Here are key weeks you need to know about during the academic year.
You won't be studying every day, just the timetabled days within each block.
2024-2025 academic year Undergraduate (third year)
- Module one: 21 September 2026 - 30 October 2026
- Module two: 9 November 2026 - 18 December 2026
- Module three: 18 January 2027 - 26 February 2027
- Module four: 8 March 2027 - 16 April 2027
2024-25 academic year - Advanced Practice route
November 2024 start
Block one
11 November 2024 - 20 December 2024
Winter Break 23 December 2024 – 17 January 2025
Block two
20 January 2025 – 28 February 2025
Break 3 March 2025 - 7 March 2025
Block three
10 March 2025 – 18 April 2025
Break 21 April 2025 - May 2025
Block four
5 May 2025 – 13 June 2025
Summer break
16 June 2025 – 21 September 2025
Advanced Practice
22 September 2025 – 27 February 2026
Block five (Major project)
9 March 2026 – 17 April 2026
Break 20 April 2026 – 1 May 2026
Block six (Major project)
4 May 2026 – 12 June 2026
January 2025 start
Block one
20 January 2025 – 28 February 2025
Block two
10 March 2025 – 18 April 2025
Block three
5 May 2025 – 13 June 2025
Block four
23 June 2025 – 1 August 2025
Summer break
4 August 2025 – 21 September 2025
Advanced Practice
22 September 2025 - 27 February 2026
Block five (Major project)
9 March 2026 – 17 April 2026
Break 20 April 2026 – 1 May 2026
Block six (Major project)
4 May 2026 – 12 June 2026
March 2025 start
Block one
10 March 2025 – 18 April 2025
Break 21 April 2025 - 2 May 2025
Block two
5 May 2025 – 13 June 2025
Break 16 June 2025 - 20 June 2025
Block three
23 June 2025 – 1 August 2025
Summer break
4 August 2025 – 21 September 2025
Block four
22 September 2025 – 31 October 2025
Break 3 November 2025 – 7 November 2025
Advanced Practice
10 November 2025 – 17 April 2026
Block five (Major project)
4 May 2026 – 12 June 2026
Break 15 June 2026 – 19 June 2026
Block six (Major project)
22 June 2026 – 31 July 2026
April 2025 start
Block one
5 May 2025 – 13 June 2025
Break 16 June 2025 - 20 June 2025
Block two
23 June 2025 – 1 August 2025
Summer break
4 August 2025 – 21 September 2025
Block three – Start of Academic Year 2
22 September 2025 – 31 October 2025
Break: 3 November 2025 – 7 November 2025
Block Four
10 November 2025 – 20 December 2025
Winter break
22 December 2025 - 16 January 2026
Advanced Practice
19 January 2026 – 12 June 2026
Break: 15 June 2026 – 19 June 2026
Block five (Major project)
22 June 2026 – 31 July 2026
Summer break
10 August - 13 September
Block 6 (Major project)
21 September 2026 - 30 October 2026
2025-26 academic year
Undergraduate
2025-2026 semester dates
- Welcome week: 15-19 September 2025
- Semester 1: 22 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Semester 2: 19 January - 15 May 2026
- Semester 3: 18 May - 21 August 2026
- Holiday dates for standard undergraduate students
- Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Spring break: 30 March - 17 April 2026
- Summer break: 18 May - 25 September 2026
2026-2027 semester dates
- Welcome week: 21-25 September 2026
- Semester 1: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Semester 2: 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Semester 3: 24 May - 27 August 2027
- Holiday dates for standard undergraduate students
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Spring break: 22 March - 9 April 2027
- Summer break: 24 May - 24 September 2027
Postgraduate taught
Started their course in 2024-25 academic year
September 2024 start (one year)
- Start date: 16 September 2024
- End date: 19 September 2025
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Semester 1: 16 September 2024 - 17 January 2025
- Winter Break: 16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
- Semester 2: 20 January 2025 - 16 May 2025
- Spring Break: 7 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
- Semester 3: 19 May 2025 - 19 September 2025
September 2024 start (two year)
- Start date: 16 September 2024
- End date: 15 May 2026
- All standard breaks apply.
Year 1
- Semester 1: 16 September 2024 - 17 January 2025
- Winter Break: 16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
- Semester 2: 20 January 2025 - 16 May 2025
- Spring Break: 7 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
- Summer Break: 19 May 2025 - 19 September 2025
Year 2
- Semester 1: 22 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Semester 2: 19 January 2026 - 15 May 2026
- Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
January 2025 start (16 months)
- Start date: 13 January 2025
- End date: 15 May 2026
- Semester 1: 13 January 2025 - 16 May 2025
- Spring Break: 7 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
- Summer break: 19 May 2025 - 19 September 2025
- Semester 2: 22 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Semester 3: 19 January - 15 May 2026
- Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
January 2025 start (two year)
- Start date: 13 January 2025
- End date: 22 January 2027
- Year 1
- Semester 1: 13 January 2025 - 16 May 2025
- Spring Break: 7 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
- Summer break: 19 May 2025 - 19 September 2025
- Semester 2: 22 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Year 2
- Semester 1: 19 January 2026 - 15 May 2026
- Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
- Summer break: 18 May 2026 - 25 September 2026
- Semester 2: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
May 2025 start (one year)
- Start date: 12 May 2025
- End date: 15 May 2026
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Semester 1: 19 May 2025 - 22 August 2025
- Summer break: 25 August 2025 - 19 September 2025
- Semester 2: 22 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Semester 3: 19 January 2026 - 15 May 2026
- Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
May 2025 start (two year)
- Start date: 12 May 2025
- End date: 22 January 2027
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Please note that the delivery pattern for May 2025 start (two year) is as follows:
- Semester 1: May - August (Taught)
- Semester 2: September - January (Taught)
- Semester 3: January - May (Advanced/Applied Practice)
- Summer break
- Semester 4: September - January (Dissertation)
Year 1
- Semester 1: 19 May 2025 - 22 August 2025
- Summer break: 25 August 2025 - 19 September 2025
- Semester 2: 22 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
Year 2
- Semester 1: 19 January 2026 - 15 May 2026
- Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
- Summer break: 18 May - 25 September 2026
- Semester 2: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
Started their course in 2025-26 academic year
September 2025 start (one year)
- Start date: 15 September 2025
- End date: 18 September 2026
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Semester 1: 15 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter Break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Semester 2: 19 January - 15 May 2026
- Spring Break: 30 March - 17 April 2026
- Semester 3: 18 May - 18 September 2026
September 2025 start (two year)
- Start date: 15 September 2025
- End date: 21 May 2027
- All standard breaks apply.
