Semester and Term Dates

Term and Semester Dates

2020/21 Term and Semester Dates for Taught Programmes starting 21 September

Michaelmas Term	Lent Term	Summer Term
21/09/2020 - 11/12/2020	04/01/2021 - 26/03/2021	19/04/2021 - 04/06/2021

Semester 1	Semester 2	Summer
21/09/2020 - 22/01/2021	25/01/2021 - 04/06/2021	07/06/2021 - 17/09/2021

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.

2020/21 Academic Year for Taught Programmes starting in September

* Winter Graduation dates are provisional

Week	Event	Week Start	Week End
-		-	-
1	Start of term	21/09/2020	25/09/2020
2	Teaching & Learning	28/09/2020	02/10/2020
3	Teaching & Learning	05/10/2020	09/10/2020
4	Teaching & Learning	12/10/2020	16/10/2020
5	Teaching & Learning	19/10/2020	23/10/2020
6	Teaching & Learning	26/10/2020	30/10/2020
7	Teaching & Learning	02/11/2020	06/11/2020
8	Teaching & Learning	09/11/2020	13/11/2020
9	Teaching & Learning	16/11/2020	20/11/2020
10	Teaching & Learning	23/11/2020	27/11/2020
11	Teaching & Learning	30/11/2020	04/12/2020
12	Teaching & Learning	07/12/2020	11/12/2020
13	Winter Graduation / Recess *	14/12/2020	18/12/2020
14	Christmas Recess	21/12/2020	25/12/2020
15	Christmas Recess	28/12/2020	01/01/2021
16	Assessment	04/01/2021	08/01/2021
17	Assessment & Marking	11/01/2021	15/01/2021
18	Assessment & Marking	18/01/2021	22/01/2021
19	Teaching & Learning	25/01/2021	29/01/2021
20	Teaching & Learning	01/02/2021	05/02/2021
21	Teaching & Learning	08/02/2021	12/02/2021
22	Teaching & Learning	15/02/2021	19/02/2021
23	Teaching & Learning	22/02/2021	26/02/2021
24	Teaching & Learning	01/03/2021	05/03/2021
25	Teaching & Learning	08/03/2021	12/03/2021
26	Teaching & Learning	15/03/2021	19/03/2021
27	Teaching & Learning	22/03/2021	26/03/2021
28	Easter Recess	29/03/2021	02/04/2021
29	Easter Recess	05/04/2021	09/04/2021
30	Easter Recess	12/04/2021	16/04/2021
31	Teaching & Learning	19/04/2021	23/04/2021
32	Teaching & Learning	26/04/2021	30/04/2021
33	Revision week	03/05/2021	07/05/2021
34	Assessment & Marking	10/05/2021	14/05/2021
35	Assessment & Marking	17/05/2021	21/05/2021
36	Assessment & Marking	24/05/2021	28/05/2021
37	Assessment & Marking	31/05/2021	04/06/2021
38	Marking	07/06/2021	11/06/2021
39	College Boards	14/06/2021	18/06/2021
40	Award Boards & Degree Results	21/06/2021	25/06/2021
41	Progression Boards	28/06/2021	02/07/2021
42	Progression Results	05/07/2021	09/07/2021
43	Summer Graduation	12/07/2021	16/07/2021
44	Summer Graduation	19/07/2021	23/07/2021
45	Summer Recess	26/07/2021	30/07/2021
46	Summer Recess	02/08/2021	06/08/2021
47	Supplementary Assessment	09/08/2021	13/08/2021
48	Supplementary Assessment & Marking	16/08/2021	20/08/2021
49	Marking	23/08/2021	27/08/2021
50	Supplementary Boards	30/08/2021	03/09/2021
51	Supplementary Results	06/09/2021	10/09/2021
52	Student cases and appeals	13/09/2021	17/09/2021

2021 Taught Postgraduate Academic Year for programmes starting In January

*A small number of programmes will have an early start date these include MA Communication, Media Practice and PR (11/1/2020) and MSc Genomic Medicine (11/1/2020), Health Informatics, Health Data Science, Medical Education, Diabetes Practice and Leadership

