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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 1 July 2026

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June 2026

Holiday weeks

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 2 June 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 2 June 14:00 Employability & Enterprise Committee Senate
Wednesday 3 June 14:00 University Leadership Group  
Tuesday 9 June 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 9 June 14:00 Court Court
Thursday 11 June 11:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 11 June 14:00 Collections Advisory Committee Senate
Thursday 11 June 14:00 Digital Committee Senate
Monday 15 June 14:05 ICD Steering Board  
Wednesday 17 June 09:30 Global Engagement and Future Students Committee Senate
Thursday 18 June 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Tuesday 23 June   Summer Graduation  
Wednesday 24 June   Summer Graduation  
Thursday 25 June   Summer Graduation  
Friday 26 June   Summer Graduation  
Monday 29 June 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate

July 2026 

Holiday Weeks

Date Time Description Type
Thursday 2 July 10:00 Professional Services Group  
Thursday 2 July 14:00 Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee Court
Monday 6 July   Resit Exams Begin  
Tuesday 7 July 09:00 UEG Executive
Wednesday 15 July 14:00 Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee Senate
Friday 17 July   Resit Exams End  
Tuesday 21 July 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 21 July 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 23 July 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Tuesday 28 July 09:00 UEG Executive

August 2026

Holiday weeks

Date Time Description Type
Monday 3 August Monday 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee
Tuesday 4 August Tuesday 10:30 Humanitarian Oversight Group
Tuesday 11 August Tuesday 09:00 UEG
Wednesday 12 August Wednesday 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee
Thursday 13 August Thursday 14:00 Digital Committee
Thursday 20 August Thursday 14:00 Programme Approvals Group
Tuesday 25 August Tuesday 09:00 UEG
Wednesday 26 August Wednesday 14:00 Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee
Friday 28 August Friday 10:00 Health, Safety & Welfare Committee

September 2026

Holiday weeks

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 1 September 14:00 University Research Ethics Committee Senate
Wednesday 2 September 13:00 Senate Termination of Studies (Appeals) Committee Senate
Thursday 3 September 09:00 Local Joint Committee Court
Monday 7 September 10:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Tuesday 8 September 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 8 September 14:00 Court Court
Wednesday 9 September 14:00 Student Governance Oversight Group  
Thursday 10 September 10:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  

Week 0

Date Time Description Type
Monday 14 September   Welcome Week  
Monday 14 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Monday 14 September 10:00 Principal’s Welcome  
Tuesday 15 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Wednesday 16 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Thursday 17 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Thursday 17 September 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate
Friday 18 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  

Week 1

Date Time Description Type
Monday 21 September   Semester 1 starts  
Monday 21 September 16:00 Senate Business Committee Senate
Tuesday 22 September 14:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 24 September 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 2

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 29 September 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 29 September 14:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate

October 2026

Week 2

Date Time Description Type
Thursday 1 October 14:00 Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee Court

Week 3

Date Time Description Type
Monday 5 October 14:00 Endowments Sub-Committee  
Tuesday 6 October 10:00 English for International Students Oversight Board  
Tuesday 6 October 14:00 Distance Learning Forum  
Wednesday 7 October 14:00 Senate Senate

Week 4

Date Time Description Type
Monday 12 October 14:00 Digital Committee Senate
Tuesday 13 October 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 13 October 14:00 Finance & Policy Committee Court
Thursday 15 October 10:30 Governance & Nominations Committee Court
Thursday 15 October 14:00 Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee Senate

Week 5

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 20 October 14:00 Audit & Risk Committee Court
Tuesday 20 October 14:00 Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee Senate
Wednesday 21 October 14:00 Research Governance & Policy Sub-Committee Senate
Thursday 22 October 10:00 Collections Advisory Committee Senate
Thursday 22 October 10:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 22 October 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 6

Date Time Description Type
Monday 26 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Tuesday 27 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Tuesday 27 October 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 27 October 14:00 Staff Council Standing Committee  
Wednesday 28 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Wednesday 28 October 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 29 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Thursday 29 October 09:00 Honorary Degrees Committee Senate
Thursday 29 October 14:00 People & Organisational Development Committee Court
Friday 30 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   

November 2026

Week 7

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 03 November 14:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Wednesday 04 November 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate
Wednesday 04 November 14:00 Senate Business Committee Senate
Thursday 05 November 10:30 Humanitarian Oversight Group  

Week 8

Date Time Description Type
Monday 09 November 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate
Tuesday 10 November 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 10 November 14:00 Court Court
Thursday 12 November 10:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate

