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: 15 - 19 September 2025
  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
  • Christmas holiday: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
  • Term 2: 26 January – 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026
  • Enrolment and Induction: 19 - 23 January 2026
  • Term 1: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026
  • Term 2: 25 May* – 4 September 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026

*25 May 2026 is a public holiday in the UK and there is no teaching.

  • Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 - 1 January 2027
  • Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 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: 18 - 22 January 2027
  • Term 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 22 March - 2 April 2027
  • Term 2: 24 May – 3 September 2027

Bank holidays

  • 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
  • 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
  • 3 May 2027
  • 31 May 2027
  • 30 August 2027

International Foundation term dates

  • Enrolment and induction: 15 - 19 September 2025
  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
  • Christmas holiday: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
  • Term 2: 26 January – 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026
  • Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 - 1 January 2027
  • Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 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

Undergraduate term dates

  • Enrolment and induction: 15 - 19 September 2025
  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
  • Christmas holiday: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
  • Term 2: 26 January – 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026
  • Enrolment and induction: 19 - 23 January 2026
  • Term 1: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026
  • Term 2: 25 May* – 4 September 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026

*25 May 2026 is a public holiday in the UK and there is no teaching.

  • Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 - 1 January 2027
  • Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 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: 18 - 22 January 2027
  • Term 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 22 March - 2 April 2027
  • Term 2: 24 May – 3 September 2027

Bank holidays

  • 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
  • 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
  • 3 May 2027
  • 31 May 2027
  • 30 August 2027

Integrated Pre-Masters term dates

  • Enrolment and Induction: 15 –19 September 2025
  • Stage 1: 22 September 2025 – 22 January 2026
  • Christmas Vacation: 15 December 2025 - 3 January 2026
  • Stage 2: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter Vacation: 30 March - 10 April 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026
  • Enrolment and induction: 19 - 23 January 2026
  • Stage 1: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March – 10 April 2026
  • Stage 2: 25 May* – 4 September 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026

*25 May 2026 is a public holiday in the UK and there is no teaching.

  • Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 - 1 January 2027
  • Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 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: 18 - 22 January 2027
  • Term 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 22 March - 2 April 2027
  • Term 2: 24 May – 3 September 2027

Bank holidays

  • 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
  • 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
  • 3 May 2027
  • 31 May 2027
  • 30 August 2027

Postgraduate (taught) term dates

  • Enrolment and induction: 20 - 24 January 2025
  • Term 1: 27 January -  23 May 2025
  • Easter holiday: 14 - 25 April 2025
  • Term 2: 26 May* - 5 September 2025
  • Term 3: 8 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
  • Christmas holiday: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026

Bank holidays

  • 18 April 2025 (Good Friday)
  • 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday)
  • 5 May 2025
  • 26 May 2025
  • 25 August 2025

*26 May 2025 is a public holiday in the UK and there is no teaching.

  • Enrolment and induction: 15 - 19 September 2025
  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
  • Christmas holiday: 15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
  • Term 2: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026
  • Term 3: 25 May* – 18 September 2026
  • Study Weeks (indicative): 6 - 31 July 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026

*25 May 2026 is a public holiday in the UK and there is no teaching.

  • Enrolment and induction: 15 - 19 September 2025
  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 23 January 2026
  • Christmas holiday: 15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
  • Term 2: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026
  • Enrolment and induction: 19 - 23 January 2026
  • Term 1: 26 January - 22 May 2026
  • Easter holiday: 30 March - 10 April 2026
  • Term 2: 25 May* – 4 September 2026
  • Term 3: 7 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 - 1 January 2027

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026

*25 May 2026 is a public holiday in the UK and there is no teaching.

  • Enrolment and induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 - 1 January 2027
  • Term 2: 25 January – 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 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: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Term 1: 21 September 2026 - 22 January 2027
  • Christmas holiday: 14 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
  • Term 2: 25 January - 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 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: 18 - 22 January 2027
  • Term 1: 25 January - 21 May 2027
  • Easter holiday: 22 March - 2 April 2027
  • Term 2: 24 May – 3 September 2027
  • Term 3: 6 September 2027 - 21 January 2028
  • Christmas holiday: 13 - 30 December 2028

Bank holidays

  • 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)
  • 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
  • 3 May 2027
  • 31 May 2027
  • 30 August 2027

PG Cert Creative Education term dates

  • Enrolment and Induction: 15 - 19 September 2025
  • Unit 1: 22 September 2025 - 30 January 2026
  • Christmas Vacation: 15 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
  • Inter-semester break: 2 February - 6 March 2026
  • Unit 2: 9 March - 10 July 2026
  • Easter Vacation: 30 March - 10 April 2026

Bank holidays

  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026
  • 25 May 2026
  • 31 August 2026
  • Enrolment and Induction: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Unit 1: 21 September 2026 - 29 January 2027
  • Christmas Vacation: 14 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
  • Inter-semester break: 1 February - 5 March 2027
  • Unit 2: 8 March - 9 July 2027
  • Easter 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