Key dates

Undergraduate students calendar

Undergraduate Academic year 2025 - 2026

Each student has a personalised calendar which varies, depending on the programme they are studying and other factors.

The dates given below are an indication of the key dates in the academic calendar.

You will receive your personalised timetable via UDo two working days after you enrol, including all your classes, and the times and dates of your programme induction activities.

Date (week commencing)	Student schedule
25 August–12 September 2025	Nursing, Healthcare and Initial Teacher Training: New and returning student programme induction and start of teaching - please check your emails for your start date and access to your personalised timetable
13 September 2025	Welcome @ Derby event
12–14 September 2025	Main moving-in weekend for University of Derby halls of residence
16–17 September 2025	Freshers’ Fair
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 Nursing and Healthcare January intake: University Induction for new students
12–16 January 2026	Assessment period Nursing and Healthcare January intake: new and returning students Programme Induction
19–23 January 2026	Assessment period January intake (all other programmes): new student University Induction
26–30 January 2026	January intake, new and returning students programme induction
2 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 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– December 2025	Progression reviews
5–12 January 2026	PGR intake New students on the MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education programmes, University induction
12–16 January 2026	New and returning students on the MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education programmes, programme induction
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