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Almanac

Almanac (2025-26, 2026-27)

The Almanac provides details of key University dates for the academic session, and is updated during the year, where necessary, to reflect any changes.

A timeline and forward planner for activities carried out by the Student Curriculum and Operations team is available for staff to download.

The University and LUU have identified major holy days and festivals based on the religions observed by staff and students at the University. When scheduling staff should, using knowledge and conversations with staff and students, avoid planning significant events when religious observance may limit the ability to participate. Further information, including guidance on responding to requests from staff and students, is available on the Faith Calendar page produced by the Equality and Inclusion Unit.

For further information about the Almanac, please contact Governance and Compliance (Helen Pickersgill)

You can download the year planner  here.

 

2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
Session Starts Wednesday 25 Sept 2024 Wednesday 24 Sept 2025 Wednesday 23 Sept 2026
Session Ends Friday 20 June 2025 Friday 19 June 2026 Friday 18 June 2027
 

Semester 1

Teaching begins

 

Monday 30 September

2024

 

Monday 29 September 2025

 

Monday 28 September 2026

Semester 1

Teaching ends

Friday 13 December 2024 Friday 12 December 2025 Friday 11 December 2026
Examination Period 13-24 January 2025 12-23 January 2026 11-22 January 2027
 

Semester 2

Teaching begins

 

Monday 27 January 2025

 

Monday 26 January 2026

 

Monday 25 January 2027

Semester 2

Teaching Ends

Friday 9 May 2025 Friday 8 May 2026 Friday 7 May 2027
Examination period 19 May to 6 June 2025 18 May-5 June 2026 17 May-4 June 2027
 

Term 1

 

30 Sept-13 Dec 2024

 

29 Sept-12 Dec 2025

 

28 Sept-11 Dec 2026

Term 2 13 Jan-28 March 2025 12 Jan-27 March 2026 11 Jan-19 March 2027
Term 3 28 April-20 June 2025 27 April- 19 June 2026 19 April-18 June 2027
Term 4

Pre-Sessional Language teaching
10 week (online)
6 week (online)
10 week (on campus)
6 week (on campus)

 

 

 

19 May-25 July 2025
23 June-1 August 2025
1 July-5 Sept 2025
28 July-5 Sept 2025

 

 

18 May-24 July 2026
22 June-21 July 2026
30 June-4 Sept 2026
27 July-4 Sept 2026

 

Dates when the University will be closed (inclusive)

 

23 December 2024-1 January 2025

17-22 April 2025

5 May 2025

26-27 May 2025

25-26 August 2025

 

24 December 2025-2 January 2026

2-7 April 2026

4 May 2026

25-26 May 2026

31 August-1 September 2026

 

24 December 2026-1 January 2027

25-30 March 2027

3 May 2027

31 May-1 June 2027

30-31 August 2027

 


Session by month

2025-26

August 2025   September 2025  October 2025   November 2025   December 2025

January 2026   February 2026   March 2026   April 2026   May 2026  June 2026   July 2026

2026-27

August 2026   September 2026  October 2026   November 2026   December 2026

January 2027   February 2027   March 2027   April 2027   May 2027  June 2027   July 2027


August 2025
1 F
2 Sa
3 Su
4 M
5 Tu
6 W
7 Th
8 F
9 Sa
10 Su
11 M
12 Tu
13 W
14 Th
15 F
16 Sa
17 Su
18 M
19 Tu
20 W
21 Th
22 F
23 Sa
24 Su
25 M Bank Holiday.  University buildings closed.
26 Tu Bank Holiday.  University buildings closed.
27 W
28 Th
29 F
30 Sa
31 Su

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September 2025
1 M
2 Tu
3 W
4 Th
5 F
6 Sa
7 Su
8 M Capital Group, 2.30pm
9 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
10 W
11 Th
12 F Audit and Risk Committee, 9am
13 Sa
14 Su
15 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
16 Tu Nominating and Governance Committee, 9am
17 W
18 Th
19 F
20
21 Su
22 M Strategy and Investment Committee, 2pm
FEPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
23 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
Leadership Forum, 3pm
24 W START OF SESSION
FENV Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10.05am
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 12.05pm
25 Th FAHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
COUNCIL, 1.30pm
26 F
27 Sa
28 Su
29 M SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) STARTS (FIRST TERM STARTS)
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
30 Tu