Week Start	Standard January Entry events*
11/01/2021	Enrolment online open
15/01/2021	Arrivals weekend
18/01/2021	Welcome, Enrolment & Induction
25/01/2002	Teaching & Learning
01/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
08/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
15/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
22/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
01/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
08/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
15/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
22/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
29/03/2021	Easter Recess
05/04/2021	Easter Recess
12/04/2021	Easter Recess
19/04/2021	Teaching & Learning
26/04/2021	Teaching & Learning
03/05/2021	Revision
10/05/2021	Assessment
10/05/2021	Assessment
17/05/2021	Assessment
31/05/2021	Assessment
07/06/2021	Marking/Teaching & Learning
14/06/2021	Exam Boards/ Teaching & Learning
21/06/2021	Results/Teaching & Learning
28/06/2021	Teaching & Learning
05/07/2021	Teaching & Learning
12/07/2021	Teaching & Learning
19/07/2021	Teaching & Learning
26/07/2021	Teaching & Learning
02/08/2021	Teaching & Learning
09/08/2021	Supp Assessment/Teaching & Learning
16/08/2021	Supp Assessment/Teaching & Learning
23/08/2021	Supp Assessment/Teaching & Learning
30/08/2021	Exam Boards/Teaching & Learning
06/09/2021	Results/Teaching & Learning
13/09/2021	Teaching & Learning
20/09/2021	Teaching & Learning
27/09/2021	Teaching & Learning
04/10/2021	Teaching & Learning
11/10/2021	Teaching & Learning
18/10/2021	Teaching & Learning
25/10/2021	Teaching & Learning
01/11/2021	Teaching & Learning
08/11/2021	Teaching & Learning
15/11/2021	Teaching & Learning
22/11/2021	Teaching & Learning
29/11/2021	Teaching & Learning
06/12/2021	Teaching & Learning
13/12/2021	Teaching & Learning
20/12/2021	Christmas Recess
27/12/2021	Christmas Recess
03/01/2022	Assessment
10/01/2022	Assessment
17/01/2022	Assessment
24/01/2022	Marking
31/01/2022	Exam Boards
07/02/2022	Results
14/02/2022	Revision - supplementaries
21/02/2022	Revision - supplementaries
28/02/2022	Revision - supplementaries
07/03/2022	Assessment - supplementaries
14/03/2022	Assessment - supplementaries
21/03/2022	Marking - supplementaries
28/03/2022	Marking - supplementaries
04/04/2022	Exam Boards

2021 Undergraduate Academic Year for programmes starting In January

Week Start	School of Management	College of Engineering/College of Science
11/01/2021	Enrolment online open	Enrolment online open
15/01/2021	Arrivals weekend	Arrivals weekend
18/01/2021	Enrolment/Induction/Welcome	Enrolment/Induction/Welcome
25/01/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
01/02/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
08/02/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
15/02/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
22/02/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
01/03/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
08/03/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
15/03/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
22/03/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
29/03/2021	Easter Recess	Easter Recess
05/04/2021	Easter Recess	Easter Recess
12/04/2021	Teaching & Learning	Easter Recess
19/04/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning
26/04/2021	Assessment	Teaching & Learning
03/05/2021	Assessment	Revision
10/05/2021	Marking & Exam Boards	Assessment TB1
10/05/2021	Marking & Exam Boards	Assessment TB1
17/05/2021	Marking & Exam Boards	Assessment TB1
31/05/2021	Results Release/ Enrolment	Assessment TB1
07/06/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
14/06/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
21/06/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
28/06/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
05/07/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
12/07/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
19/07/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
26/07/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
02/08/2021	Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning 2
09/08/2021	Teaching & Learning	Assessment TB2 and supps TB1
16/08/2021	Teaching & Learning	Assessment TB2 and supps TB1
23/08/2021	Assessment	Assessment TB2 and supps TB1
30/08/2021	Assessment	Exam Board
06/09/2021	Exam Boards	Supp Assessment TB2
13/09/2021	Release results (17/9)	Exam Board/Release results
20/09/2021	Re sit window

2020/21 Academic Year for Research Programmes

Intake	Research Year	Programme	Candidature
1 October entry	01/Oct/2020 - 30/Sep/2021	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
1 January entry	01/ Jan/2021 - 31/Dec/2021	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
1 April entry	01/April/2021 - 31/Mar/2022	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
1 July entry	01/Jul/2021 - 30/Jun/2022	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

Dates approved by Senate. The University reserves the right to change session dates up until the start of each session.

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