Key dates

Undergraduate students calendar

Undergraduate Academic year 2024 - 2025

Date (week commencing) Student schedule
26 August 2024 September early intake programmes (Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails) 
2 September 2024 September early intake starters for new and returning student programme induction (Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails)
7 September 2024 Early arrivals weekend - (Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails)
9 - 13 September 2024 Programme induction (for Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails) 
14 September 2024 Welcome @ Derby event
16 - 20 September 2024 Programme induction week for all remaining programmes 
23 September - 13 December 2024 Autumn teaching and assessment block
16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 Winter holiday period
6 - 10 January 2025 Autumn teaching and assessment block,
January early intake University induction (MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education and Nursing and Healthcare)
13 - 17 January 2025

Assessment period

January intake, early starter, new and returning students programme induction (MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education and Nursing and Healthcare)
20 - 24 January 2025

Assessment period

January intake, new student University induction
27 January 2025 January intake, new and returning students programme induction 
03 February - 11 April 2025 Spring teaching and assessment block
14 - 25 April 2025 Spring holiday period
28 April - 30 May 2025 Spring teaching and assessment block
19 - 30 May 2025 Assessment period
4 - 8 August 2025 Re-sit Assessment Period

Undergraduate Academic year 2025 - 2026

Date (week commencing) Student schedule
25 August 2025 September early intake programmes (Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails) 
1 September 2025 September early intake starters for new and returning student programme induction (Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails)
8 September 2025 Early arrivals weekend - (Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails)
8 - 12 September 2025 Programme induction (for Nursing, Healthcare and ITS - please check your emails) 
13 September 2025 Welcome @ Derby event
15 - 19 September 2025 Programme induction week for all remaining programmes 
22 September - 12 December 2025 Autumn teaching and assessment block
15 December - 2 January 2026 Winter holiday period
5 - 9 January 2026 Autumn teaching and assessment block,
January early intake University induction (MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education and Nursing and Healthcare)
12 - 16 January 2026

Assessment period

January intake, early starter, new and returning students programme induction (MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education and Nursing and Healthcare)
19- 23January 2026

Assessment period

January intake, new student University induction
26-30 January 2026 January intake, new and returning students programme induction 
02 February - 27 March 2026 Spring teaching and assessment block
30 March - 10 April 2026 Spring holiday period
13 April - 29 May 2026 Spring teaching and assessment block
18 - 29 May 2026 Assessment period
3 - 7 August 2026 Re-sit Assessment Period

Postgraduate students calendar

Postgraduate Academic year 2024 - 2025

Date (week commencing) Student schedule
29 July - 2 September 2024 Re-enrolment
26 August - 2 September 2024 Start date for School Direct
2-9 September 2024 Start date for core PGCE and Therapeutic Arts
16-23 September 2024 Postgraduate Research Student (PGR) intake
23 September - 2 December 2024 Autumn teaching weeks (ten in total)
30 September - 28 October 2024 College research committees
28 October - 2 December 2024 Progression reviews
6-13 January 2025 PGR intake
6 January - 3 February 2025 College research committees
20 January - 31 March 2025 Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
3-10 March 2025 PGR intake
3 March - 7 April 2025 Progression reviews (five weeks in total)
31 March - 7 April 2025 College research committees
21-28 April 2025 Progression reviews
21-28 April 2025 College research committees
19 May - 28 July 2025 Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
2-9 June 2025 PGR intake
2-30 June 2025 Annual progress reviews (four weeks in total)
30 June - 28 July 2025 College research committees

Postgraduate Academic year 2025 - 2026

Date (week commencing)

Student schedule

28 July - 1 September 2025

Re-enrolment

25 August - 29 August 2025

Start date for School Direct

1-8 September 2025

Start date for core PGCE and Therapeutic Arts

15-22 September 2025

Postgraduate Research Student (PGR) intake

22 September - 28 November 2025

Autumn teaching weeks (ten in total)

29 September - 31 October 2025

College research committees

27 October - 1 December 2025

Progression reviews

5-12 January 2026

PGR intake

5 January - 2 February 2026

College research committees

19 January - 27 March 2026

Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)

2-9 March 2026

PGR intake

2 March - 6 April 2026

Progression reviews (five weeks in total)

30 March - 6 April 2026

College research committees

20-27 April 2026

Progression reviews

20-27 April 2026

College research committees

18 May - 27 July 2026

Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)

1-8 June 2026

PGR intake

1-29 June 2026

Annual progress reviews (four weeks in total)

29 June - 27 July 2026

College research committees

 

University of Derby Online students

Online Academic Calendar 2024/2025

Date Student schedule
23 September – 29 November 2024 Autumn teaching weeks (ten weeks in total)
2-6 December 2024 Assessment week
21-22 January 2024 Assessment board week
27 January - 4 April 2025 Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
7 April - 11 April 2025 Assessment week
20 May - 21 May 2024 Assessment board week
27 May – 1 August 2025 Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
4 August - 8 August 2025 Assessment week
16 September - 17 September 2025 Assessment board week

Online Academic Calendar 2025/2026

Date Student schedule
22 September – 28 November 2025 Autumn teaching weeks (ten weeks in total)
1-5 December 2025 Assessment week
26 January - 3* April 2026 Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
6 April - 10 April 2026 Assessment week
25 May – 31 July 2026 Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
3 August - 7 August 2026 Assessment week

*UK Bank Holiday