Week 9

Date Time Description Type
Monday 16 November 13:00 Staff Council - Principal’s Questions  
Tuesday 17 November   Winter Graduation  
Wednesday 18 November   Winter Graduation  
Thursday 19 November   Winter Graduation  
Friday 20 November   Winter Graduation  

Week 10

Date Time Description Type
Monday 23 November 10:00 Local Joint Committee Court
Monday 23 November 13:00 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Court
Tuesday 24 November 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 24 November 14:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Wednesday 25 November 14:00 Senate Senate
Thursday 26 November 11:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 26 November 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 11

Date Time Description Type
Monday 30 November 14:00 Health, Safety & Welfare Committee Court

December 2026

Week 11

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 1 December 14:00 Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee Senate
Wednesday 2 December 14:00 University Management Group  
Thursday 3 December 10:00 Remuneration Committee Court
Thursday 3 December 14:00 University Research Ethics Committee Senate

Week 12

Date Time Description Type
Monday 07 December   Semester 1 examinations start  
Tuesday 08 December 09:00 UEG Executive
Wednesday 09 December 14:00 Student Governance Oversight Group  
Thursday 10 December 10:00 Digital Committee Senate

Week 13

Date Time Description Type
Monday 14 December 10:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Monday 14 December 14:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 17 December 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Friday 18 December   Semester 1 examinations end  

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Thursday 24 December   University closes at 16:00  

January 2027

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Monday 4 January   Start of Business  
Monday 4 January 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate
Tuesday 5 January 09:00 UEG Executive
Friday 8 January 09:00 Senate Business Committee Senate

Week 14

Date Time Description Type
Monday 11 January   Welcome Week  
Thursday 14 January 13:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate

Week 15

Date Time Description Type
Monday 18 January   Semester 2 starts  
Monday 18 January   Faculty Boards Week 15  
Tuesday 19 January 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 19 January 14:00 Finance & Policy Committee Court
Tuesday 19 January   Faculty Boards Week 15  
Wednesday 20 January 14:00 Research Governance & Policy Sub-Committee Senate
Wednesday 20 January   Faculty Boards Week 15  
Thursday 21 January 10:30 Governance & Nominations Committee Court
Thursday 21 January 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Thursday 21 January 14:00 Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee Court
Thursday 21 January   Faculty Boards Week 15  
Friday 22 January   Faculty Boards Week 15  

Week 16

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 26 January 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday  26 January 14:00 Audit & Risk Committee Court
Wednesday 27 January   Faculty Boards in Week 16  
Wednesday 27 January 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate
Wednesday 27 January 14:00 Senate Senate
Thursday 28 January   Faculty Boards in Week 16  
Thursday 28 January 09:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Friday 29 January   Faculty Boards in Week 16  

February 2027

Week 17

Date Time Description Type
Monday 1 February 13:00 Staff Council Standing Committee  
Tuesday 2 February 14:00 Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee Senate
Thursday 4 February 10:30 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Thursday 4 February 14:00 People & Organisational Development Committee Court

Week 18

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 9 February 09:00 UEG Executive
Thursday 11 February 10:05 English for International Students Oversight Board  
Thursday 11 February 14:00 Digital Committee Senate
Thursday 11 February 14:00 Collections Advisory Committee Senate

Week 19

Date Time Description Type
Monday  15 February 11:00 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Wednesday 17 February 14:00 Student Governance Oversight Group  
Thursday 18 February 10:30 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 20

Date Time Description Type
Monday 22 February 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Monday 22 February 13:00 Staff Council - Principal’s Questions  
Tuesday 23 February 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 23 February 14:00 Court Court
Thursday 25 February 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate

March 2027

Week 21

Date Time Description Type
Monday 1 March 16:00 Senate Business Committee Senate
Tuesday 2 March 14:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate
Thursday 4 March 10:00 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate

Week 22

Date Time Description Type
Monday 8 March 13:00 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Court
Tuesday 9 March 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 9 March 14:00 Audit & Risk Committee Court
Tuesday 9 March 14:00 Distance Learning Forum  
Thursday 11 March 10:05 ICD Steering Board  
Thursday 11 March 10:30 Remuneration Committee Court
Thursday 11 March 14:00 University Research Ethics Committee Senate
Friday 12 March 09:05 Humanitarian Oversight Group  

Week 23

Date Time Description Type
Monsay 15 March   Faculty Boards in Week 23  
Tuesday 16 March 14:00 People & Organisational Development Committee Court
Tuesday 16 March   Faculty Boards in Week 23  
Wednesday 17 March 14:00 Senate Senate
Wednesday 17 March   Faculty Boards in Week 23  
Thursday 18 March   Faculty Boards in Week 23  
Friday 19 March   Faculty Boards in Week 23  

