It’s good to know when your teaching and assessments are taking place so you can plan your time and organise your learning.
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Academic year |
1 August 2025 - 31 July 2026 |
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Christmas |
22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 |
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Easter |
30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026 |
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Bank Holidays |
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Academic Calendars 2025/26
Most courses are structured in line with one of the Academic Calendars listed below. This means that similar types of courses share the same key dates, e.g. welcome week for new students, teaching start and finish dates, and the period during which students take their end-of-module exams/assessments.
The Calendar for your course depends on various factors, including whether you are an Undergraduate or Postgraduate, if your course includes placements or you are an Apprentice, and so on.
Please note: that some small but significant changes have been made to the Semester and Trimester 15-week calendars for students at our Canterbury and Medway Campuses, effective from the 2025/26 academic year. In addition, a new calendar for some apprenticeships will be introduced. These changes have been made to better suit student study patterns, and to enable better and timely delivery of your course.
How to find which Academic Calendar you are on:
- Once you are a registered student, you can look up your course's academic calendar in MyRecord under 'Your course details'. If you're still unsure please contact your Course Team.
- If you're a new student who hasn't yet registered, you'll find your course's academic calendar in your Course Essentials.
Most Undergraduate courses adhere to the University’s ‘Semesters’ Academic Calendar.
The academic year will be one week shorter than in 2024/25, lasting 43 weeks in 2025/26.
Key dates for courses starting/re-starting in September 2025
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
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Advent Semester |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 16 January 2026
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Easter Semester |
Monday 19 January 2026 - Friday 15 May 2026
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| Reassessment Period | Monday 20 - Friday 24 July 2026 |
| Exceptional Reassessment Period | w/c Monday 24 August 2026 |
| Student Holidays (non-teaching) | Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 |
This Academic Calendar is typically used for courses that have a longer academic year to meet external professional requirements.
This calendar only applies to:
- continuing students (Level 5,6, and 7) on health courses (UG and PGT)
- continuing students on 2023/24 (and earlier) intake cohorts for the BA Primary Education.
Key dates for courses starting/re-starting in September 2025
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
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Advent Semester |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 16 January 2026
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| Personal Development Week | Monday 19 - Friday 23 January 2026 |
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Easter Semester |
Monday 26 January 2026 - Friday 22 May 2026
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| Professional Learning Block | Monday 1 June 2026 - Friday 3 July 2026 |
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| Student Holidays (non-teaching) | Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 | |
| Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 May 2026 |
This calendar applies to all Primary & Secondary Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught ITE students.
This doesn’t apply to continuing 2023/24 (and earlier) intake of the BA Primary Education.
Key dates for courses starting/re-starting in September 2025
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 8 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
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Advent Semester
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Monday 8 Sept 2025 - Friday 30 January 2026NB: teaching week 1 occurs across Monday 8 - Friday 19 September 2025 period.
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Easter Semester |
Monday 2 February 2026 - Friday 3 July 2026
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| Reassessment Period | w/c Monday 3 August 2026 |
| Student Holidays (non-teaching) | Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 02 January 2026 |
| Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 | |
| Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 May 2026 |
This calendar is for new students starting on Nursing and Nursing Apprenticeship from 2025/2026.
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
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Advent Semester |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 30 January 2026
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Easter Semester |
Monday 2 February 2026 - Friday 12 June 2026
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| Professional Learning Block | Monday 15 June 2026 - Friday 24 July 2026 |
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| Student Holidays (non-teaching) | Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 |
This Academic Calendar is typically used for Postgraduate Taught degrees.
The nature of assessments/exams on these courses mean that the third and final Trimester extends part-way into the following week.
