Key dates
Academic year 2019/20
Teaching block 2
Monday 20 January 2020 to Friday 8 May 2020
Teaching block 2 Consolidation Week
Monday 2 March 2020 to Friday 6 March 2020
Easter Break
Monday 30 March 2020 to Friday 17 April 2020
Assessment Period
Monday 11 May 2020 to Friday 19 June 2020
(Within this period the formal examination weeks run from Monday 11 May 2020 to Friday 5 June 2020)
Referral/Deferral Period
Faculty of Business and Law
Monday 13 July 2020 to Friday 31 July 2020
Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries
Monday 20 July 2020 to Friday 7 August 2020
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Monday 13 July 2020 to Friday 31 July 2020
Faculty of Science and Health
Monday 20 July 2020 to Friday 7 August 2020
Faculty of Technology
Monday 20 July 2020 to Friday 7 August 2020
Individual submission dates will vary within the Referral/Deferral Period, and will be confirmed by the academic department
Graduation Weeks
In light of coronavirus and current Government advice, we've taken the difficult decision to postpone graduation ceremonies due to take place in July.
Please find further information on our graduation page.
Academic year 2020/21
Teaching block 1
Monday 5 October 2020 to Friday 22 January 2021
Teaching block 1 (for programmes starting February 2021)
Monday 1 February 2021 to Friday 14 May 2021
Consolidation Week
Monday 9 November 2020 to Friday 13 November 2020
Christmas Break
Monday 14 December 2020 to Friday 1 January 2021
Assessment period and Directed Activity
Monday 25 January 2021 to Friday 5 February 2021
Teaching block 2 (for programmes starting October 2020)
Monday 8 February 2021 to Friday 14 May 2021
Consolidation Week
Monday 29 March 2021 to Friday 2 April 2021
Easter Break
Monday 5 April 2021 to Friday 16 April 2021
Assessment Period
Monday 17 May 2021 to Friday 18 June 2021
(Within this period, the formal examination weeks run from Monday 17 May 2021 to Friday 11 June 2021)
Referral/Deferral Period
Monday 5 July 2021 to Friday 23 July 2021
Graduation Ceremony Weeks
For information about graduation dates, please see our graduation page.
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