Dates for your diary - 2011/12
These dates are just a guide, and vary depending on your course
Please make sure you check with your course leader before you book any flights to or from the UK.
If you are a postgraduate student you will usually only get a break at Christmas.
Please note that on-campus students can only take resit examinations on campus and must be prepared to be available for the resits.
Semester dates 2011/2012
Autumn semester - induction
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Autumn semester - enrolment (undergraduate only)
Friday 16 September 2011
Autumn semester - teaching begins
Monday 26 September 2011
Autumn semester - teaching ends
Friday 16 December 2011
University vacation
Wednesday 21 December 2011 - Monday 2 January 2012
Higher Education Examinations
Tuesday 3 January - Friday 23 January 2012
Spring semester - induction and enrolment
Monday 16 January - Friday 23 January 2012
Spring semester - teaching starts
Monday 23 January 2012
Spring semester - teaching ends
Friday 23 March 2012
University vacation
Monday 26 March - Friday 13 April 2012
Summer semester - teaching begins
Monday 16 April 2012
Summer semester - teaching ends
Friday 4 May 2012
University vacation
Monday 7 May 2012
Higher Education Examinations
Tuesday 8 May - Friday 18 May 2012
Resit Examinations
Monday 20 August - Wednesday 29 August 2012


