Key Dates for 2025/2026 academic year

Induction Week

Induction week takes place 29 September 2025 to 5 October 2025. You will find a timetable for the events relevant to you via your personal Welcome and Orientation Week (WoW) planner page - coming soon! You will see that as we get closer to the start of the Welcome and Orientation week, more information from your college and the department will become available.

Term 1 (Michaelmas Term)

Teaching dates 6 October 2025 to 12 December 2025.

Term 1 Examinations week

Assessment week for Term 1 examinations is 5 January 2026 to 10 January 2026.  These dates are still provisional and the exact dates of your assessments will be confirmed when your programme begins.

Christmas Vacation

13 December 2025 to 4 January 2026.

Term 2 (Epiphany Term)

Teaching dates 12 January 2026 to 20 March 2026.

Easter Vacation

21 March 2026 to 26 April 2026.

Term 3 (Easter Term)

Teaching dates 27 April 2026 to 26 June 2026.

During this term you will attend revision lectures in preparation for your May/June 2026 examinations and also submit your Term 2 summative assignments. After the May/June examination period you will begin your Dissertation.

Examination Period for Term 2 Modules

The Examination period will take place May/June 2026.  A more detailed timetable will be circulated in due course.

Dissertation Period

You will work on your Dissertation from June to September 2026.  Please note that students are expected to be in Durham for the dissertation period.

Resit Period

A more detailed timetable will be circulated in due course. However, this is normally mid to end of August 2026.

Dissertation Submission Date

4 September 2026.

Graduation/Congregation

Successful students will graduate in January 2027 (exact date to be confirmed).