Dates of Term
Term dates for session 2024 / 2025
Dates of Term 2024-25
Dates of Term should be read in conjunction with the University’s residency requirements for full-time students as set out in section 3.1 of Student Rules and Regulations.
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Event |
Date |
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Nursing |
Monday 02/09/2024 |
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Veterinary Science |
Monday 16/09/2024 |
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Michaelmas Term1 |
Monday 23/09/2024 - Saturday 14/12/2024 (12 weeks) |
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Christmas Vacation 2 |
Monday 16/12/2024 – Saturday 04/01/2025 (3 weeks) |
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Lent Term |
Monday 06/01/2025 – Saturday 05/04/2025 (13 weeks) |
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Easter Vacation 2 |
Monday 07/04/2025 – Saturday 26/04/2025 (3 weeks) |
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Easter Term |
Monday 28/04/2025 – Saturday 31/05/2025 (5 weeks) |
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SEMESTER 1 |
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Big Welcome Weekend |
Friday 20/09/2024 – Sunday 22/09/2024 |
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Orientation/Induction/Registration 3 |
Monday 23/09/2024 – Saturday 28/09/2024 (1 week) |
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Semester 1 Teaching |
Monday 30/09/2024 – Saturday 14/12/2024 (11 weeks) |
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End of Semester 1 Assessment and Examinations (including revision period). TBC: Centrally timetabled examinations will be held in the exam venues from Wednesday 08/01/2025-Wednesday 22/01/2025. |
Monday 06/01/2025 – Saturday 25/01/2025 (3 weeks) |
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SEMESTER 2 |
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Semester 2 Induction (for new students) |
Monday 20/01/2025 - Saturday 25/01/2025 (1 week) |
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Semester 2 Teaching |
Monday 27/01/2025 – Saturday 05/04/2025 (10 weeks) Monday 28/04/2025- Saturday 03/05/2025 (1 week) |
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Revision week |
Monday 05/05/2025 - Saturday 10/05/2025 (1 week) |
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End of Semester 2 Assessment and Examinations |
Monday 12/05/2025 – Saturday 31/05/2025 (3 weeks) |
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Summer 4 and 5 |
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Graduation Week |
Week beginning Monday 14/07/2025 |
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Supplementary Examinations |
Monday 11/08/2025 – Thursday 21/08/2025 |
NOTES
- Start and finish dates for students on a small number of programmes may differ, specifically those with extensive work experience placements e.g. Veterinary Science, Nursing and PGCE students. Students must check with their department.
- Vacation period for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, and for students on the International Foundation Programme. Formal, timetabled classes will not take place during vacation periods, but fieldwork, work experience placements and other activities may do.
- Induction at the beginning of semester 1 is an integral part of the academic year. Students are expected to be resident in Aberystwyth and to participate in activities as arranged by the University.
- The period from the end of Semester 2 to the beginning of the following session is a vacation period for full-time undergraduate students and for students on the International Foundation Programme. Students should however ensure that they are available to take resit exams in Aberystwyth during the August Resit Assessment period. Note that full-time postgraduate taught students will continue to pursue their studies during this period.
- Full-time postgraduate research students are required to be resident in Aberystwyth for 44 weeks a year, with the remaining 8 weeks to be taken as conditional leave. The timing of postgraduate research leave will be determined in discussion between student and supervisor, but does not need to coincide with the University vacation periods which are published in the dates of term.
