Please find below a list of important dates for the 2019–2020 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 |
|---|---|
| 16 September to 20 September 2019 | Start of semester 1 (induction week) |
| 23 September 2019 to 24 January 2020 | Semester 1 teaching weeks |
| 18 November 2019 | Publication of January examination timetable |
| 14 December 2019 to 5 January 2020 | Christmas vacation |
| 13 January to 24 January 2020 | Semester 1 assessment period |
| 24 January 2020 | End of semester 1 |
| 27 January 2020 | Start of semester 2 |
| 27 January to 29 May 2020 | Semester 2 teaching weeks |
| 21 February 2020 | Publication of May examination timetable |
| 28 March to 19 April 2020 | Easter vacation |
| 18 May to 29 May 2020 | Semester 2 assessment period |
| 29 May 2020 | End of semester 2/end of undergraduate academic year |
| DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2020 | Start of Summer period for postgraduate taught |
| 24 June 2020 | Publication of results* |
| 8 July 2020 | Summer appeal deadline* |
| 13 July to 18 July 2020 | Graduation ceremonies* (for those with results published on or before 24 June 2020) |
| 15 July 2020 | Publication of referred examination timetable |
| 30 July 2020 | Deadline for submission of referred coursework |
| 3 August to 7 August 2020 | Referred examination/assessment period |
| 9 September 2020 | Publication of referred results |
| 23 September 2020 | Referred results appeal deadline* |
| 25 September 2020 | End of postgraduate taught academic year |
*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.