To help you plan your time at university we’ve pulled together all the important dates for the academic year.
These will vary slightly depending on the level of study and when your course starts. So, take a look and pop them in your calendar so you can stay on top of what’s happening when – from term dates to results day.
Integrated Foundation term dates
- Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
- Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Opportunities week: 2 - 6 November 2026
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
- Spring vacation: 22 March - 2 April 2027
Bank holidays
- 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
- 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
- 3 May 2027
- 31 May 2027
- 30 August 2027
- Enrolment and induction: 13 - 17 September 2027
- Term 1: 20 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Opportunities week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Term 2: 24 January – 19 May 2028
- Private study week - 28 February - 3 March 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028
Undergraduate term dates
- Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
- Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Opportunities week: 2 - 6 November 2026
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
- Spring vacation: 22 March - 2 April 2027
Bank holidays
- 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
- 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
- 3 May 2027
- 31 May 2027
- 30 August 2027
- Enrolment and induction: 13 - 17 September 2027
- Term 1: 20 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Opportunities week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Term 1 formal assessment period: 10 - 21 January 2028
- Term 2: 24 January – 19 May 2028
- Private study week - 28 February - 3 March 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
- Term 2 formal assessment period: 8 - 19 May 2028
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028
Integrated Pre-Masters term dates
- Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
- Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Opportunities week: 2 - 6 November 2026
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
- Spring vacation: 22 March - 2 April 2027
Bank holidays
- 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
- 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
- 3 May 2027
- 31 May 2027
- 30 August 2027
- Enrolment and induction: 13 - 17 September 2027
- Term 1: 20 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Opportunities week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Term 2: 24 January – 19 May 2028
- Private study week - 28 February - 3 March 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028
Postgraduate (taught) term dates
- Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
- Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
- Opportunities week: 2 - 6 November 2026
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027
- Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
- Spring vacation: 22 March - 2 April 2027
- Term 3: 24 May - 17 September 2027
- Study Weeks (indicative): 5 - 30 July 2027
Bank holidays
- 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
- 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
- 3 May 2027
- 31 May 2027
- 30 August 2027
- Enrolment and induction: 18 - 22 January 2027
- Term 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
- Spring vacation: 22 March - 2 April 2027
- Term 2: 24 May – 3 September 2027
- Term break: 6 - 17 September 2027
- Term 3: 20 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Reading week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
Bank holidays
- 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
- 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
- 3 May 2027
- 31 May 2027
- 30 August 2027
- Enrolment and induction: 13 - 17 September 2027
- Term 1: 20 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Opportunities week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Term 2: 24 January – 19 May 2028
- Private study week - 28 February - 3 March 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
- Term 3: 22 May - 15 September 2028
- Study weeks (indicative): 3 -28 July 2028
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028
- Enrolment and induction: 13 - 17 September 2027
- Term 1: 20 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
- Opportunities week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Term 2: 24 January – 19 May 2028
- Private study week - 28 February - 3 March 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028
- Enrolment and induction: 17 - 21 January 2028
- Term 1: 24 January - 19 May 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
- Private study week - 28 February - 3 March 2028
- Term 2: 22 May – 1 September 2028
- Term break: 4 - 15 September 2028
- Term 3: 18 September 2028 - 19 January 2029
- Reading week: 30 October - 3 November 2028
- Winter vacation: 18 December 2028 - 5 January 2029
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028
PG Cert Creative Education term dates
- Enrolment and Induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
- Unit 1: 21 September 2026 - 29 January 2027
- Opportunities week: 2 - 6 November 2026
- Winter vacation: 21 December 2026 – 8 January 2027
- Inter-unit marking and resits: 1 February - 5 March 2027
- Unit 2: 8 March - 9 July 2027
- Spring vacation: 22 March - 2 April 2027
Bank holidays
- 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
- 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
- 3 May 2027
- 31 May 2027
- 30 August 2027
- Enrolment and Induction: 13 - 17 September 2027
- Unit 1: 20 September 2027 - 4 February 2028
- Opportunities week: 1 - 5 November 2027
- Winter vacation: 20 December 2027 - 7 January 2028
- Inter-unit marking and resits: 7 February - 10 March 2028
- Unit 2: 13 March - 14 July 2028
- Spring vacation: 10 - 21 April 2028
Bank holidays
- 14 April 2028 (Good Friday)
- 17 April 2028 (Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2028
- 29 May 2028
- 28 August 2028