Semester and term dates

Find our Autumn, Spring and Summer term dates for undergraduate and postgraduate courses including:

  • course level variations
  • end of semester breaks
  • assessment / dissertation hand in dates

The dates below are University-wide, but please check your individual timetable as some dates, for example for enhancement weeks, may differ between courses.

2023/24 dates

  • Undergraduate Levels 3 and 4 - 2023/2024

    Induction for all new and returning October starters: 18 September 2023 – 30 September 2023

    Semester one: 2 October 2023 – 3 February 2024

    Winter break: 18 December 2023 – 1 January 2024 (teaching continues 2 January 2024)

    Induction for all new and returning February starters: 29 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

    Semester one enhancement Week: 29 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

    Semester two: 5 February 2024 – 1 June 2024

    Spring break: 25 March 2024 – 1 April 2024 (teaching continues 2 April 2024)

    Semester two enhancement week: 27 May 2024 – 1 June 2024

  • Undergraduate Levels 5 and 6 - 2023/2024

    Induction for all new and returning October starters: 18 September 2023 – 30 September 2023

    Semester one: 2 October 2023 – 3 February 2024

    Winter break: 18 December 2023 – 1 January 2024 (teaching continues 2 January 2024)

    Induction for all new and returning February starters: 29 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

    Semester one - assessment and examinations: 15 January – 27 January 2024

    Hand-in date for the Dissertation or Capstone Project for February-start students: 19 January 2024

    Semester one enhancement week: 29 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

    Semester one - resit assessment and examinations: 18 March – 23 March 2024; 2 April – 6 April 2024

    Semester two: 5 February 2024 – 1 June 2024

    Spring break: 25 March 2024 – 1 April 2024 (teaching continues 2 April 2024)

    Semester two - assessment and examinations: 13 May – 25 May 2024

    Hand-in date for the Dissertation or Capstone Project for October-start students: 17 May 2024

    Semester two enhancement week: 27 May 2024 – 1 June 2024

    Semester two - resit assessment and examinations: 15 July – 27 July 2024

    End of year - resit assessment and examinations: 2 September – 7 September 2024

  • Postgraduate - 2023/2024

    Induction for all new and returning October starters: 18 September 2023 – 30 September 2023

    Semester one: 2 October 2023 – 3 February 2024

    Winter break: 18 December 2023 – 1 January 2024 (teaching continues 2 January 2024)

    Induction for all new and returning February starters: 29 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

    Semester one - assessment and examinations: 15 January – 27 January 2024

    Hand-in date for the Dissertation or Capstone Project for February-start students: 19 January 2024

    Semester one enhancement Week: 29 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

    Semester one - resit assessment and examinations: 18 March – 23 March 2024; 2 April – 6 April 2024

    Semester two: 5 February 2024 – 1 June 2024

    Spring break: 25 March 2024 – 1 April 2024 (teaching continues 2 April 2024)

    Semester two - assessment and examinations: 13 May – 25 May 2024

    Semester two enhancement week: 27 May 2024 – 1 June 2024

    Semester two - resit assessment and examinations: 15 July – 27 July 2024

    Semester three: 3 June 2024 – 21 September 2024

    Hand-in date for the Dissertation or Capstone Project for October-start students: 6 September 2024

    End of year - resit assessment and examinations: 2 September – 7 September 2024