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Almanac

Almanac (2024-25, 2025-26)

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 SES Programmes and Assessment team is available for staff to download.

The University and LUU have identified a selection of key holy days and festivals. Staff should give appropriate consideration to these dates to try, where possible, to avoid planning significant events when some people would feel that their religious observance limits their ability to participate. Further information (including guidance on responding to requests from staff and students for flexibility on grounds of religion or belief) is available from the Equality and Inclusion Unit.

For further information about the Almanac, please contact the Secretariat (Helen Pickersgill)

You can download the year planner  here.

 

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Session Starts Wednesday 27 Sept 2023 Wednesday 25 Sept 2024 Wednesday 24 Sept 2025
Session Ends Friday 21 June 2024 Friday 20 June 2025 Friday 19 June 2026
 

Semester 1

Teaching begins

 

Monday 2 October

2023

 

Monday 30 September 2024

 

Monday 29 September 2025

Semester 1

Teaching ends

Friday 15 December 2023 Friday 13 December 2024 Friday 12 December 2025
Examination Period 15-26 January 2024 13-24 January 2025 12-23 January 2026
 

Semester 2

Teaching begins

 

Monday 29 January 2024

 

Monday 27 January 2025

 

Monday 26 January 2026

Semester 2

Teaching Ends

Friday 10 May 2024 Friday 9 May 2025 Friday 8 May 2026
Examination period 20 May to 7 June 2024 19 May-6 June 2025 18 May-5 June 2026
 

Term 1

 

2 Oct-15 Dec 2023

 

30 Sept-13 Dec 2024

 

29 Sept-12 Dec 2025

Term 2 15 Jan-22 March 2024 13 Jan-28 March 2025 12 Jan-27 March 2026
Term 3 22 April-21 June 2024 28 April- 20 June 2025 27 April-19 June 2026
Term 4 – Pre-Sessional Language teaching
 

Dates when the University will be closed (inclusive)

 

22 December 2023-1 January 2024

28 March-2 April 2024

6 May 2024

27-28 May 2024

26-27 August 2024

 

23 December 2024-1 January 2025

17-22 April 2025

5 May 2025

26-27 May 2025

25-26 August 2025

 

24 December 2025-1 January 2026

2-7 April 2026

4 May 2026

25-26 May 2026

31 August-1 September 2026

 


Session by month

2024-25

August 2024   September 2024  October 2024   November 2024   December 2024

January 2025   February 2025   March 2025   April 2025   May 2025  June 2025   July 2025

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


August 2024
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 Bank Holiday.  University buildings closed.
27 Tu Bank Holiday.  University buildings closed.
28 W
29 Th
30 F
31 Sa

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September 2024
1 Su
2 M
3 Tu
4 W
5 Th
6 F
7 Sa
8 Su
9 M Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
10 Tu Nominating and Governance Committee, 11am
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
11 W Digital Transformation Strategy Board, 12pm
12 Th Capital Group, 2pm
13 F
14 Sa
15 Su
16 M
17 Tu
18 W
19 Th University Executive Group, 10am
20 F Strategy and Investment Committee, 2pm
21 Sa
22 Su
23 M Audit and Risk Committee, 3pm
24 Tu FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
Committee on Honorary Degrees, 2.30pm
25 W START OF SESSION
Env Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
AHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1pm
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.30pm
26 Th Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
EPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
COUNCIL, 1.30pm
27 F
28 Sa
29 Su
30 M SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) STARTS (FIRST TERM STARTS)

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October 2024
1 Tu
2 W Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
3 Th University Executive Group, 10am
4 F
5 Sa OPEN DAY
6 Su
7 M Capital Group, 11am
8 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
FSS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 12.30pm
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, 2pm
9 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Brotherton Collection Advisory Committee, 2pm
SENATE, 2.05pm
10 Th FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
11 F
12 Sa
13 Su
14 M Graduate Board, 10am
LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Strategy and Investment Committee, 10am
Audit and Risk Committee, 2pm
15 Tu Portfolio, Programmes and Recruitment Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
16 W International Strategy Board, 2pm
17 Th University Executive Group, 10am
Educational Enhancement and Student Experience Committee, 2pm
18 F
19 Sa OPEN DAY
20 Su
21 M Committee on Pensions, 11.30am
Ethics and Values Committee, 2.30pm
22 Tu
23 W Nominating and Governance Committee, 2pm
24 Th Quality and Standards Committee, 2pm
25 F
26 Sa
27 Su
28 M
29 Tu
30 W
31 Th University Executive Group, 10am

