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Academic calendar - Court, Senate, UEG, and committee meetings

Academic calendar providing details of meetings for Court, Senate, University Executive Group, and committees for the academic year.

Updated on 31 January 2025

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April 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
1 Tuesday S Staff Council Standing Committee 13:00 H
2 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
8 Tuesday C Local Joint Committee 09:00 H
9 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
9 Wednesday E University Management Group 14:00 H
10 Thursday C Risk Management Oversight Group 10:00 H
10 Thursday C Health, Safety & Welfare Committee 14:00  
16 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
17 Thursday S Digital Committee 14:00 H
18 Friday   Good Friday   H
21 Monday   Easter Monday   Week 25
21 Monday   Start of Semester 2 Examinations   Week 25
22 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee  10:00 Week 25
22 Tuesday C Court 14:00 Week 25
23 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 25
23 Wednesday S Quality assurance and enhancement committee 14:00 Week 25
24 Thursday C Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee 10:00 Week 25
24 Thursday S Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 25
24 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 Week 25
24 Thursday C Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee 14:00 Week 25
28 Monday   School Boards in Week 26   Week 26
29 Tuesday   Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee 09:30 Week 26
29 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 Week 26
30 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 26
30 Wednesday S Research Governance & Policy Sub-Committee 11:00 Week 26
TBC S Staff Council – Principal’s Questions  TBC  

May 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
1 Thursday S Senate Business Committee 09:00 Week 26
5 Monday   May Day   Week 27
6 Tuesday S Learning & Teaching Committee 10:00 Week 27
6 Tuesday S International Committee 09:30 Week 27
6 Tuesday S Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 27
7 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 27
8 Thursday C Remuneration Committee 10:00 Week 27
8 Thursday   Distance Learning Forum  14:00 Week 27
12 Monday S Humanitarian Oversight Group 14:05 Week 28
13 Tuesday   Collaborative Partnership Sub-Committee 10:05 Week 28
13 Tuesday C Audit & Risk Committee 14:00 Week 28
14 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 28
14 Wednesday S Student Governance Oversight Group 09:00 Week 28
14 Wednesday C People & Organisational Development Committee 14:00 Week 28
16 Friday   End of Semester 2 Examinations   Week 28
16 Friday   End of Semester 2    
20 Tuesday C Governance & Nominations Committee 10:00 H
20 Tuesday C Finance & Policy Committee 14:00 H
21 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
21 Wednesday S Culture & Arts Committee 10:00 H
21 Wednesday S Senate 14:00 H
22 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 H
22 Thursday S Enterprise & Economic Transformation Committee  14:00 H  
26 Monday   Late May Bank Holiday   H
27 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 H
27 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee 10:00 H
27 Tuesday C Endowments Sub-Committee 14:00 H
28 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
29 Thursday S University Research Committee 14:00 H

June 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
3 Tuesday C Court Business Meeting 14:00 H
3 Tuesday S Employability & Enterprise Committee 14:00 H
4 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
4 Wednesday E University Management Group 14:00 H
11 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
12 Thursday S Digital Committee 14:00 H
12 Thursday   Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee 11:05 H
12 Thursday   Collections Advisory Committee 14:00 H
16 Monday S ICD Steering Board 14:05 H
17 Tuesday S Student Recruitment & Admissions Committee 09:00 H
18 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
19 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00  
24 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 H
24 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee 10:00 H
24 Tuesday   Graduation   H
25 Wednesday   Graduation   H
26 Thursday   Graduation   H
27 Friday   Graduation   H

July 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
2 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
3 Thursday E Professional Services Group 10:00 H
3 Thursday C Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee 14:00 H
7 Monday   Resit Exams Begin   H
9 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
16 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
18 Friday   Resit Exams End   H
22 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee  10:00 H
23 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
24 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 H
29 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 H
30 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H

August 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
1 Friday S Culture & Arts Committee 10:00 H
4 Monday S Student Recruitment & Admissions Committee (1 of 2) 09:00 H
5 Tuesday S Humanitarian Oversight Group 10:30 H
6 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
8 Friday   Last day for results/ issue of Termination Letters    H
11 Monday   Last day for lodging Appeals   H
12 Tuesday S Student Recruitment & Admissions Committee (2 of 2) 09:00 H
13 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
13 Wednesday E University Management Group 14:00 H
14 Thursday S Digital Committee 14:00 H
20 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
21 Thursday C Risk Management Oversight Group 10:00 H
21 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 H
22 Friday   Last day for ToS Committee Meetings   H
26 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 H
27 Wednesday S Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee 14:00 H
29 Friday C Health, Safety & Welfare Committee 10:00 H

