Academic Calendar 2015-2016*

2015
Induction/Freshers Week

Monday 21 September

Start of First Semester

Tuesday 29 September (Monday is a local

holiday)

Assessment Boards (postgraduate)

Last Date of Notification of Assessment Results from November
Assessment Boards to Student Administration

Monday 9 Friday 13 November

Award Ceremonies

Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December

End of First Semester Teaching

Friday 18 December

Student Christmas/New Year Break

Monday 21 December - Friday 1 January

Wednesday 18 November

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Reading Week

Monday 4 - Friday 8 January

First Semester Assessments

Saturday 9 - Saturday 23 January

Post Assessment Break

Monday 25 - Friday 29 January

End of First Semester

Friday 29 January

Start of Second Semester

Monday 1 February

Assessment Boards (postgraduate)

Last Date of Notification of (provisional) Assessment Results from
First Semester Assessments to Students
Student April Break

Monday 8 Friday 19 February

End of Second Semester Teaching

Friday 29 April

Reading Week

Monday 2 May - Friday 6 May

Monday 22 February
Monday 4 - Friday 8 April

Second Semester Assessments

Saturday 7 - Saturday 21 May

End of Second Semester for all Students except Final Year Honours
Students (or equivalent)

Friday 20 May

Marking Weeks

Monday 23 May - Friday 3 June

Start of Third Semester (where applicable)

Monday 30 May

Assessment Boards (undergraduate and postgraduate)

End of Second Semester for Final Year Honours Students (or
equivalent)
Last Date of Notification of Assessment Results to Student
Administration

Monday 6 - Thursday 16 June

Award Ceremonies

Tuesday 12 Friday 15 July

Re-sit Assessments (undergraduate and postgraduate)

Saturday 6 - Saturday 20 August

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Monday 20 June

Marking Week

Monday 22 - Friday 26 August

Re-sit Assessment Boards

Monday 29 August Friday 2 September

End of Third Semester (where applicable)

Friday 9 September

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Thursday 16 June

*Any deviation from the approved Calendar dates should be signed off by the relevant Dean of Faculty.
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These periods represent the main Assessment Board activity within the University but a number of Assessment Boards will
occur outwith these periods. Students will be notified of Assessment Board Results within five working days of the
Assessment Board. These timescales are applicable to all Assessment Boards.
The University will reopen on Tuesday 5 January 2016. Library opening times over the Christmas/New Year period will be
published (by the Library) nearer the time.
Some courses, in most cases postgraduate courses, have teaching scheduled all year round. For this purpose, reference is
made to Semester Three.