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November 2024
1 F
2 Sa
3 Su
4 M Capital Group, 11am
5 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
6 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Audit and Risk Committee, 2pm
7 Th FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
8 F
9 Sa
10 Su
11 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
12 Tu
13 W SENATE, 2.05pm
14 Th University Executive Group, 10am
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3.30pm
15 F
16 Sa
17 Su
18 M
19 Tu
20 W
21 Th
22 F
23 Sa
24 Su
25 M EPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 11am
26 Tu FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
Committee on Honorary Degrees, 3pm
27 W Env Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
28 Th University Executive Group, 10am
AHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.30pm
COUNCIL, 1.30pm
29 F
30 Sa

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December 2024
1 Su
2 M
3 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
Digital Transformation Strategy Board, 10am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
FSS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 12.30pm
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
4 W Capital Group, 9am
FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
5 Th FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
6 F MAFNEC, 11am
7 Sa
8 Su
9 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
10 Tu Educational Enhancement and Student Experience Committee, 2pm
11 W Degree Ceremonies begin
International Strategy Board, 2pm
12 Th Quality and Standards Committee, 10am
University Executive Group, 10am
13 F SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) ENDS (FIRST TERM ENDS)

COURT, 11am

14 Sa
15 Su
16 M Graduate Board, 10am
17 Tu Portfolio, Programmes and Recruitment Committee, 10am
18 W
19 Th
20 F Degree Ceremonies end
21 Sa
22 Su
23 M University buildings closed
24 Tu University buildings closed
25 W Christmas Day
26 Th University buildings closed
27 F University buildings closed
28 Sa University buildings closed
29 Su University buildings closed
30 M University buildings closed
31 Tu University buildings closed

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January 2025
1 W University buildings closed
2 Th
3 F
4 Sa
5 Su
6 M
7 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
Capital Group, 2pm
8 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
9 Th FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
10 F
11 Sa
12 Su
13 M SEMESTER 2 STARTS (SECOND TERM STARTS)
Semester 1 Examination/Assessment Period begins
LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 1pm
14 Tu
15 W SENATE, 2.05pm
16 Th University Executive Group, 10am
17 F
18 Sa
19 Su
20 M
21 Tu Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
22 W Nominating and Governance Committee, 2pm
23 Th
24 F Semester 1 Examination/Assessment Period ends
25 Sa
26 Su
27 M SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) STARTS
28 Tu
29 W
30 Th University Executive Group, 10am
COUNCIL, 1.30pm
31 F

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February 2025
1 Sa
2 Su
3 M Graduate Board, 10am
4 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
FSS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 12.30pm
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
Capital Group, 3pm
5 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, 2pm
6 Th FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
7 F
8 Sa
9 Su
10 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
11 Tu Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
Ethics and Values Committee, 1.30pm
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
12 W Env Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
AHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1pm
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.30pm
International Strategy Board, 2pm
13 Th EPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 9am
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
University Executive Group, 10am
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
14 F
15 Sa
16 Su
17 M
18 Tu
19 W Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
20 Th Audit and Risk Committee, 2pm
21 F
22 Sa
23 Su
24 M
25 Tu Committee on Pensions, 2pm
26 W
27 Th University Executive Group, 10am
28 F

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March 2025
1 Sa
2 Su
3 M
4 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
Capital Group, 1pm
Educational Enhancement and Student Experience Committee, 2pm
5 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
6 Th Digital Transformation Strategy Board, 10am
FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Quality and Standards Committee, 2pm
7 F
8 Sa
9 Su
10 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
11 Tu Portfolio, Programmes and Recruitment Committee, 10am
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
12 W SENATE, 2.05pm
13 Th University Executive Group, 10am
14 F
15 Sa
16 Su
17 M
18 Tu Nominating and Governance Committee, 2pm
19 W
20 Th
21 F
22 Sa
23 Su
24 M
25 Tu
26 W
27 Th University Executive Group, 10am
COUNCIL, 1.30pm
28 F TEACHING STOPS (SECOND TERM ENDS)
29 Sa
30 Su
31 M

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1 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
FSS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 12.30pm
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
Capital Group, 2pm
2 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
3 Th FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
4 F
5 Sa
6 Su
7 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
8 Tu
9 W
10 Th University Executive Group, 10am
11 F
12 Sa
13 Su
14 M Graduate Board, 10am
15 Tu
16 W
17 Th Maundy Thursday, University buildings closed
18 F Good Friday, University buildings closed
19 Sa University buildings closed
20 Su Easter Day
21 M University buildings closed
22 Tu University buildings closed
23 W
24 Th University Executive Group, 10am
25 F
26 Sa
27 Su
28 M TEACHING RESUMES (THIRD TERM STARTS)
29 Tu Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
EPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
30 W Env Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.30pm