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October 2025
1 W Capital Group, 2pm
Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
2 Th
3 F
4 Sa
5 Su
6 M International Strategy Board, 2.30pm
Heads of Professional Services, 4pm
7 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, 2pm
8 W SENATE, 2.05pm
9 Th
10 F
11 Sa
12 Su
13 M
14 Tu Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
15 W
16 Th
17 F
18 Sa
19 Su
20 M Ethics and Values Committee, 9am
21 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Committee on Honorary Degrees, 1pm
22 W
23 Th
24 F
25 Sa
26 Su
27 M
28 Tu
29 W Audit and Risk Committee, 2pm
30 Th
31 F

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November 2025
1 Sa
2 Su
3 M Leadership Forum, 2.30pm
4 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
5 W
6 Th Capital Group, 2pm
7 F
8 Sa
9 Su
10 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
11 Tu Nominating and Governance Committee, 1.30pm
12 W SENATE, 2.05pm
13 Th Audit and Risk Committee, 9.30am
14 F
15 Sa
16 Su
17 M
18 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Committee on Honorary Degrees, 1pm
19 W Heads of Professional Services, 10am
20 Th
21 F
22 Sa
23 Su
24 M
25 Tu FEPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 9am
FAHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 2.05pm
26 W FENV Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.35pm
27 Th LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 11am
COUNCIL, 1.30pm
28 F
29 Sa
30 Su

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December 2025
1 M
2 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
3 W Capital Group, 2pm
Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
4 Th
5 F MAFNEC, 11am
6 Sa
7 Su
8 M Heads of Professional Services, 11am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
9 Tu
10 W Degree Ceremonies begin
Leadership Forum, 1pm
11 Th
12 F SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) ENDS (FIRST TERM ENDS)
13 Sa
14 Su
15 M
16 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
17 W International Strategy Board, 2pm
18 Th
19 F Degree Ceremonies end
20 Sa
21 Su
22 M
23 Tu
24 W University buildings closed
25 Th Christmas Day
26 F University buildings closed
27 Sa University buildings closed
28 Su University buildings closed
29 M University buildings closed
30 Tu University buildings closed
31 W University buildings closed

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January 2026
1 Th University buildings closed
2 F University buildings closed
3 Sa
4 Su
5 M
6 Tu
7 W Capital Group, 2pm
8 Th
9
10 Sa
11 Su
12 M SEMESTER 2 STARTS (SECOND TERM STARTS)
Semester 1 Examination Period begins
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
13 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Nominating and Governance Committee, 1pm
14 W SENATE, 2.05pm
15 Th
16 F
17 Sa
18 Su
19 M Research and Innovation Board, 1.30pm
Heads of Professional Services, 4pm
20 Tu
21 W Leadership Forum, 1pm
22
23 F Semester 1 Examination Period ends
24 Sa
25 Su
26 M SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) STARTS
27 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
28 W
29 Th COUNCIL, 1.30pm
30 F
31 Sa

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February 2026
1 Su
2 M
3 Tu Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, 2pm
4 W Capital Group, 2pm
5 Th
6 F
7 Sa
8 Su
9 M Audit and Risk Committee, 3pm
10 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Ethics and Values Committee, 1pm
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
11 W FAHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FENV Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10.05am
International Strategy Board, 1.30pm
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.35pm
12 Th LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FEPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
13 F
14 Sa
15 Su
16 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
17 Tu Heads of Professional Services, 3pm
18 W Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
19 Th
20 F
21 Sa
22 Su
23 M
24 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
25 W
26 Th
27 F
28 Sa

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March 2026
1 Su
2 M
3 Tu
4 W Leadership Forum, 1pm
Capital Group, 2pm
5 Th
6 F
7 Sa
8 Su
9 M Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
10 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Nominating and Governance Committee, 1pm
11 W SENATE, 2.05pm
12 Th
13 F
14 Sa
15 Su
16 M Heads of Professional Services, 11am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
17 Tu
18 W
19 Th
20 F
21 Sa
22 Su
23 M
24 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
25 W
26 Th COUNCIL, 1.30pm
27 F TEACHING STOPS (SECOND TERM ENDS)
28 Sa
29 Su
30 M
31 Tu