Term Dates for session 2025 / 2026
2025/26 Academic year for September starters
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Event |
Date |
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Michaelmas Term |
Monday 22 September 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025 |
12 weeks |
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Christmas Vacation |
Monday 15 December 2025 – Friday 2 January 2026 |
3 weeks |
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Lent Term |
Monday 5 January 2026 – Friday 27 March 2026 |
13 weeks |
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Easter Vacation |
Monday 30 March 2026 – Friday 17 April 2026 |
3 weeks |
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Easter Term |
Monday 20 April 2026 – Friday 29 May 2026 |
5 weeks |
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Summer |
Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 18 September 2026 |
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Total full time undergraduate academic session |
30 weeks |
2025/26 Semester dates – with associated induction and assessment periods
SEMESTER 1 |
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Welcome Weekend |
Friday 19 September 2025 – Sunday 21 September 2025 |
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Orientation/Induction/ |
Monday 22 September 2025 – Friday 26 September 2025 |
1 week |
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Semester 1 Teaching |
Monday 29 September 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025 |
11 weeks |
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End of Semester 1 Assessment & Examinations |
Monday 5 January 2026 - Friday 23 January 2026 (including revision period) |
3 weeks |
SEMESTER 2 |
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NEW STARTERS Orientation/Induction/ |
Monday 19 January 2026- Friday 23 January 2026 (Overlap with end of Semester 1 assessment & exams period) |
1 week |
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Semester 2 Teaching |
Monday 26 January 2026 – Friday 27 March 2026 |
9 weeks 2 weeks |
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Revision week |
Monday 4 May 2026- Friday 8 May 2026 |
1 week |
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End of Semester 2 Assessment & Examinations |
Monday 11 May 2026 – Friday 29 May 2026 |
3 weeks |
SEMESTER S |
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Summer vacation |
Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 18 September 2026 |
16 weeks |
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NB No Orientation/Induction/Registration period scheduled for Semester S |
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Semester S Teaching block |
Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 14 August 2026 (Overlap with first week of supplementary assessment period) |
11 weeks |
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Graduation Week |
Week beginning Monday 13 July 2026 |
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End of Semester S/ Supplementary Assessments & Examinations |
Provisional dates - TBC |
2 weeks |
Term dates for session 2026 / 2027
2026/27 Academic year for September starters
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Event |
Date |
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Michaelmas Term |
Monday 21 September 2026 – Friday 11 December 2026 |
12 weeks |
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Christmas Vacation |
Monday 14 December 2026 – Friday 1 January 2027 |
3 weeks |
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Lent Term |
Monday 4 January 2027 – Friday 19 March 2027 |
12 weeks |
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Easter Vacation |
Monday 22 March 2027 – Friday 9 April 2027 |
3 weeks |
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Easter Term |
Monday 12 April 2027 – Friday 28 May 2027 |
6 weeks |
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Summer |
Monday 31 May 2027 – Friday 17 September 2027 OR |
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Total full time undergraduate academic session |
30 weeks |
Dates of Term should be read in conjunction with the University’s residency requirements for full-time students as set out in section 3.1 of Student Rules and Regulations.
- The University reserves the right to change dates up until the start of each term.
- Undergraduates on Nursing, Vet schemes and postgraduate programmes can vary according to individual patterns of study and may have extended terms or study continuously for all or part of their programme.
- Full time postgraduates are expected to study continuously over the summer.
2026/27 Semester dates – with associated induction and assessment periods
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SEMESTER 1 |
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Welcome Weekend |
Friday 18 September 2026 – Sunday 20 September 2026 |
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Orientation/Induction/ |
Monday 21 September 2026 – Friday 25 September 2026 |
1 week |
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Semester 1 Teaching |
Monday 28 September 2026 – Friday 11 December 2026 |
11 weeks |
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End of Semester 1 Assessment & Examinations |
Monday 4 January 2027 - Friday 22 January 2027 (including revision period) |
3 weeks |
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SEMESTER 2 |
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NEW STARTERS Orientation/Induction/ |
Monday 18 January 2027- Friday 22 January 2027 (Overlap with end of Semester 1 assessment & exams period) |
1 week |
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Semester 2 Teaching |
Monday 25 January 2027 – Friday 19 March 2027 |
8 weeks 3 weeks |
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Revision week |
Monday 3 May 2027- Friday 7 May 2027 |
1 week |
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End of Semester 2 Assessment & Examinations |
Monday 10 May 2027 – Friday 28 May 2027 |
3 weeks |
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SEMESTER S |
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Summer vacation |
Monday 31 May 2027 – Friday 17 September 2027 |
16 weeks |
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NB No Orientation/Induction/Registration period scheduled for Semester S |
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Semester S Teaching block |
Monday 31 May 2027 – Friday 13 August 2027 (Overlap with first week of supplementary assessment period) |
11 weeks |
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Graduation Week (TBC) |
Week beginning Monday 12 July 2027 (Royal Welsh TBC) |
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End of Semester S / Supplementary Assessments & Examinations |
Provisional dates - TBC |
2 weeks |