A hand writing on an academic calendar

Explore our academic year calendar

Including term dates, vacation dates and graduation ceremonies

Academic year 2024/25

Dates may differ depending on your course. You can check your specific course, teaching and vacation dates with your Course Admin Team or department.

International Orientation Week

Monday 16 September 2024 to Sunday 22 September 2024 (for courses starting in September 2024)

Monday 20 January 2025 to Sunday 26 January 2025 (for courses starting in January 2025)

Induction Week

Monday 23 September 2024 to Sunday 29 September 2024 (for courses starting in September 2024)

Monday 20 January 2025 to Sunday 26 January 2025 (for courses starting in January 2025)

Term dates

Autumn

Monday 23 September 2024 to Friday 20 December 2024

  • Consolidation week: Monday 28 October 2024 to Friday 1 November 2024

Spring

Monday 13 January 2025 to Friday 4 April 2025

  • Consolidation week: Monday 10 March 2025 to Friday 14 March 2025
  • Assessments: Monday 13 January 2025 to Friday 24 January 2025

Summer

Monday 28 April 2025 to Friday 27 June 2025

  • Assessments: Monday 19 May 2025 to Friday 13 June 2025

Vacation dates

Christmas

Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 10 January 2025

Easter

Monday 7 April 2025 to Friday 25 April 2025

Summer

Monday 30 June 2025 to Friday 19 September 2025

*If you're a student with a visa, visit our working during your studies page for more information about your vacation dates.

Graduation Ceremony Week 

For information about graduation dates, please see our graduation page.

Referral/Deferral Period

Monday 14 July 2025 to Friday 01 August 2025

Joining as an international student?

Find out more about your term time and vacation working restrictions.

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London Campus key dates 

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