A full breakdown of the current and forthcoming term dates at City.
2024/2025 academic year
Undergraduate and Pre-Registration Students: Term Dates 2024/25
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn term: 26 August 2024 - 06 January 2025 with main student activity 30 September 2024 – 16 December 2024
- Holidays: 26 August 2024 - 23 September 2024
- Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 23 September 2024 – 27 September 2024
- Teaching: 30 September 2024 – 16 December 2024
- Holidays: 16 December 2024 - 06 January 2025
Spring term: 06 January 2025 – 05 May 2025, with main student activity 06 January 2025 - 14 April 2025
- Assessment period: 06 – 24 January 2025 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 27 January 2025 - 14 April 2025
- Holidays: 14 April 2025 – 05 May 2025
Summer term: 05 May 2025 - 22 August 2025, with main student activity 05 May 2025 - 23 June 2025
- Assessment period: 05 May 2025 - 02 June 2025 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
- Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 02 June 2025 – 23 June 2025
- Holidays: 02 June 2025 - 11 August 2025 for programmes with no summer term activity; 23 June 2025 – 11 August 2025 for programmes with summer term activity
- Resits: 11 August 2025 – 22 August 2025
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.
Postgraduate and Post-Registration Students: Term Dates 2024/25
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
This is general information about the teaching dates for all postgraduate taught master courses.
To check the specific start dates for your programme/path in period 2 and 3, please visit MyTimetable.
Autumn term: 26 August 2024 - 06 January 2025 with main student activity 30 September 2024 – 16 December 2024
- Holidays: 26 August 2024 - 23 September 2024
- Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 23 September 2024 – 27 September 2024
- Teaching: 30 September 2024 – 16 December 2024
- Holidays: 16 December 2024 - 06 January 2025
Spring term: 06 January 2025 – 05 May 2025, with main student activity 06 January 2025 - 14 April 2025
- Assessment period: 06 – 24 January 2025 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 27 January 2025 - 14 April 2025
- Holidays: 14 April 2025 – 05 May 2025
Summer term: 05 May 2025 - 22 August 2025
- Assessment period: 05 May 2025 - 02 June 2025
- Study, including dissertation completion/placement: 02 June 2025 – 23 June 2025
- August [Dissertation and term end dates differ for different programmes; see Programme Handbooks for more information. Some dissertation deadlines may continue into the following academic year]
- Resits: 11 August 2025 – 22 August 2025
- 2024 – 23 August 2024
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences, Professional Law and in Bayes Business School.
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook and respective course pages.
2025/2026 academic year
Undergraduate and Pre-Registration Students: Term Dates 2025/26
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn term: 25 August 2025 – 05 January 2026 with main student activity 29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025
- Holidays: 25 August 2025 – 22 September 2025
- Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 22 September 2025 – 26 September 2025
- Teaching: 29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025
- Holidays: 15 December 2025 – 05 January 2026
Spring term: 05 January 2026 – 04 May 2026, with main student activity 05 January 2026 – 13 April 2026
- Assessment period: 05 – 23 January 2026 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 26 January 2026 – 13 April 2026
- Holidays: 13 April 2026 – 04 May 2026
Summer term: 04 May 2026 – 21 August 2026, with main student activity 04 May 2026 – 22 June 2026
- Assessment period: 04 May 2026 – 01 June 2026 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
- Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 01 June 2026 – 22 June 2026
- Holidays: 01 June 2026 – 10 August 2026 for programmes with no summer term activity; 22 June 2026 – 10 August 2026 for programmes with summer term activity
- Resits: 10 August 2026 – 21 August 2026
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Medical Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.
Postgraduate and Post-Registration Students: Term Dates 2025/26
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn term: 25 August 2025 – 05 January 2026 with main student activity 29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025
- Holidays: 25 August 2025 – 22 September 2025
- Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 22 September 2025 – 26 September 2025
- Teaching: 29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025
- Holidays: 15 December 2024 – 05 January 2025
Spring term: 05 January 2026 – 04 May 2026, with main student activity 05 January 2026 – 13 April 2026
- Assessment period: 05 – 23 January 2026 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 26 January 2026 – 13 April 2026
- Holidays: 13 April 2026 – 04 May 2026
Summer term: 04 May 2026 – 21 August 2026, with main student activity 04 May 2026 – 22 June 2026
- Assessment period: 04 May 2026 – 01 June 2026 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
- Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 01 June 2026 – 22 June 2026
- Holidays: 01 June 2026 - 10 August 2026 for programmes with no summer term activity; 22 June 2026 – 10 August 2026 for programmes with summer term activity
- Resits: 10 August 2026 – 21 August 2026
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Medical Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.
2026/2027 academic year (indicative)
All students
Please note that these dates are indicative only and subject to change. Further details will be provided in 2026.
Autumn term
24 August 2026 - 04 January 2027 with main student activity 28 September 2026 – 14 December 2026
Spring term
04 January 2027 – 03 May 2027, with main student activity 04 January 2027 - 12 April 2027
Summer term
03 May 2027 - 20 August 2027, with main student activity 03 May 2027 - 21 June 2027
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes and students should always refer to their programme handbook.