Calendar
Academic semester dates
Updated on 7 May 2021
The standard academic year is divided into two teaching semesters, with 4 and 3 week vacations at Christmas and Easter respectively
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Academic year 2020/21
Semester 1
5 October - 18 December 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 26 September - 4 October 2020 | Welcome |
| 5 October - 18 December 2020 | Teaching (weeks 1 - 11) |
| 17 - 20 November 2020 | Graduation |
|
12 - 19 December 2020 |
Examinations |
| Vacation (4 weeks) | |
| 24 December (close of business) - 5 January 2021 (start of business) | University closed |
Semester 2
18 January - 28 May 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 - 17 January 2021 | Welcome |
|
18 January – 2 April 2021 |
Teaching (weeks 12 - 22) |
| Vacation (3 weeks) | |
| 26 April – 28 May 2021 | Examinations (weeks 23 - 27) |
|
12 July - 15 July 2021 |
Graduation Award dates and online celebrations |
|
5 July - 16 July 2021 |
Resit Examinations |
Medicine MBChB semester dates
Medicine MBChB academic year 2021/22
Semester 1: 27 September - 17 December 2021
Semester 2: 10 January - 13 May 2022
Academic year 2021/22
Semester 1
Monday 27 September 2021 - Friday 10 December 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 20 September 2021 - 26 September 2021 | Welcome |
| 27 September 2021 - 10 December 2021 | Teaching (weeks 1 - 11) |
| Vacation (4 weeks) | |
| TBC | Graduation |
|
13 December 2021 - 17 December 2021 |
Examinations (week 12) |
Semester 2
Monday 17 January 2022 - Friday 27 May 2022
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 January 2022 - 16 January 2022 | Welcome |
| 17 January 2022 - 1 April 2022 | Teaching (weeks 13-23) |
| Vacation (3 weeks) | |
|
25 April 2022 - 27 May 2022 |
Examinations (weeks 24-28) |
| 11 July 2022 - 14 July 2022 | Graduation Award dates and online celebrations |
| 4 July 2022 - 15 July 2022 | Resit Examinations |