Key dates

Undergraduate students

Academic year 2022 - 2023

Date (week commencing) Student schedule
30 August 2022 September early intake University induction (Health, Psychology and Social Care and ITE)
5 September 2022 September early intake new students and returning students programme induction (Health, Psychology and Social Care and ITE) 
12 - 16 September 2022 September intake, new students University induction
17 September 2022 Halls intake weekend 
19 - 23 September 2022 September intake, new and returning students programme induction 
26 September - 16 December 2022 Autumn teaching and assessment block
19 December 2022 - 6 January 2023 Winter holiday period
9 - 13 January 2023 Autumn teaching and assessment block
16 - 27 January 2023 Assessment period
23 - 27 January 2023 January intake, new students University induction
30 January 2023 - 3 February 2023 January intake, new and returning students programme induction 
6 February - 31 March 2023 Spring teaching and assessment block
20 - 25 February 2023 March intake, new students University induction
27 - 3 March 2023 March intake, new and returning students programme induction
3 - 14 April 2023 Spring holiday period
17 April - 2 June 2023 Spring teaching and assessment block
22 May - 2 June 2023 Assessment period

University of Derby Online students

Academic year 2022-2023

DateStudent schedule
26 September - 2 December 2022 Autumn teaching weeks (ten weeks in total)
5 - 9 December 2022 Assessment week
23 - 27 January 2023 Assessment board week
30 January - 7 April 2023 Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
10 - 14 April 2023 Assessment week
22 - 26 May 2023 Assessment board week
29 May - 4 August 2023 Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
7 - 11 August 2023 Assessment week
18 - 22 September 2023 Assessment board week

Future undergraduate academic year calendars

Academic year 2023 - 2024

Date (week commencing) Student schedule
28 August 2023 September early intake University induction (Health, Psychology and Social Care and ITE)
4 September 2023 September early intake, starters, new student and returning student programme induction (Nursing, Healthcare and ITE) 
11 - 15 September 2023 September intake, new student University induction
18 - 22 September 2023 September intake, new and returning student programme induction 
25 September - 16 December 2023 Autumn teaching and assessment block
18 December 2023 - 5 January 2024 Winter holiday period
8 - 12 January 2024 Autumn teaching and assessment block. January early intake, University induction (MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education and Nursing and Healthcare)
15 - 19 January 2024 Assessment period. January intake early starter new and returning students programme induction (MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education and Nursing and Healthcare)
22 - 26 January 2024 Assessment period. January intake new student University induction
29 January 2024 January intake, new and returning students programme induction 
26 February - 1 March 2024 March intake, returning students programme induction
5 February - 22 March 2024 Spring teaching and assessment block
25 March - 5 April 2024 Spring holiday period
8 April - 31 May 2024 Spring teaching and assessment block
20 May - 31 May 2024 Assessment period

Academic year 2024 - 2025

Date (week commencing) Student schedule
26 August 2024 September early intake starters University induction (Nursing, Healthcare and ITE)
2 September 2024 September early intake starters new student and returning student programme induction (Nursing, Healthcare and ITE) 
9 - 13 September 2024 September intake, new students University induction
16 - 20 September 2024 September intake, new and returning students programme induction 
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 
24 - 28 February -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