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
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)
Referral/Deferral Period
Monday 4 July 2022 to Friday 22 July 2022
Graduation Ceremony Weeks
For information about graduation dates, please see our graduation page.
Academic year 2022/23
Induction Week (all years)
Monday 26 September 2022 to Friday 30 September 2022
Teaching block 1
Monday 3 October 2022 to Friday 20 January 2023
Consolidation week
Monday 7 November 2022 to Friday 11 November 2022
Christmas break
Monday 19 December 2022 to Friday 6 January 2023
Assessment period
Monday 9 Jan 2023 to Friday 20 Jan 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
Second attempt Assessment period
Monday 10 July 2023 to Friday 21 July 2023
Board weeks
Monday 26 June 2023 to Friday 7 July 2023
Graduation Ceremony Week
Monday 17 July 2023 to Friday 21 July 2023
For information about graduation dates, please see our graduation page.
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