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Dates for Your Diary

Your timetable for the coming academic year will be available shortly before the start of term. See your School Timetable  here.

Please note, if your programme requires you to select modules on arrival, your full timetable will not be available until after module enrollment.

Dates for 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

An Access database file containing key semester dates (including timetable weeks) for the academic years 2011/12 to 2013/14 is available to download and can be imported into your Outlook Calendar: semester_dates_2011-14

Academic Year 2011-12

Induction Period 19 September - 25 September 2011
SEMESTER 1

26 SEPTEMBER 2011 - 22 JANUARY 2012
26 Sep - 16 Dec (12 weeks)
9 Jan - 22 Jan (2 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Christmas Vacation 17 Dec 2011 - 8 Jan 2012 (3 weeks)
Inter-Semester Break
 		 23 Jan - 29 Jan 2012 (1 week)
SEMESTER 2

30 JANUARY - 27 MAY 2012
30 Jan - 30 Mar (9 weeks)
23 Apr - 27 May (5 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Easter Vacation 31 Mar - 22 Apr (3 weeks)
Inter-Semester Break 28 May - 3 Jun 2012 (1 week)

SEMESTER 3

4 JUNE- 9 SEPTEMBER 2012
4 June - 9 Sep (14 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Inter-Semester Break 10 Sep - 16 Sep 2012 (1 week)

To view the detailed structure of this academic year, including week numbering for timetable purposes, download the Academic Year by Week document for 2011/12 (pdf document).

Academic Year 2012-13 

Induction Period 17 September - 23 September 2012
SEMESTER 1

24 SEPTEMBER 2012 - 20 JANUARY 2013
24 Sept - 14 Dec (12 weeks)
7 Jan - 20 Jan (2 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Christmas Vacation 15 Dec 2012 - 6 Jan 2013 (3 weeks)
Inter-Semester Break 21 Jan - 27 Jan 2013 (1 week)
SEMESTER 2

28 JANUARY - 26 MAY 2013
28 Jan – 22 Mar (8 weeks)
15 Apr - 26 May (6 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks 
Easter Vacation 23 Mar - 14 Apr 2013 (3 weeks)
Inter-Semester Break 27 May - 2 Jun 2013 (1 week)
SEMESTER 3

3 JUNE - 8 SEPTEMBER 2013
3 June - 8 Sep (14 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Inter-Semester Break 9 Sep - 15 Sep 2013 (1 week)

To view the detailed structure of this academic year, including week numbering for timetable purposes, download the Academic Year by Week document for 2012/13 (pdf document).

Academic year 2013-14 

Induction Period 16 September - 22 September 2013
SEMESTER 1

23 SEPTEMBER 2013 - 19 JANUARY 2014
23 Sep – 13 Dec (12 weeks)
6 Jan - 19 Jan (2 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Christmas Vacation 14 Dec 2013 - 5 Jan 2014 (3 weeks)
Inter-Semester Break 20 Jan - 26 Jan 2014 (1 week)
SEMESTER 2

27 JANUARY - 25 MAY 2014
27 Jan – 11 Apr (11 weeks)
6 May* - 25 May (3 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks

[*Monday 5 May 2014 is a Bank Holiday and the University is closed on this day]
Easter Vacation 14 Apr – 4 May (3 weeks)
Inter-Semester Break 26 May - 1 Jun 2014 (1 week)
SEMESTER 3

2 JUNE- 7 SEPTEMBER 2014
2 June - 7 Sep (14 weeks)
Total of 14 weeks
Inter-Semester Break 8 Sep - 21 Sep 2014 (2 weeks)

To view the detailed structure of this academic year, including week numbering for timetable purposes, download the Academic Year by Week document for 2013/14 (pdf document).