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:
2012
| 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 |
2013
| New Years Day | Statutory | Tuesday 1 January |
| Thursday before Good Friday | Customary | Thursday 28 March |
| Good Friday | Statutory | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Monday | Statutory | Monday 1 April |
| Tuesday after Easter Monday | Customary | Tuesday 2 April |
| Bank Holiday (May Day) | Statutory | Monday 6 May |
| Bank Holiday (Spring Bank Holiday) | Statutory | Monday 27 May |
Dates of Semesters
| 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 |
| Assessment Period | 22 April 2013 to 31 May 2013 |
| Congregation | 15 July 2013 to 19 July 2013 |
| Postgraduate Certificate of Education Dates | |
| Autumn Semester | 10 September 2012 to 21 December 2012 (Primary & Secondary) (Christmas break 22 December to 6 January (Primary) / 22 December to 13 January (Secondary)) |
| Spring Semester | 7 January 2013 to 27 March 2013 (Primary) 14 January 2013 to 27 March 2013 (Secondary) (Easter break 28 March to 14 April) |
| Summer Semester | 15 April 2013 to 28 June 2013 (Secondary) 15 April 2013 to 2 July 2013 (Primary) |
| 2013-14 * | Standard Academic Year |
| Autumn Semester | 23 September 2013 to 13 December 2013 (Christmas break 14 December to 12 January) |
| Spring Semester | 13 January 2014 to 4 April 2014 (Easter break 5 April to 27 April) |
| Assessment Period | 28 April 2014 to 6 June 2014 |
| Congregation | 21 July 2014 to 25 July 2014 |
*The 2013/14 Semester Dates were amended by the Executive Team & the Learning & Teaching Committee in March 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 2013 takes place the week commencing 15 July.
