Customary and Statutory Holidays
The University is closed for 6 Customary Days (awarded by the University) and 8 Statutory Days (public holidays) during the year as follows:
2011
| New Years Day in leiu of Saturday | Statutory | Monday 3 January |
| Thursday before Good Friday | Customary | Thursday 21 April |
| Good Friday | Statutory | Friday 22 April |
| Easter Monday | Statutory | Monday 25 April |
| Tuesday after Easter Monday | Customary | Tuesday 26 April |
| Bank Holiday (May Day) | Statutory | Monday 2 May |
| Bank Holiday (Spring Bank Holiday) | Statutory | Monday 30 May |
| Bank Holiday (Summer Bank Holiday) | Statutory | Monday 29 August |
| Christmas Eve in leiu of Saturday | Customary | Friday 23 December |
| Christmas Eve | Saturday 25 December | |
| Christmas Day | Sunday 25 December | |
| Boxing Day | Statutory | Monday 26 December |
| Christmas Day in lieu of Sunday | Statutory | Tuesday 27 December |
| Christmas Holiday | Customary | Wednesday 28 December |
| Christmas Holiday | Customary | Thursday 29 December |
| Christmas Holiday | Customary | Friday 30 December |
2012
| New Years Day in lieu of Sunday | Statutory | Monday 2 January |
| Thursday before Good Friday | Customary | Thursday 5 April |
| Good Friday | Statutory | Friday 6 April |
| Easter Monday | Statutory | Monday 9 April |
| Tuesday after Easter Monday | Customary | Tuesday 10 April |
| Bank Holiday (May Day) | Statutory | Monday 7 May |
| Bank Holiday (Spring Bank Holiday) | Statutory | Monday 4 June |
| Bank Holiday (Diamond Jubilee) | Statutory | Tuesday 5 June |
| Bank Holiday (Summer Bank Holiday) | Statutory | Monday 27 August |
| Christmas Eve | Customary | Monday 24 December |
| Christmas Day | Statutory | Tuesday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Statutory | Wednesday 26 December |
| Christmas Holiday | Customary | Thursday 27 December |
| Christmas Holiday | Customary | Friday 28 December |
| Christmas Holiday | Customary | Monday 31 December |
Dates of Semesters
| 2011-12 | Standard Academic Year |
| Autumn Semester | 26 September 2011 to 16 December 2011 (Christmas break 17 December to 15 January) |
| Spring Semester | 16 January 2012 to 30 March 2012 (Easter break 31 March to 22 April) 23 April 2012 to 27 April 2012 |
| Assessment Period | 30 April 2012 to 8 June 2012 |
| Postgraduate Certificate of Education Dates | |
| Autumn Semester | 5 September 2011 to 16 December 2011 (Primary) 12 September 2011 to 16 December 2011 (Secondary) (Christmas break 17 December to 8 January) |
| Spring Semester | 9 January 2012 to 30 March 2012 (Primary & Secondary) (Easter break 31 March to 15 April) |
| Summer Semester | 16 April 2012 to 4 July 2012 (Primary) 16 April 2012 to 22 June 2012 (Secondary) |
| Allied Health Professionals Dates | |
| Will appear shortly |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB/BS) Dates | |
| Will appear shortly |
| School of Nursing Sciences Dates | |
| Will appear shortly |
| For Post-Registration dates please contact School |
| 2012-13 Standard Academic Year | |
| Autumn Semester | 24 September 2012 to 14 December 2012 (Christmas break 15 December to 6 January) |
| Spring Semester | 7 January 2013 to 22 March 2013 (Easter break 23 March to 14 April) 15 April 2013 to 19 April 2013 |
| Summer Semester | 22 April 2013 to 31 May 2013 |
Postgraduate Taught Students
Are expected to be in attendance during the standard semester dates and during the dissertation element until the end of their course. They may also be required to undertake University assessments outside semester during the Christmas and Easter vacations.
Postgraduate Research Students
Are expected to be in attendance throughout the year, apart from up to eight weeks holiday (including public holidays) each academic year (pro-rata for part years) as approved by their supervisor.
Congregation
Summer Congregation 2012 takes place the week commencing 16 July.
