Current and future semester dates

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Current semester

2019-20 Autumn semester

Intro week Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
23 September 2019 - 28 September 2019 Monday 30 September 2019 Saturday 21 December 2019 4 weeks Christmas vacation 12
N/A Monday 20 January 2020 Saturday 8 February 2020   3

2019-20 Spring semester

Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
Monday 10 February 2020 Friday 20 March 2020 4 weeks Easter vacation 6
Monday 20 April 2020 Saturday 13 June   8

Coronavirus Covid-19: Changes to semester dates

The University is treating the coronavirus outbreak as a major incident. Our top priority is always the health and safety of students, staff and those who make up our wider community across the globe. From Monday 16 March face-to-face teaching is temporarily suspended. This means there will be no face-to-face lectures, seminars, tutorials or practicals from this time. We are making plans to deliver teaching online.

To allow staff to focus on making the transition to deliver all teaching online, the current half of the spring semester will now end on Friday 20 March 2020 and the second half of the spring semester will start on Monday 20 April 2020. Timetables will be updated to reflect the new dates.

Future semester dates

2020-21 semesters

Autumn

Intro week Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
Intro Week 21 September - 26 September 2020 28 September 2020 19 December 2020 4 Weeks Christmas vacation 12
  18 January 2021 6 February 2021   3

Spring

Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
8 February 2021 27 March 2021 3 weeks Easter vacation: Easter Day 4 April 2021 7
19 April 2021 12 June 2021   8
2021-22 semesters

Autumn

Intro week Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
Intro Week 20 September - 25 September 2021 27 September 2021 18 December 2021 4 Weeks Christmas vacation 12
  17 January 2022 5 February 2022   3

Spring

Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
7 February 2022 2 April 2022 3 weeks Easter vacation: Easter Day 17 April 2022 8
25 April 2022 11 June 2022   7
2022-23 semesters

Autumn

Intro week Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
Intro Week 19 September - 24 September 2022 26 September 2022 17 December 2022 4 Weeks Christmas vacation 12
  16 January 2023 4 February 2023   3

Spring

Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
6 February 2023 1 April 2023 3 weeks Easter vacation: Easter Day 9 April 2023 8
24 April 2023 10 June 2023   7
2023-24 semesters

Autumn

Intro week Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
Intro Week 18 September - 23 September 2023 25 September 2023 16 December 2023 4 Weeks Christmas vacation 12
  15 January 2024 3 February 2024   3

Spring

Start date End date Vacation period Total weeks
5 February 2024 23 March 2024 3 weeks Easter vacation: Easter Day 31 March 2024 7
15 April 2024 8 June 2024   8

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