Semester and Term Dates

Term and Semester Dates

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

Terms

Term 1: 21/09/2020 - 11/12/2020
Term 2: 04/01/2021 - 26/03/2021
Term 3: 19/04/2022 - 04/06/2021

Semesters

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

BH - Bank Holidays 2020/21

2020

31 August Monday Summer bank holiday
28 December Monday Boxing Day (substitute day)
25 December Friday Christmas Day

2021

1 January Friday New Year’s Day
2 April Friday Good Friday
5 April Monday Easter Monday
3 May Monday Early May bank holiday
31 May Monday Spring bank holiday
30 August Monday Summer bank holiday

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

Week Number	Week Start	Event
	See timetable	September Enrolment
1	21/09/2020	Start of Term
2-12	28/09/2020-11/12/2020	Teaching & Learning
13	14/12/2020	Christmas Recess
14	21/12/2020	Christmas Recess
	25 December	Friday Christmas Day
	28 December	Monday Boxing Day (substitute day)
15	28/12/2020	Christmas Recess
	1 January	Friday New Year’s Day
16	04/01/2021	Assessment Period
17	11/01/2021	Assessment Period
18	18/01/2021	Assessment Period
19	25/01/2021	Teaching & Learning
20	01/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
21	08/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
22	15/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
23	22/02/2021	Teaching & Learning
24	01/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
25	08/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
26	15/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
27	22/03/2021	Teaching & Learning
28	29/03/2021	Easter Recess
	2 April	Good Friday
29	05/04/2021	Easter Recess
	5 April	Easter Monday
30	12/04/2021	Easter Recess
31	19/04/2021	Teaching & Learning
32	26/04/2021	Teaching & Learning
	3 May	Monday Early May bank holiday
33	04/05/2021	Revision Week
34	10/05/2021	Assessment Period
35	17/05/2021	Assessment Period
36	24/05/2021	Assessment Period
	31 May	Monday Spring bank holiday
37	01/06/2021	Assessment Period
	4 June	End of term
38	07/06/2021	Marking
39	14/06/2021	Exam, Progression and Award boards
40	21/06/2021	Exam, Progression and Award boards
41	28/06/2021	Exam, Progression and Award boards
42-46	05/07/2021-02/08/2021	Summer Recess
47	09/08/2021	Supplementary Assessment
48	16/08/2021	Supplementary Assessment
49	23/08/2021	Supplementary Assessment
	30 August	Monday Summer bank holiday
50	31/08/2021-10/09/2021	Supplementary Exam Boards
51	06/09/2021	Supplementary Exam Boards
52	13/09/2021	Student cases and appeals

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 and MSc Genomic Medicine (11/1/2020), Health Informatics, Health Data Science, Medical Education, Diabetes Practice and Leadership, Health Care Management and Public Health and Health Promotion

Week Start	Standard January Entry events*
11/01/2021	Enrolment online open
15/01/2021	Arrivals weekend
18/01/2021	Welcome, Enrolment & Induction
25/01/2021	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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