Please find below a list of important dates for the 2018–2019 academic year.
These dates are based on our standard semester dates for taught programmes. For information on programmes that have non-standard semester dates, please see non-standard programmes.
Research degree programmes start dates are normally 1 October, 1 January and 1 April of each year and the academic year runs between 1 August to 31 July.
| DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 17 September to 21 September 2018 | Start of semester 1 (induction week) |
| 24 September 2018 to 25 January 2019 | Semester 1 teaching weeks |
| 19 November 2018 | Publication of January examination timetable |
| 15 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 | Christmas vacation |
| 14 January to 25 January 2019 | Semester 1 assessment period |
| 27 January 2019 | End of semester 1 |
| 28 January 2019 | Start of semester 2 |
| 28 January to 31 May 2019 | Semester 2 teaching weeks |
| 22 February 2019 | Publication of May examination timetable |
| 6 April to 28 April 2019 | Easter vacation |
| 20 May to 31 May 2019 | Semester 2 assessment period |
| 31 May 2019 | End of semester 2/end of undergraduate academic year |
| DATE | EVENT | |
| 3 June 2019 | Start of Summer period for postgraduate taught | |
| 12 July 2019 | Publication of results* | |
| 26 July 2019 | Summer appeal deadline* | |
| 26 July 2019 | Publication of referred examination timetable | |
| 15 August 2019 | Deadline for submission of referred coursework | |
| 19 August to 23 August 2019 | Referred examination/assessment period | |
| 11 September 2019 | Publication of referred results | |
| 16 September to 21 September 2019 | Graduation ceremonies | |
| 23 September 2019 | Referred results appeal deadline* | |
| 27 September 2019 | End of postgraduate taught academic year | |
| 25 November 2019 | Publication of results for postgraduate taught programmes* | |
| 6 December 2019 | Postgraduate graduation ceremony | |
| 9 December 2019 | Postgraduate taught appeal deadline* |
* Please note that programmes in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences may have different dates and you should check these with the faculty.
For information on when a student has been deemed to have academically attempted a module, please refer to the information on withdrawing from a module.
For information on the fees payable by students interrupting or withdrawing from study, please refer to the information on withdrawing or interrupting study – fees payable.