Current semester dates
2024/2025
- Semester 1
- All students: 16 September 2024 - 31 January 2025
- (Some postgraduate welcome activities begin 9 September 2024)
- Semester 2
- Undergraduates: 3 February 2025 - 6 June 2025
- Postgraduates: 3 February 2025 - 16 September 2025
- Vacation periods
- Winter: 16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
- Easter: 7 April 2025 - Monday 21 April 2025
See how semesters are comprised of teaching weeks, consolidation weeks and revision and assessment weeks in our semester guide:
New students
New students (both undergraduate and taught postgraduate) normally need to arrive before the beginning of Semester 1 to take part in orientation activities.
Some courses have different start dates. Please check with your department for details.
Taught postgraduates
Taught postgraduate students are required to be in attendance over the summer period.
Postgraduate research students
If you are a new postgraduate research student your start date will depend on your department and your particular programme, please check with your department for details.
If you are required to undertake taught modules, it is likely that your start date will align with the start of Semester 1.
Postgraduate research students are not ruled by the semester dates. However, the availability of your supervisor, plus some services and academic activities, will vary across the year and may be particularly limited during vacation periods.