Key dates
Academic year 2021/22
International Orientation Week
Monday 27 September 2021 to Friday 1 October 2021
Induction Week (all years)
Monday 4 October 2021 to Friday 8 October 2021
Teaching block 1
Monday 4 October 2021 to Friday 21 January 2022
Consolidation Week
Monday 8 November 2021 to Friday 12 November 2021
Christmas Break
Monday 13 December 2021 to Friday 31 December 2021
Assessment period and Directed Activity
Monday 24 January 2022 to Friday 4 February 2022
Extenuating Circumstances deadline for Teaching Block 1
Friday 11 February 2022
International Orientation (for programmes starting February 2022)
Wednesday 26 January 2022 to Friday 28 January 2022
Induction Week (for mid-year entry students)
Monday 31 January 2022 to Friday 4 February 2022
Teaching block 2 (for programmes starting October 2021)
Monday 7 February 2022 to Friday 13 May 2022
Teaching block 1 (for programmes starting February 2022)
Monday 7 February 2022 to Friday 13 May 2022
Consolidation Week
Monday 14 March 2022 to Friday 18 March 2022
Easter Break
Monday 4 April 2022 to Friday 15 April 2022
Assessment Period
Monday 16 May 2022 to Friday 17 June 2022
(Within this period, the formal examination weeks run from Monday 16 May 2022 to Friday 10 June 2022)
Extenuating Circumstances deadline for Teaching Block 2
Friday 17 June 2022
Referral/Deferral Period
Monday 4 July 2022 to Friday 22 July 2022
Extenuating Circumstances - deadline for online forms relating to the Referral/Deferral Period
Friday 29 July 2022
Graduation Ceremony Weeks
For information about graduation dates, please see our graduation page.
Academic year 2022/23
International Orientation Week
Monday 12 September 2022 to Sunday 18 September 2022
Induction Week (all years)
Monday 19 September 2022 to Friday 23 September 2022
Teaching block 1
Monday 19 September 2022 to Friday 20 January 2023
Extenuating Circumstances deadline for Summer Block
Monday 3 October 2022
Consolidation week
Monday 31 October 2022 to Friday 4 November 2022
Christmas break
Monday 19 December 2022 to Friday 6 January 2023
Assessment period
Monday 9 Jan 2023 to Friday 20 Jan 2023
International Orientation (for programmes starting February 2023)
Wednesday 18 January 2023 to Sunday 22 January 2023
Induction week (for mid-entry students)
Monday 16 January 2023 to Friday 20 January 2023
Teaching block 2 (for programmes starting in October 2022)
Monday 23 January 2023 to Friday 12 May 2023
Teaching block 1 (for mid-entry students)
Monday 23 January 2023 to Friday 12 May 2023
Consolidation week
Monday 6 March 2023 to Friday 10 March 2023
Easter break
Monday 3 April 2023 to Friday 21 April 2023
Assessment period
Monday 15 May 2023 to Friday 23 June 2023
(Within this period, the formal examination weeks run from Monday 15 May 2023 to Friday 9 June 2023)
Referral/Deferral Period
Monday 10 July 2023 to Friday 28 July 2023
Graduation Ceremony Week
For information about graduation dates, please see our graduation page.
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