A hand writing on an academic calendar

Explore our academic year calendar

Including term dates, vacation dates and graduation ceremonies

Academic year 2025/26

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 15 September 2025 to Sunday 21 September 2025 (for courses starting in September 2025)

Monday 19 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026 (for courses starting in January 2026)

Induction Week

Monday 22 September 2025 to Friday 26 September 2025 (for courses starting in September 2025)

Monday 19 January 2026 to Friday 23 January 2026 (for courses starting in January 2026)

Term Dates

Autumn

Monday 22 September 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025

  • Consolidation week: Monday 27 October 2025 to 31 October 2025

Spring

Monday 12 January 2026 to Friday 27 March 2026

  • Assessments: Monday 12 January 2026 to Friday 23 January 2026
  • Consolidation week: Monday 9 March 2026 to Friday 13 March 2026

Summer

Monday 20 April 2026 to Friday 26 June 2026

  • Assessments: Monday 18 May 2026 to Friday 12 June 2026

Vacation Dates

Christmas

Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 9 January 2026

Easter

Monday 30 March 2026 to Friday 17 April 2026

Summer

Summer Monday 29 June 2026 to Friday 18 September 2026

*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 13 July 2026 to Friday 31 July 2026

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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