September 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
1 Monday C Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee 14:00 H
2 Tuesday S Senate Termination of Studies (Appeals) Committee 09:00 H
3 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 H
4 Thursday C Local Joint Committee 09:00 H
4 Thursday S Enterprise & Economic Transformation Committee  14:00 H
9 Tuesday S Quality assurance and enhancement committee 10:00 H
9 Tuesday C Court 14:00 H
10 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
10 Wednesday S Student Governance Oversight Group 14:00 H
11 Thursday   Collaborative Partnership Sub-Committee 10:05 H
11 Thursday S University Research Ethics Committee 14:00 H
15 Monday   Welcome Week   Week 0
15 Monday   Principal’s Welcome 10:00 Week 0
15 Monday   School Boards in Week 1   Week 0
17 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 0
17 Wednesday E Professional Services Group 14:00 Week 0
18 Thursday S University Research Committee 14:00 Week 0
22 Monday   Semester 1 Begins   Week 1
22 Monday S Senate Business Committee 16:00 Week 1
23 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee 10:00 Week 1
24 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 1
25 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 Week 1
25 Thursday S International Committee 09:30 Week 1
26 Friday E UEG Away Day   Week 1
29 Monday S Learning & Teaching Committee  10:00 Week 2
30 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 Week 2

October 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
1 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 2
2 Thursday C Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee 14:00 Week 2
6 Monday C Endowments Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 3
7 Tuesday S English for International Students Oversight Board 10:00 Week 3
7 Tuesday   Distance Learning Forum  14:00 Week 3
8 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 3
8 Wednesday S Senate 14:00 Week 3
13 Monday S Digital Committee 14:00 Week 4
14 Tuesday C Governance & Nominations Committee 10:00 Week 4
14 Tuesday C Finance & Policy Committee 14:00 Week 4
15 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 4
15 Wednesday E University Management Group 14:00 Week 4
16 Thursday S Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 4
21 Tuesday C Audit & Risk Committee 14:00 Week 5
21 Tuesday S Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 5 
22 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 5
22 Wednesday S Research Governance & Policy Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 5
23 Thursday   Collections Advisory Committee 10:00 Week 5
23 Thursday   Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee 10:05 Week 5
23 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 Week 5
23 Thursday C People & Organisational Development Committee 14:00 Week 5
27 Monday   School Boards in Week 7    Week 6
28 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 Week 6
28 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee 10:00 Week 6
28 Tuesday S Staff Council Standing Committee 13:00 Week 6
29 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 6

November 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
4 Tuesday S Honorary Degrees Committee 09:00 Week 7
4 Tuesday S Quality assurance and enhancement committee 14:00 Week 7
5 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 7
5 Wednesday S Senate Business Committee 14:00 Week 7
6 Thursday S Humanitarian Oversight Group 10:30 Week 7
6 Thursday S International Committee 09:30 Week 7
10 Monday S University Research Committee 14:00 Week 8
11 Tuesday C Court 14:00 Week 8
12 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 8
13 Thursday S Learning & Teaching Committee  10:00 Week 8
13 Thursday S Professional Services Group 14:00 Week 8
17 Monday S Staff Council – Principal’s Questions 13:00 Week 9
18 Tuesday C Local Joint Committee 13:00 Week 9
18 Tuesday   Winter Graduation   Week 9
19 Tuesday   Winter Graduation   Week 9
20 Tuesday   Winter Graduation   Week 9
21 Tuesday   Winter Graduation   Week 9
24 Monday C Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee 13:00 Week 10
25 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 Week 10
25 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee 10:00 Week 10
26 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 10
26 Wednesday S Senate 14:00 Week 10
27 Thursday C Risk Management Oversight Group 10:00 Week 10
27 Thursday   Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee 11:05 Week 10
27 Thursday S Culture & Arts Committee 10:00 Week 10
27 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 Week 10

December 2025

Date Type Description Time Week
1 Monday C Health, Safety & Welfare Committee 14:00 Week 11
2 Tuesday S Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee 14:00 Week 11
3 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 Week 11
4 Thursday C Remuneration Committee  10:00 Week 11
4 Thursday   Distance Learning Forum 14:00 Week 11
4 Thursday S University Research Ethics Committee 14:00 Week 11
4 Thursday S Enterprise & Economic Transformation Committee 14:00 Week 11
8 Monday   Semester 1 Examinations begin   Week 12
10 Wednesday E UEG 09:00 Week 12
10 Wednesday S Student Governance Oversight Group 14:00 Week 12
10 Wednesday E University Management Group 14:00 Week 12
11 Thursday S Digital Committee 10:00 Week 12
12 Friday E UEG Away Day   Week 12
15 Monday S Quality assurance and enhancement committee 10:00 H
16 Tuesday S Senate Appeals Committee 10:00 H
16 Tuesday S Planning & Resource Group 11:05 H
17 Wednesday E Additional UEG 09:00 H
19 Friday   Semester 1 Examinations End    
19 Friday   End of Semester 1    
18 Thursday S Programme Approvals Group 14:00 H
24 Wednesday   University closes at 16:00   H

 

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