 Welcome Week & College Induction 25/09/2017 29/09/2017
2 Teaching & Learning 02/10/2017 06/10/2017
3 Teaching & Learning 09/10/2017 13/10/2017
4 Teaching & Learning 16/10/2017 20/10/2017
5 Teaching & Learning 23/10/2017 27/10/2017
6 Teaching & Learning 30/10/2017 03/11/2017
7 Teaching & Learning 06/11/2017 10/11/2017
8 Teaching & Learning 13/11/2017 17/11/2017
9 Teaching & Learning 20/11/2017 24/11/2017
10 Teaching & Learning 27/11/2017 01/12/2017
11 Teaching & Learning 04/12/2017 08/12/2017
12 Teaching & Learning 11/12/2017 15/12/2017
13 Christmas Recess - Revision 18/12/2017 22/12/2017
14 Christmas Recess - Revision 25/12/2017 29/12/2017
15 Christmas Recess - Revision 01/01/2018 05/01/2018
16 Winter Graduation (8-10 January) Assessment & Marking (11-12 January) 08/01/2018 12/01/2018
17 Assessment & Marking 15/01/2018 19/01/2018
18 Assessment & Marking 22/01/2018 26/01/2018
19 Feedback  29/01/2018 02/02/2018
20 Teaching & Learning 05/02/2018 09/02/2018
21 Teaching & Learning 12/02/2018 16/02/2018
22 Teaching & Learning 19/02/2018 23/02/2018
23 Teaching & Learning 26/02/2018 02/03/2018
24 Teaching & Learning 05/03/2018 09/03/2018
25 Teaching & Learning 12/03/2018 16/03/2018
26 Teaching & Learning 19/03/2018 23/03/2018
27 Easter Recess - Independent learning 26/03/2018 30/03/2018
28 Easter Recess - Independent learning 02/04/2018 06/04/2018
29 Easter Recess - Independent learning 09/04/2018 13/04/2018
30 Teaching & Learning 16/04/2018 20/04/2018
31 Teaching & Learning 23/04/2018 27/04/2018
32 Teaching & Learning 30/04/2018 04/05/2018
33 Teaching & Learning 07/05/2018 11/05/2018
34 Revision week 14/05/2018 18/05/2018
35 Assessment & Marking 21/05/2018 25/05/2018
36 Assessment & Marking 28/05/2018 01/06/2018
37 Assessment & Marking 04/06/2018 08/06/2018
38 Assessment & Marking 11/06/2018 15/06/2018
39 Marking 18/06/2018 22/06/2018
40 College Boards 25/06/2018 29/06/2018
41 Award Boards
Degree Results (6 July)		 02/07/2018 06/07/2018
42 Progression Boards 09/07/2018 13/07/2018
43 Progression Results (18 July) 16/07/2018 20/07/2018
44 Summer Graduation (23-28 July) Supplementary Revision 23/07/2018 27/07/2018
45 Supplementary Revision 30/07/2018 03/08/2018
46 Supplementary Revision 06/08/2018 10/08/2018
47 Supplementary Assessment (15-17 August) 13/08/2018 17/08/2018
48 Supplementary Assesment 20/08/2018 24/08/2018
49 Marking 27/08/2018 31/08/2018
50 Supplementary Boards 03/09/2018 07/09/2018
51 Supplementary Results (12 September) 10/09/2018 14/09/2018
52 Assessment Review & Appeals 17/09/2018 21/09/2018

Research Candidature Periods

Full Time ProgrammeIntake2016/172017/182018/19

Masters (1 year, level 7)

October
January
April
July

 

 

01/10/18 - 30/09/19 
01/01/19 - 31/12/19 
01/04/19 - 30/03/20 
01/07/19 - 31/06/20

Masters (2 year, level 7)

October
January
April
July

 

01/10/17 - 30/09/19
01/01/18 - 31/12/19
01/04/18 - 30/03/20
01/07/18 - 31/06/20

01/10/18 - 30/09/20
01/01/19 - 31/12/20
01/04/19 - 30/03/21
01/07/19 - 31/06/21

Doctorate (3 year, level 8)

October
January
April
July

01/10/16 - 30/09/19
01/01/17 - 31/12/19
01/04/17 - 30/03/20
01/07/17 - 31/06/20

01/10/17 - 30/09/20
01/01/18 - 31/12/20
01/04/18 - 30/03/21
01/07/18 - 31/06/21

01/10/18 - 30/09/21
01/01/19 - 31/12/21
01/04/19 - 30/03/22
01/07/19 - 31/06/22

Important Notice

The University reserves the right to change session dates up until the start of each session.

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