Year 1
- Semester 1: 15 September 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Winter Break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
- Semester 2: 19 January - 15 May 2026
- Spring Break: 30 March - 17 April 2026
- Summer Break: 18 May - 18 September 2026
Year 2
- Semester 1: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Semester 2 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Spring break: 22 March - 9 April 2027
January 2026 start (16 months)
- Start date: 12 January 2026
- End date: 21 May 2027
- Semester 1: 12 January 2026 - 15 May 2026
- Spring Break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
- Summer break: 18 May 2026 - 18 September 2026
- Semester 2: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Semester 3: 25 January 2027 - 21 May 2027
- Spring break: 22 March 2027 - 9 April 2027
January 2026 start (two year)
- Start date: 12 January 2026
- End date: 21 January 2028
Year 1
- Semester 1: 12 January 2026 - 15 May 2026
- Spring Break: 30 March 2026 - 17 April 2026
- Summer break: 18 May 2026 - 18 September 2026
- Semester 2: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
Year 2
- Semester 1: 25 January 2027 - 21 May 2027
- Spring break: 22 March 2027 - 9 April 2027
- Summer break: 24 May 2027 - 24 September 2027
- Semester 2: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
May 2026 start (one year)
- Start date: 18 May 2026
- End date: 21 May 2027
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Semester 1: 18 May 2026 - 21 August 2026
- Summer break: 24 August 2026 - 25 September 2026
- Semester 2: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Semester 3: 25 January 2027 - 21 May 2027
- Spring break: 22 March 2027 - 9 April 2027
May 2026 start (two year)
- Start date: 18 May 2026
- End date: 21 January 2028
- The winter break and spring break apply.
Year 1
- Semester 1: 18 May 2026 - 21 August 2026
- Summer break: 24 August 2026 - 25 September 2026
- Semester 2: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
Year 2
- Semester 1: 25 January 2027 - 21 May 2027
- Spring break: 22 March 2027 - 9 April 2027
- Summer break: 24 May 2027 - 24 September 2027
- Semester 2: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
Started their course in 2026-27 academic year
September 2026 start (one year)
- Start date: 21 September 2026
- End date: 17 September 2027
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Semester 1: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter Break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Semester 2: 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Spring Break: 22 March - 9 April 2027
- Semester 3: 24 May - 27 August 2026
September 2026 start (two year)
- Start date: 21 September 2026
- End date: 19 May 2028
- All standard breaks apply.
Year 1
- Semester 1: 28 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Winter Break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Semester 2: 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Spring Break: 22 March - 9 April 2027
- Summer Break: 24 May - 24 September 2027
Year 2
- Semester 1: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Semester 2: 24 January - 19 May 2028
- Spring break: 3 April - 21 April 2028
January 2027 start (16 months)
- Start date: 18 January 2027
- End date: 19 May 2028
- Semester 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Spring Break: 22 March - 9 April 2027
- Summer break: 24 May - 24 September 2027
- Semester 2: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Semester 3: 24 January - 19 May 2028
- Spring break: 3 April - 21 April 2028
January 2027 start (two year)
- Start date: 18 January 2027
- End date: 19 January 2029
Year 1
- Semester 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Spring Break: 22 March - 9 April 2027
- Summer break: 24 May - 24 September 2027
- Semester 2: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
Year 2
- Semester 1: 24 January 2028 - 19 May 2028
- Spring break: 3 April - 21 April 2028
- Summer break: 22 May - 22 September 2028
- Semester 2: 25 September 2028 - 19 January 2029
- Winter break: 18 December 2028 - 5 January 2029
May 2027 start (one year)
- Start date: 17 May 2027
- End date: 19 May 2028
- The winter break and spring break apply.
- Semester 1: 24 May - 27 August 2027
- Summer break: 30 August 24 September 2027
- Semester 2: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Semester 3: 24 January - 19 May 2028
- Spring break: 3 April - 21 April 2028
May 2027 start (two year)
- Start date: 17 May 2027
- End date: 19 January 2029
- The winter break and spring break apply.
Year 1
- Semester 1: 24 May - 27 August 2027
- Summer break: 30 August - 24 September 2027
- Semester 2: 27 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Winter break: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
Year 2
- Semester 1: 24 January - 19 May 2028
- Spring break: 3 April - 21 April 2028
- Summer break: 22 May - 22 September 2028
- Semester 2: 25 September 2028 - 19 January 2029
- Winter break: 18 December 2028 - 5 January 2029/