Week 24

Date Time Description Type
Monday  22 March 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Executive
Tuesday 23 March 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 23 March 14:00 Finance & Policy Committee Court
Thursday  25 March 10:30 Governance & Nominations Committee Court
Thursday  25 March 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Friday 26 March   Good Friday  

Week 25

Date Time Description Type
Monday 29 March   Easter Monday  
Tuesday 30 March 13:00 Staff Council Standing Committee  

April 2027

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 6 April 09:00 UEG Executive
Wednesday 7 April 09:00 Local Joint Committee Court
Thursday 8 April 14:00 Health, Safety & Welfare Committee Court
Monday 12 April 13:00 Staff Council - Principal’s Questions  
Wednesday 14 April 14:00 Research Governance & Policy Sub-Committee Senate
Thursday 15 April 14:00 Digital Committee Senate

Week 26

Date Time Description Type
Monday 19 April 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Tuesday 20 April 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 20 April 14:00 Court Court
Wednesday 21 April 14:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Thursday 22 April 10:30 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Court
Thursday 22 April 14:00 Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee Senate
Thursday 22 April 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Friday 23 April 14:00 Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee Court

Week 27

Date Time Description Type
Monday 26 April   Semester 2 examinations start  
Tuesday 27 April 09:30 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Wednesday 28 April 09:00 Senate Business Committee Senate

May 2027

Week 28

Date Time Description Type
Monday 3 May   May Day  
Tuesday 4 May 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 4 May 14:00 Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee Senate
Wednesday 5 May 14:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate
Thursday 6 May 10:30 Remuneration Committee Court
Friday 7 May 14:00 Distance Learning Forum  

Week 29

Date Time Description Type
Monday 10 May   Faculty Boards in Week 29  
Monday 10 May 14:05 Humanitarian Oversight Group  
Tuesday 11 May   Faculty Boards in Week 29  
Tuesday 11  10:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee Executive
Tuesday 11 May 14:00 Audit & Risk Committee Court
Wednesday 12 May   Faculty Boards in Week 29  
Thursday 13 May   Faculty Boards in Week 29  
Thursday 13 May 09:00 Student Governance Oversight Group  
Thursday 13 May 14:00 People & Organisational Development Committee Court
Friday 14 May   Faculty Boards in Week 29  

Week 30

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 18 May 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 18 May 14:00 Finance & Policy Committee Court
Wednesday 19 May 14:00 Senate Senate
Thursday 20 May 10:30 Governance & Nominations Committee Court
Thursday 20 May 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Friday 21 May   Semester 2 examinations end  

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Wednesday 26 May 14:00 Endowments Sub-Committee  
Thursday 27 May 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate

June 2027

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 1 June 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 1 June 14:00 Employability & Enterprise Committee Senate
Wednesday 2 June 14:00 University Leadership Group  
Tuesday 8 June 14:00 Court Court
Wednesday 9 June 14:00 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Court
Thursday 10 June 11:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 10 June 14:00 Collections Advisory Committee Senate
Thursday 10 June 14:00 Digital Committee Senate
Monday 14 June 14:05 ICD Steering Board  
Tuesday 15 June 09:00 UEG Executive
Wednesday 16 June 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate
Thursday 17 June 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Tuesday 22 June   Summer Graduation  
Wednesday 23 June   Summer Graduation  
Thursday 24 June   Summer Graduation  
Friday 25 June   Summer Graduation  
Monday 28 June 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Tuesday 29 June 09:00 UEG Executive

July 2027

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Thursday 1 July 14:00 Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee Court
Monday 5 July   Resit Exams Begin  
Tuesday 13 July 09:00 UEG Executive
Friday 16 July   Resit Exams End  
Wednesday 21 July 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 22 July 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Tuesday 27 July 09:00 UEG Executive

August 2027

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Monday 2 August 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate
Tuesday 3 August 10:30 Humanitarian Oversight Group  
Tuesday 10 August 09:00 UEG Executive
Wednesday 11 August 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate
Thursday 12 August 14:00 Digital Committee Senate
Thursday 19 August 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Tuesday 24 August 09:00 UEG Executive
Wednesday 25 August 14:00 Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee Senate
Friday 27 August 10:00 Health, Safety & Welfare Committee Court