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1 W Capital Group, 2pm
2 Th Maundy Thursday, University buildings closed
3 F Good Friday, University buildings closed
4 Sa University buildings closed
5 Su Easter Day
6 M University buildings closed
7 Tu University buildings closed
8 W
9 Th
10 F
11 Sa
12 Su
13 M
14 Tu
15 W Heads of Professional Services, 10am
16 Th
17 F
18 Sa
19 Su
20 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
21 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
FEPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 11am
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 2.05pm
22 W FENV Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FAHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1pm
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.35pm
23 Th
24 F
25 Sa
26 Su
27 M TEACHING RESUMES (THIRD TERM STARTS)
28 Tu FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
29 W Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
30 Th Leadership Forum, 1pm

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May 2025
1 F
2 Sa
3 Su
4 M May Day. University buildings closed
5 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
6 W Capital Group, 2pm
7 Th
8 F SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) ENDS
9 Sa
10 Su
11 M Audit and Risk Committee, 3pm
12 Tu Nominating and Governance Committee, 3pm
13 W SENATE, 2.05pm
14 Th
15 F
16 Sa
17 Su
18 M Semester 2 Examination Period begins
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
19 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
20 W Heads of Professional Services, 1pm
International Strategy Board, 1.30pm
21 Th
22 F
23 Sa
24 Su
25 M Spring Bank Holiday. University buildings closed
26 Tu Spring Bank Holiday. University buildings closed
27 W
28 Th COUNCIL, 1.30pm
29 F
30 Sa
31 Su

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June 2026
1 M
2 Tu
3 W Leadership Forum, 11am
Capital Group, 2pm
4 Th
5 F Semester 2 Examination Period ends
6 Sa
7 Su
8 M
9 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, 2pm
10 W
11 Th
12 F
13 Sa
14 Su
15 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
16 Tu
17 W Ethics and Values Committee, 10am
Heads of Professional Services, 1pm
18 Th
19 F END OF SESSION
20 Sa
21 Su
22 M
23 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10.05am
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
24 W FENV Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FAHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1pm
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.05pm
25 Th LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FEPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
26 F Summer Celebration, 3pm
27 Sa
28 Su
29 M
30 Tu

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July 2026
1 W Capital Group, 2pm
Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
2 Th
3 F
4 Sa
5 Su
6 M
7 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
Nominating and Governance Committee, 3pm
8 W SENATE, 2.05pm
9 Th
10 F
11 Sa
12 Su
13 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
14 Tu Audit and Risk Committee, 10am
Heads of Professional Services, 1.30pm
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
15 W
16 Th
17 F
18 Sa
19 Su
20 M
21 Tu University Executive Group, 9.30am
22 W
23 Th COUNCIL, 1.30pm
24 F
25 Sa
26 Su
27 M
28 Tu Leadership Forum, 1pm
29 W
30 Th
31 F

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August 2026
1 Sa
2 Su
3 M
4 Tu
5 W
6 Th
7 F
8 Sa
9 Su
10 M
11 Tu
12 W
13 Th
14 F
15 Sa
16 Su
17 M
18 Tu
19 W
20 Th
21 F
22 Sa
23 Su
24 M
25 Tu
26 W
27 Th
28 F
29 Sa
30 Su
31 M University buildings closed

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September 2026
1 T University buildings closed
2 W
3 Th
4 F
5 Sa
6 Su
7 M
8 Tu
9 W
10 Th
11 F
12 Sa
13 Su
14 M
15 Tu
16 W
17 Th
18 F
19 Sa
20 Su
21 M
22 Tu
23 W START OF SESSION
24 Th
25 F
26 Sa
27 Su
28 M SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) STARTS (FIRST TERM STARTS)
29 Tu
30 W

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October 2026
1 Th
2 F
3 Sa
4 Su
5 M
6 Tu
7 W
8 Th
9 F
10 Sa
11 Su
12 M
13 Tu
14 W
15 Th
16 F
17 Sa
18 Su
19 M
20 Tu
21 W
22 Th
23 F
24 Sa
25 Su
26 M
27 Tu
28 W
29 Th
30 F
31 Sa