Key dates for Trimesters courses starting/re-starting in September 2025
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 | |||
| Advent Trimester |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 16 January 2026
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| Easter Trimester |
Monday 19 January 2026 - Friday 15 May 2026
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| Trinity Trimester |
Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Wednesday 16 September 2026
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Key dates for Trimesters courses starting/re-starting in January 2026
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 12 - Friday 16 January 2026 |
| Easter Trimester |
Monday 19 January 2026 - Friday 15 May 2026
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| Trinity Trimester |
Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Friday 4 September 2026
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| Advent Trimester |
Monday 21 September 2026 - Wednesday 13 January 2027
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| Reassessment Period |
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| Student Holidays (non-teaching) |
Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 Monday 18 - Friday 22 May 2026 |
| Monday 7 - Friday 18 September 2026 | |
| Monday 21 December 2026 - Friday 1 January 2027 |
Key dates for Trimesters courses starting/re-starting in June 2026
| Welcome and Induction | Tuesday 18 - Friday 22 May 2026 |
| Trinity Trimester |
Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Friday 4 September 2026
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| Advent Trimester |
Monday 21 September 2026 - Friday 15 January 2027
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| Easter Trimester |
Monday 18 January 2027 - Wednesday 19 May 2027
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| Student Holidays (non-teaching) |
Monday 7 - Friday 18 September 2026 |
| Monday 21 December 2026 - Friday 1 January 2027 | |
| Monday 29 March 2027 - Friday 9 April 2027 |
This Academic Calendar is typically for employment-based courses, i.e. foundation degrees, where students are on campus one day a week.
Key dates for courses starting/re-starting in September 2025
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
| Advent Trimester |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 12 December 2025
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| Personal Development Week | Monday 12 - Friday 16 January 2026 |
| Easter Trimester |
Monday 19 January 2026 - Friday 17 April 2026
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| Trinity Trimester |
Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Friday 14 August 2026
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| Reassessment Period |
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| Student Holiday / Independent Study (non-teaching) | Monday 15 December 2025 - Friday 9 January 2026 |
| Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 3 April 2026 | |
| Monday 20 April 2026 - Friday 22 May 2026 |
This Academic Calendar is for a small number of Undergraduate courses which are taught in Trimesters, and students progress from one academic year to the next.
Key dates for courses starting/re-starting in September 2025
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
| Advent Trimester |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 12 December 2025
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| Personal Development Week | Monday 5 - Friday 9 January 2026 |
| Easter Trimester |
Monday 12 January 2026 - Friday 17 April 2026
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| Trinity Trimester |
Tuesday 27 April 2026 - Friday 17 July 2026
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| Student Holidays / Independent Study (non-teaching) |
Monday 15 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 |
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Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 Monday 20 - Friday 24 April 2026 |
This calendar is new for 2025-26 and applies to new students on most apprenticeship courses (UG and PGT)
| Welcome and Induction | Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
| Term 1 |
Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 5 December 2025
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| Term 2 |
Monday 8 December 2025 - Friday 6 March 2026
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| Term 3 |
Monday 9 March 2026 - Friday 5 June 2026
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| Term 4 |
Monday 8 June 2026 - Friday 21 August 2026
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| Reassessment Period |
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| Student Holidays (non-teaching) | Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 |
Further information
Welcome week
This week is for students who are starting at the University, progressing to a new course of study or transitioning from a foundation year. It gives you a chance to meet students and tutors on your course before teaching on your modules begins, plus you’ll learn more about your student timetable including which groups you’re in for seminars (where applicable).
You’ll discover different ways we support you and the opportunities to join the wider community through activities like the Students’ Union Welcome Fair (formally Freshers Fayre). For all these reasons, it’s really important that new students attend their Welcome Week.
Study weeks
In study weeks, there is generally no timetabled teaching, to give you time to consolidate your learning and academic skills and/or prepare for assessments or placements. You might meet with your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) to get advice on the next steps you need to take to achieve your full potential, explore study support on offer to you like the Library or the Learning Skills Hub, or access wider development opportunities such as volunteering and peer mentoring.
Your Course Team will tell you if any activities scheduled during study weeks are mandatory. If you are on a Student Route Visa, please remember that it’s important you attend all mandatory timetabled activities as they count towards your attendance record.
Personal development week
This is a dedicated week involving focussed activities that will develop your wider skills, enhance your employability and prepare you for your future career.
Reassessments
If you don’t pass all your modules at the first attempt, you may be given the opportunity to undertake reassessment. Your Board of Examiners will confirm when this will take place.
- For students on Semester-based courses, this could be in the period between the end of the current academic year and the start of the next one or during the next academic year.
- For Postgraduate students, this will be in the next Trimester (for Trimester 3 modules, reassessments will take place during the first Trimester of the following academic year).
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