Term and semester dates

Find out about our Academic Year Calendar.

The academic year

Term dates

Term	2020-2021	2021-2022
Autumn	Monday 21 September 2020 – Friday 18 December 2020	Monday 27 September 2021 – Friday 17 December 2021
Spring	Monday 04 January 2021 – Friday 26 March 2021	Monday 10 January 2022– Friday 08 April 2022
Summer	Monday 12 April 2021 - Friday 21 May 2021	Monday 25 April 2022 - Friday 13 May 2022

Semester dates

Semester	2020-2021	2021-2022
Semester A	Monday 21 September 2020 - Friday 22 January 2021 (18 weeks, including exam period and integral Christmas vacation 2 weeks) There will be examinations on Saturday 23 January 2021 for certain students. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.	Monday 27 September 2021 - Friday 21 January 2022 (17 weeks, including exam period and integral Christmas vacation 3 weeks) There will be examinations on Saturday 22 January 2022 for certain students. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.
Semester B	Monday 25 January 2021 - Friday 21 May 2021 (17 weeks, including exam period and integral Easter vacation 2 weeks) There will be examinations from Monday 21 June 2021 – Friday 02 July 2021 for referred/deferred assessments from Semesters A and B. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.	Monday 24 January 2022 - Friday 13 May 2022 (16 weeks, including exam period and integral Easter vacation 2 weeks) There may be examinations on Saturday 07 May 2022 for certain students. There will be examinations from Monday 20 June 2022 – Friday 01 July 2022 for referred/deferred assessments from Semesters A and B. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.
Semester C	Monday 24 May 2021 - Friday 17 September 2021 (17 weeks, including exam period and integral vacation weeks determined by programme) There will be examinations from Monday 06 September 2021 – Friday 10 September 2021 for approved programme-specific referred/deferred assessments and Semester C assessments. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.	Monday 16 May 2022 - Friday 09 September 2022 (17 weeks, including exam period and integral vacation weeks determined by programme) There will be examinations from Monday 05 September 2022 – Friday 09 September 2021 for approved programme-specific referred/deferred assessments and Semester C assessments. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Semester

2020-2021

2021-2022

Semester A

Monday 21 September 2020 - Friday 22 January 2021

(18 weeks, including exam period and integral Christmas vacation 2 weeks)

There will be examinations on Saturday 23 January 2021 for certain students.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Monday 27 September 2021 - Friday 21 January 2022

(17 weeks, including exam period and integral Christmas vacation 3 weeks)

There will be examinations on Saturday 22 January 2022 for certain students.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Semester B

Monday 25 January 2021 - Friday 21 May 2021

(17 weeks, including exam period and integral Easter vacation 2 weeks)

There will be examinations from Monday 21 June 2021 – Friday 02 July 2021 for referred/deferred assessments from Semesters A and B.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Monday 24 January 2022 - Friday 13 May 2022

(16 weeks, including exam period and integral Easter vacation 2 weeks)

There may be examinations on Saturday 07 May 2022 for certain students.

There will be examinations from Monday 20 June 2022 – Friday 01 July 2022 for referred/deferred assessments from Semesters A and B.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Semester C

Monday 24 May 2021 - Friday 17 September 2021

(17 weeks, including exam period and integral vacation weeks determined by programme)

There will be examinations from Monday 06 September 2021 – Friday 10 September 2021 for approved programme-specific referred/deferred assessments and Semester C assessments.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Monday 16 May 2022 - Friday 09 September 2022

(17 weeks, including exam period and integral vacation weeks determined by programme)

There will be examinations from Monday 05 September 2022 – Friday 09 September 2021 for approved programme-specific referred/deferred assessments and Semester C assessments.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Public holidays

Holiday	2020-2021	2021-2022
Christmas	Friday 25 December 2020 Monday 28 December 2020 (substitute Boxing Day)	Monday 27 December 2021 (substitute Christmas Day) Tuesday 28 December 2021 (substitute Boxing Day)
New Year	Friday 1 January 2021	Monday 3 January 2022 (substitute New Year's Day)
Easter	Friday 2 April 2021 Monday 5 April 2021	Friday 15 April 2022 Monday 18 April 2022
May Day	Monday 3 May 2021	Monday 2 May 2022
Spring Bank Holiday	Monday 31 May 2021	Thursday 2 June 2022
Jubilee Bank Holiday	N/A	Friday 3 June 2022
Summer Bank Holiday	Monday 30 August 2021	Monday 29 August 2022
University Holidays	The University will be closed at 16:00 hours on Friday 18 December 2020 until 08.30 hours on Monday 4 January 2021.	The University will be closed from 12:00 hours on Friday 24 December 2021 until 08:30 hours on Tuesday 4 January 2022. The University will also be closed on Tuesday 30 August 2022.