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May 2025
1 Th AHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
Capital Group, 1pm
2 F
3 Sa
4 Su
5 M May Day. University buildings closed
6 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
7 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Audit and Risk Committee, 2pm
Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
8 Th University Executive Group, 10am
FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
9 F SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) ENDS
10 Sa
11 Su
12 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
13 Tu Portfolio, Programmes and Recruitment Committee, 10am
Strategy and Investment Committee, 3pm
14 W SENATE, 2.05pm
15 Th Educational Enhancement and Student Experience Committee, 2pm
16 F
17 Sa
18 Su
19 M Semester 2 Examinations/Assessment Period begins
20 Tu Nominating and Governance Committee, 2pm
21 W International Strategy Board, 1.30pm
22 Th University Executive Group, 10am
Quality and Standards Committee, 2pm
23 F
24 Sa
25 Su
26 M Spring Bank Holiday. University buildings closed
27 Tu Spring Bank Holiday. University buildings closed
28 W
29 Th COUNCIL, 1.30pm
30 F
31 Sa

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June 2025
1 Su
2 M
3 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
FSS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 12.30pm
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
4 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, 2pm
5 Th University Executive Group, 10am
FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
6 F Semester 2 Examinations/Assessment Period ends
7 Sa
8 Su
9 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
10 Tu Digital Transformation Strategy Board, 10am
11 W
12 Th Capital Group, 2pm
13 F OPEN DAY
14 Sa OPEN DAY
15 Su
16 M Graduate Board, 10am
17 Tu Ethics and Values Committee, 1.30pm
18 W
19 Th University Executive Group, 10am
20 F END OF SESSION
COURT, 11am
21 Sa
22 Su
23 M
24 Tu EPS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 9am
Cross Institution Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
Committee on Pensions, 2pm
FSS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 2pm
25 W Env Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
AHC Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1pm
FMH Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 1.30pm
26 Th FBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
LUBS Faculty Taught Student Education Committee, 10am
27 F
28 Sa
29 Su
30 M

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July 2025
1 Tu Env Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 9.30am
AHC Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10.30am
EPS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 1pm
Strategy and Investment Committee, 2.30pm
2 W FBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Taught Student Education Board, 2pm
3 Th University Executive Group, 10am
FMH Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
4 F
5 Sa
6 Su
7 M LUBS Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, 10am
Audit and Risk Committee, 2pm
Research and Innovation Board, 2pm
8 Tu Capital Group, 2pm
9 W SENATE, 2.05pm
10 Th
11 F
12 Sa
13 Su
14 M Degree Ceremonies begin
Nominating and Governance Committee, 2pm
15 Tu
16 W
17 Th University Executive Group, 10am
18 F
19 Sa
20 Su
21 M
22 Tu
23 W
24 Th COUNCIL, 1.30pm
25 F
26 Sa
27 Su
28 M
29 Tu
30 W Degree Ceremonies end
31 Th

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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 University buildings closed
26 Tu 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
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 START OF SESSION
25 Th
26 F
27 Sa
28 Su
29 M SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) STARTS (FIRST TERM STARTS)
30 Tu

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

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November 2025
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

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December 2025
1 M
2 Tu
3 W
4 Th
5 F
6 Sa
7 Su
8 M
9 Tu
10 W
11 Th
12 F SEMESTER 1 (TEACHING) ENDS (FIRST TERM ENDS)
13 Sa
14 Su
15 M
16 Tu
17 W
18 Th
19 F
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
3 Sa
4 Su
5 M
6 Tu
7 W
8 Th
9 F
10 Sa
11 Su
12 M SEMESTER 2 STARTS (SECOND TERM STARTS)
Semester 1 Examination/Assessment Period begins
13 Tu
14 W
15 Th
16 F
17 Sa
18 Su
19 M
20 Tu
21 W
22 Th
23 F Semester 1 Examination/Assessment Period ends
24 Sa
25 Su
26 M SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) STARTS
27 Tu
28 W
29 Th
30 F
31 Sa

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February 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

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March 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 TEACHING STOPS (SECOND TERM ENDS)
28 Sa
29 Su
30 M
31 Tu

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April 2026
1 W
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
16 Th
17 F
18 Sa
19 Su
20 M
21 Tu
22 W
23 Th
24 F
25 Sa
26 Su
27 M TEACHING RESUMES (THIRD TERM STARTS)
28 Tu
29 W
30 Th

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May 2026
1 F
2 Sa
3 Su
4 M May Day. University buildings closed
5 Tu
6 W
7 Th
8 F SEMESTER 2 (TEACHING) ENDS
9 Sa
10 Su
11 M
12 Tu
13 W
14 Th
15 F
16 Sa
17 Su
18 M Semester 2 Examinations/Assessment Period begins
19 Tu
20 W
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
29 F
30 Sa
31 Su

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June 2026
1 M
2 Tu
3 W
4 Th
5 F Semester 2 Examinations/Assessment Period ends
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 END OF SESSION
20 Sa
21 Su
22 M
23 Tu
24 W
25 Th
26 F
27 Sa
28 Su
29 M
30 Tu

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

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