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Academic year dates

Key dates for current and upcoming academic years.


Factsheet

Academic year 2023/24

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Semester 1

Event Dates
New student arrivals Friday 22 September 2023 - Saturday 23 September 2023
Welcome Week and Freshers' Week Monday 25 September 2023 - Sunday 1 October 2023
Semester 1 Monday 2 October 2023 - Friday 15 December 2023
Semester 1 vacation Monday 18 December 2023 - Friday 5 January 2024
Semester 1 Monday 8 January 2024 - Friday 26 January 2024

Semester 2

Event Dates
Semester 2 Monday 5 February 2024 – Friday 29 March 2024
Semester 2 vacation Monday 1 April 2024 - Friday 12 April 2024
Semester 2 Monday 15 April 2024 – Friday 31 May 2024

Full charts

View our detailed charts showing dates for current and upcoming academic years, which include study weeks (during which teaching takes place), assessment periods, time assigned for postgraduate dissertation work, Research Focus weeks and University vacations.

Charts from past academic years are also available.

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