Session Dates for Postgraduate Taught Programmes commencing January 2023

2023  January  Monday 9 Start of Semester 2* teaching  
  March Friday 24 End of Semester 2* teaching  
    Monday 27   Spring Vacation starts
  April Friday 14   Spring Vacation ends
    Monday 17 Start of revision/examination period  
  May Monday 1   May Day Holiday
    Friday 5

End of examination period
End of Semester 2

  
    Monday 8

Start of Summer Semester teaching/dissertation period†

  
  July Monday 17   Fair Monday Holiday
    Friday 21 End of Summer Semester teaching  
    Monday 24 Start of revision  
    Friday 31 Start of examination period for programmes with teaching in Summer Semester  
  August Friday 18 End of examination period for programmes with teaching in Summer Semester  
    Monday 21 Start of dissertation period for programmes with teaching in Summer Semester  
  September Monday 18

Start of Semester 1 for programmes with teaching in this period‡

  
  October Monday 9

Start of resit examination period for programmes with teaching in Summer Semester

  
  December Friday 1 End of Semester 1/end of resit examination period for programmes with teaching in Summer Semester  
    Monday 4 Start of revision and examination period for programmes with teaching in Semester 1  
    Friday 15

End of examination period for programmes with teaching in Semester 1§
End of Semester 1

  

* Reference to this first period of teaching as ‘Semester 2’ is to align with standard University terminology for this part of the Academic Year.

† Some programmes have teaching in the Summer Semester, in others, this is the dissertation period. Please refer to the School concerned for details of dates for specific programmes. Dissertation submission dates are set separately for each programme and will be provided by the School.

‡ Reference to this period as Semester 1 (although it will be the second period of teaching for some programmes) is to align with standard University terminology for this part of the Academic Year. Some programmes have teaching in Semester 1, in others, this is the dissertation period. Please refer to the School concerned for details of dates for specific programmes. Dissertation submission dates are set separately for each programme and will be provided by the School.

§ Where teaching (rather than the project/dissertation) takes place in the September to December period, resits may take place in April/May 2023. Please refer to your School for confirmation.