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Academic year timeline

September 2025 Starters

- Induction and pre-sessionals: 15th September - 25th September 2025

 

- Semester A lectures and classes: 29th September - 12th December 2025

- Semester A reading week: 3rd-7th November

- Semester A exams: 8th-23rd January 2026

 

- Semester B lectures and classes: 26th January - 17th April 2026

- Semester B reading week: 9th – 13th March

- Semester B exams: 7th May - 5th June 2026

 

- Semester C Lectures and Classes: 2nd June – 1st  August 2026

- Semester C Exam Study Period:  3rd August – 14th  August 2026

- Semester C exams: 17th August – 27TH August 2025

 

- Dissertation write-up period: Summer 2026

 

- Semester A and Semester B resits: 3rd - 14th August 2026

 

- Graduation: late December 2026/early January 2027. (If a September starter fails a Semester-C module, graduation will be delayed–resits for Semester C will be held 7th – 18th December, subsequent graduation will most likely be in April 2027)

 

January 2026 Starters

The first semester is semester B (semester A is for September starters).
- Induction and pre sessionals: 12th – 23rd  January 2026

- Semester B Taster Lectures: 26th January – 30th  January 2026 
- Semester B Lectures and Classes: 2nd February – 17th April 2026
- Semester B reading week: 9th – 13th March 2026
- Semester B exams: 7th  – 29th May 2026

- Semester C Lectures and Classes: 1st June – 31st July 2026
- Semester C Exam Study Period: 4th August – 15th August 2026
- Semester C exams: 17th August - 28th August 2026 

- Dissertation write-up period: 1st September – 27th November 2026
- Dissertation Deadline: 28th  November 2026

- Semester B and C resits: 30th November 2026 – 11th  December 2026

- Graduation: Spring 2027 (Most likely in April)

September 2026 Starters

- Induction and pre-sessionals: 14th September - 25th September 2026
 
- Semester A lectures and classes: 28th September - 11th December 2026
- Semester A reading week (name to be determined): 2nd -6th November 2026
- Semester A exams:  7th January – 22nd January 2027
 
- Semester B lectures and classes: 25th January - 16th April 2027
- Semester B reading week(name to be determined): 8th – 12th March2027
- Semester B exams: 6th May – 4 June 2027 
 
- Semester C Lectures and Classes: TBC
- Semester C Exam Study Period:  TBC
- Semester C exams: TBC
 
- Dissertation write-up period: Summer 2027
 
Semester A and Semester B resits: 2 August – 13 August 2027

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