Please see below for key dates for Academic Year 2026-27. To access key dates for future standard academic years, please follow the links on the right-hand side of this page.
Teaching at the University typically takes place across two semesters (‘Semester 1’ and ‘Semester 2’). Each semester encompasses an initial welcome/consolidation and development week, an 11-week teaching block, a formal assessment period and vacation dates.
Please note: Teaching Block dates below primarily relate to the standard academic year structure for undergraduate students. Postgraduate Taught programmes may have alternative start dates – Please check with your Department or School for further details.
Last updated: 20 November 2024
Semester 1 (S1)
14 September 2026 – 8 January 2027
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and development week | 14 September 2026 to 20 September 2026 | 1 week |
| S1 Teaching block 1 | 21 September 2026 to 6 December 2026 | 11 weeks |
| University closed | 28 September 2026 | |
| Autumn Graduations | Dates to come | |
| Formal assessment period | 7 December 2026 to 18 December 2026 |
2 weeks |
| Student holiday: Winter vacation | 21 December 2026 to 8 January 2027 (inclusive) | 3 weeks |
| University closed | 24 December 2026 to 4 January 2027 (inclusive) | |
Semester 2 (S2)
11 January 2027 - 21 May 2027
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidation and development week | 11 January 2027 to 17 January 2027 | 1 week |
| S2 Teaching block 2 | 18 January 2027 to 4 April 2027 | 11 weeks |
| Spring Graduations | Dates to come | Find out more about Graduations |
| University closed | 26 March 2027 and 29 March 2027 | |
| Student holiday: spring vacation |
5 April 2027 to 16 April 2027 (inclusive) |
2 weeks |
| Formal assessment period | 19 April 2027 to 21 May 2027 | 5 weeks |
| University closed | 3 May 2027 | |
Other key dates
24 May 2027 - 10 September 2027
| Event | Dates | Standard academic year structure* |
|---|---|---|
| University closed | 31 May 2027 | |
| Student holiday: summer vacation |
24 May 2027 to 10 September 2027 (inclusive) |
16 weeks |
| Summer Graduations |
Dates to come |
Find out more about Graduations |
| University closed |
16 July 2027 to 19 July 2027 |
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| Formal assessment period |
28 July 2027 to 10 August 2027 |
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Please note: this information may be subject to change.
*This represents the University’s standard academic year structure as outlined in the Policy on the Academic Year and Teaching Calendar. Senate has overall responsibility for determining the shape of the standard academic year.