Please find below a list of important dates for the 2017-2018 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 |
|---|---|
| 18 September to 22 September 2017 | Start of semester 1 (induction week) |
| 25 September 2017 to 26 January 2018 | Semester 1 teaching weeks |
| 17 November 2017 | Publication of January examination timetable |
| 18 December 2017 to 08 January 2018 | Christmas vacation |
| 15 January to 26 January 2018 | Semester 1 assessment period |
| 26 January 2018 | End of semester 1 |
| 29 January 2018 | Start of semester 2 |
| 29 January to 01 June 2018 | Semester 2 teaching weeks |
| 23 February 2018 | Publication of May/June examination timetable |
| 26 March to 13 April 2018 | Easter vacation |
| 21 May to 01 June 2018 | Semester 2 assessment period |
| 01 June 2018 | End of semester 2/end of undergraduate academic year |
| DATE | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|
| 04 June 2018 | Start of Summer period for postgraduate taught | |
| 13 July 2018 | Publication of results* | |
| 27 July 2018 | Summer appeal deadline* | |
| 26 July 2018 | Publication of referred examination timetable | |
| 16 August 2018 | Deadline for submission of referred coursework | |
| 20 August to 24 August 2018 | Referred examination/assessment period | |
| 12 September 2018 | Publication of referred results* | |
| 17 September to 22 September 2018 | Graduation ceremonies | |
| 24 September 2018 | Referred results appeal deadline* | |
| 28 September 2018 | End of postgraduate taught academic year | |
| 30 November 2018 | Publication of results for postgraduate taught programmes* | |
| 14 December 2018 | 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.