September 2027

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Wednesday 1 September 09:00 Senate Termination of Studies (Appeals) Committee Senate
Tuesday 2 September 09:00 Local Joint Committee Court
Monday 6 September 10:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Tuesday 7 September 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 7 September 14:00 Court Court
Wednesday 8 September 14:00 Student Governance Oversight Group  
Thursday 9 September 10:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 9 September 14:00 University Research Ethics Committee Senate

Week 0

Date Time Description Type
Monday 13 September   Welcome Week  
Monday 13 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Monday 13 September 10:00 Principal’s Welcome  
Tuesday 14 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Wednesday 15 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Wednesday 15 September 14:00 Professional Services Group  
Thursday 16 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  
Thursday 16 September 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate
Friday 17 September   Faculty Boards in Week 0  

Week 1

Date Time Description Type
Monday 20 September   Semester 1 starts  
Monday 20 September 16:00 Senate Business Committee Senate
Tuesday 21 September 14:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 23 September 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 2

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 28 September 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 28 September 14:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate

October 2027

Week 3

Date Time Description Type
Monday 4 October 14:00 Endowments Sub-Committee  
Tuesday 5 October 10:00 English for International Students Oversight Board  
Tuesday 5 October 14:00 Distance Learning Forum  
Wednesday 6 October 14:00 Senate Senate
Wednesday 7 October 14:00 Welfare & Ethical Use of Animals Committee Court

Week 4

Date Time Description Type
Monday 11 October 14:00 Digital Committee Senate
Tuesday 12 October 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 12 October 14:00 Finance & Policy Committee Court
Thursday 14 October 10:30 Governance & Nominations Committee Court
Thursday 14 October 14:00 Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee Senate

Week 5

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 19 October 14:00 Audit & Risk Committee Court
Tuesday 19 October 14:00 Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee Senate
Wednesday 20 October 14:00 Research Governance & Policy Sub-Committee Senate
Thursday 21 October 10:00 Collections Advisory Committee Senate
Thursday 21 October 10:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 21 October 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 6

Date Time Description Type
Monday 25 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Tuesday 26 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Tuesday 26 October 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 26 October 14:00 Staff Council Standing Committee  
Wednesday 27 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Wednesday 27 October 10:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 28 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   
Thursday 28 October 09:00 Honorary Degrees Committee Senate
Thursday 28 October 14:00 People & Organisational Development Committee Court
Friday 29 October   Faculty Boards in Week 6   

November 2027

Week 7

Date Time Description Type
Tuesday 2 November 14:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Wednesday 3 November 09:30 Global Engagement & Future Students Committee Senate
Wednesday 3 November 14:00 Senate Business Committee Senate
Thursday 4 November 10:30 Humanitarian Oversight Group  

Week 8

Date Time Description Type
Monday 8 November 14:00 University Research & Innovation Committee Senate
Tuesday 9 November 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 9 November 14:00 Court Court
Thursday 11 November 10:00 Education & Student Experience Committee Senate

Week 9

Date Time Description Type
Monday 15 November 13:00 Staff Council - Principal’s Questions  
Tuesday 16 November   Winter Graduation  
Wednesday 17 November   Winter Graduation  
Thursday 18 November   Winter Graduation  
Friday 19 November   Winter Graduation  

Week 10

Date Time Description Type
Monday 22 November 10:00 Local Joint Committee Court
Monday 22 November 13:00 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Court
Tuesday 23 November 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 23 November 14:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Wednesday 24 November 14:00 Senate Senate
Thursday 25 November 11:05 Collaborative Partnerships Sub-Committee  
Thursday 25 November 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate

Week 11

Date Time Description Type
Monday 29 November 14:00 Health, Safety & Welfare Committee Court

December 2027

Week 11

Date Time Description Type
Wednesday 1 December 14:00 University Management Group  
Thursday 2 December 10:00 Remuneration Committee Court
Thursday 2 December 14:00 University Research Ethics Committee Senate

Week 12

Date Time Description Type
Monday 6 December   Semester 1 examinations start  
Tuesday 7 December 09:00 UEG Executive
Tuesday 7 December 14:00 Research People, Culture & Environment Sub-Committee Senate
Wednesday 8 December 14:00 Student Governance Oversight Group  
Thursday 9 December 10:00 Digital Committee Senate

Week 13

Date Time Description Type
Monday 13 December 10:00 Quality assurance and enhancement committee Senate
Monday 13 December 14:00 Senate Appeals Committee Senate
Thursday 16 December 14:00 Programme Approvals Group Senate
Friday 17 December   Semester 1 examinations end  

Holiday

Date Time Description Type
Friday 24 December   University closes at 16:00  
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