Key dates for visiting students
Dates by academic year
UK public holidays and University closure dates are available on our University key dates page.
Note: Our nursing programmes have different semester dates to these.
2027/28 academic year
Semester 1
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival and moving in | 15 September 2027 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 16-17 September 2027 |
| Welcome week | 20-26 September 2027 |
| Teaching | 27 September 2027 - 10 December 2027 |
| Winter vacation | 11 December 2027 - 2 January 2028 |
| Revision week | 3 - 7 January 2028 (classes for some) |
| Exams | 10-28 January 2028 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 29-31 January 2028 |
| Vacation week for full-year students | 31 January - 4 February 2028 |
| Results and transcripts | 2-3 March 2028 |
Semester 2
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival | 2 February 2028 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 3 - 4 February 2028 |
| Teaching | 7 February - 7 April 2028 |
| Spring vacation | 8 April - 30 April 2028 |
| Teaching | 1 - 12 May 2028 |
| Revision week | 15-19 May 2028 |
| Third year undergraduate exams | 22 May - 3 June 2028 (including Saturdays) |
| All other exams | 29 May - 9 June 2028 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 10-12 June 2028 |
| Third year undergraduate results and transcripts | 10 July 2028 |
| All other results and transcripts | 13-14 July 2028 |
| Reassessments | Mid-late August 2028 - dates to be confirmed |
| Reassessment results and transcripts | Mid-September 2028 - date to be confirmed |
2026/27 academic year
Semester 1
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival and moving in | 16 September 2026 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 17 - 18 September 2026 |
| Welcome week | 21 - 25 September 2026 |
| Teaching | 28 September - 11 December 2026 |
| Winter vacation | 12 December 2026 - 3 January 2027 |
| Exams | 4 - 30 January 2027 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 30 - 31 January 2027 |
| Vacation week for full-year students | 1 - 7 February 2027 |
| Results and transcripts | Early March - date to be confirmed |
Semester 2
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Arrival | 3 February 2027 |
| Exchange orientation (compulsory) | 4 - 5 February 2027 |
| Teaching | 8 February - 14 May 2027 |
| Spring vacation | 20 March - 11 April 2027 |
| Third year undergraduate exams | 17 May - 5 June 2027 (including Saturdays) |
| All other exams | 24 May - 12 June 2027 (including Saturdays) |
| Departure | 12 - 13 June 2027 |
| Third year undergraduate results and transcripts | Early July - date to be confirmed |
| All other results and transcripts | Early - mid July - date to be confirmed |
| Reassessments | Mid-late August 2027 - dates to be confirmed |
| Reassessment results and transcripts | Mid-September 2027 - date to be confirmed |