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November 2026
1 Su
2 M
3 Tu
4 W
5 Th
6 F
7 Sa
8 Su
9 M
10 Tu
11 W
12 Th
13 F
14 Sa
15 Su
16 M
17 Tu
18 W
19 Th
20 F
21 Sa
22 Su
23 M
24 Tu
25 W
26 Th
27 F
28 Sa
29 Su
30 M

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December 2026
1 Tu
2 W
3 Th
4 F
5 Sa
6 Su
7 M
8 Tu
9 W
10 Th
11 F SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) ENDS (FIRST TERM ENDS)
12 Sa
13 Su
14 M
15 Tu
16 W
17 Th
18 F
19 Sa
20 Su
21 M
22 Tu
23 W
24 Th University buildings closed
25 F Christmas Day
26 Sa University buildings closed
27 Su University buildings closed
28 M University buildings closed
29 Tu University buildings closed
30 W University buildings closed
31 Th University buildings closed

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January 2027
1 F University buildings closed
2 Sa
3 Su
4 M
5 Tu
6 W
7 Th
8 F
9 Sa
10 Su
11 M SEMESTER 2 STARTS (SECOND TERM STARTS)
Semester 1 Examination Period begins
12 Tu
13 W
14 Th
15 F
16 Sa
17 Su
18 M
19 Tu
20 W
21 Th
22 F Semester 1 Examination Period ends
23 Sa
24 Su
25 M SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) STARTS
26 Tu
27 W
28 Th
29 F
30 Sa
31 Su

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February 2027
1 M
2 Tu
3 W
4 Th
5 TF
6 Sa
7 Su
8 M
9 Tu
10 W
11 Th
12 F
13 Sa
14 Su
15 M
16 Tu
17 W
18 Th
19 F
20 Sa
21 Su
22 M
23 Tu
24 W
25 Th
26 F
27 Sa
28 Su

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March 2027
1 M
2 Tu
3 W
4 Th
5 F
6 Sa
7 Su
8 M
9 Tu
10 W
11 Th
12 F
13 Sa
14 Su
15 M
16 Tu
17 W
18 Th
19 F TEACHING STOPS (SECOND TERM ENDS)
20 Sa
21 Su
22 M
23 Tu
24 W
25 Th Maundy Thursday. University buildings closed
26 F Good Friday. University buildings closed
27 Sa University buildings closed
28 Su Easter Day
29 M University buildings closed
30 Tu University buildings closed
31 W

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April 2027
1 Th
2 F
3 Sa
4 Su
5 M
6 Tu
7 W
8 Th
9 F
10 Sa
11 Su
12 M
13 Tu
14 W
15 Th
16 F
17 Sa
18 Su
19 M TEACHING RESUMES (THIRD TERM STARTS)
20 Tu
21 W
22 Th
23 F
24 Sa
25 Su
26 M
27 Tu
28 W
29 Th
30 F

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May 2027
1 Sa
2 Su
3 M May Day. University buildings closed
4 Tu
5 W
6 Th
7 F SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) ENDS
8 Sa
9 Su
10 M
11 Tu
12 W
13 Th
14 F
15 Sa
16 Su
17 M Semester 2 Examination Period begins
18 Tu
19 W
20 Th
21 F
22 Sa
23 Su
24 M
25 Tu
26 W
27 Th
28 F
29 Sa
30 Su
31 M Spring Bank Holiday. University buildings closed

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June 2027
1 Tu Spring Bank Holiday. University buildings closed
2 W
3 Th
4 F Semester 2 Examination Period ends
5 Sa
6 Su
7 M
8 Tu
9 W
10 Th
11 F
12 Sa
13 Su
14 M
15 Tu
16 W
17 Th
18 F END OF SESSION
19 Sa
20 Su
21 M
22 Tu
23 W
24 Th
25 F
26 Sa
27 Su
28 M
29 Tu
30 W

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July 2027
1 Th
2 F
3 Sa
4 Su
5 M
6 Tu
7 W
8 Th
9 F
10 Sa
11 Su
12 M
13 Tu
14 W
15 Th
16 F
17 Sa
18 Su
19 M
20 Tu
21 W
22 Th
23 F
24 Sa
25 Su
26 M
27 Tu
28 W
29 Th
30 F
31 Sa

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