Dates of Term

Term dates for session 2023 / 2024

Term dates for session 2023 / 2024

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.

Event

Date

PGCE and BSc Nursing Schemes start on

Monday 04/09/2023 – Saturday 16/12/2023 (15 weeks) or End of school term (teaching practice)

Start date for BVSc Veterinary Science

Monday 18/09/2023 - Saturday 16/12/2023 (13 weeks)

Michaelmas Term[1]

Monday 25/09/2023 - Saturday 16/12/2023 (12 weeks)     

Christmas Vacation 2

Monday 18/12/2023 – Saturday 06/01/2024 (3 weeks)

Lent Term 

Monday 08/01/2024 – Saturday 23/03/2024 (11 weeks)

Easter Vacation 2

Monday 25/03/2024 – Saturday 13/04/2024 (3 weeks)

Easter Term

Monday 15/04/2024 – Saturday 01/06/2024 (7 weeks)

SEMESTER 1

Big Welcome Weekend

Friday 22/09/2023 – Sunday 24/09/2023

Orientation/Induction/Registration 3

Monday 25/09/2023 – Saturday 30/09/2023 (1 week)

Semester 1 Teaching 

Monday 02/10/2023 – Saturday 16/12/2023 (11 weeks)

End of Semester Examination and Assessment period. (Centrally timetabled examinations will be held in the main exam venue from Wednesday 10/1/2024- Wednesday 24/01/2024)

Monday 08/01/2024 – Saturday 27/01/2024 (3 weeks)

SEMESTER 2

Semester 2 Induction (for new students)

Monday 22/01/2024 - Saturday 27/01/2024

Semester 2 Teaching (Block 1)

Monday 29/01/2024 – Saturday 23/03/2024 (8 weeks)

Semester 2 Teaching (Block 2)

Monday 15/04/2024 - Saturday 04/05/2024 (3 weeks)

Revision week

Monday 06/05/2024 - Saturday 11/05/2024

End of Semester Examination and Assessment

Monday 13/05/2024 - Saturday 01/06/2024

Summer 4 and 5

Graduation Week (TBC)

Week beginning Monday 15/07/2024
(Royal Welsh TBC)

Supplementary Examinations

Monday 12/08/2024 – Friday 23/08/2024

 NOTES

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

KRB 06/09/2021 

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.

Event

Date

PGCE/Nursing

Monday 02/09/2024  (TBC)

Veterinary Science

Monday 16/09/2024 (TBC)

Michaelmas Term1

Monday 23/09/2024 - Saturday 14/12/2024 (12 weeks)

Christmas Vacation 2

Monday 16/12/2024 – Saturday 04/01/2025 (3 weeks)

Lent Term 

Monday 06/01/2025 – Saturday 05/04/2025 (13 weeks)

Easter Vacation 2

Monday 07/04/2025 – Saturday 26/04/2025 (3 weeks)

Easter Term

Monday 28/04/2025 – Saturday 31/05/2025 (5 weeks)
*Monday 05/05/2025 – Early May Bank Holiday

SEMESTER 1

Big Welcome Weekend

Friday 20/09/2024 – Sunday 22/09/2024

Orientation/Induction/Registration 3

Monday 23/09/2024 – Saturday 28/09/2024 (1 week)

Semester 1 Teaching 

Monday 30/09/2024 – Saturday 14/12/2024 (11 weeks)

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)

SEMESTER 2

Semester 2 Induction (for new students)

Monday 20/01/2025 - Saturday 25/01/2025 (1 week)

Semester 2 Teaching

Monday 27/01/2025 – Saturday 05/04/2025 (10 weeks)

Monday 28/04/2025- Saturday 03/05/2025 (1 week)

Revision week

Monday 05/05/2025 - Saturday 10/05/2025 (1 week)

End of Semester 2 Assessment and Examinations

Monday 12/05/2025 – Saturday 31/05/2025 (3 weeks)

Summer 4 and 5

Graduation Week (TBC)

Week beginning Monday 14/07/2025 (Royal Welsh TBC)

Supplementary Examinations

Monday 11/08/2025 – Thursday 21/08/2025

 

 NOTES

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

Event

Date

 

Michaelmas Term
PGCE/Nursing
Veterinary Science

Monday 22 September 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025
Monday 1 September 2025 (TBC)
Monday 15 September 2025 (TBC)

12 weeks

Christmas Vacation

Monday 15 December 2025 – Friday 2 January 2026

3 weeks

Lent Term 

Monday 5 January 2026 – Friday 27 March 2026

13 weeks

Easter Vacation

Monday 30 March 2026 – Friday 17 April 2026

3 weeks

Easter Term

Monday 20 April 2026 – Friday 29 May 2026

5 weeks

Summer

Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 18 September 2026

 

 

Total full time undergraduate academic session

30  weeks

2025/26 Semester dates – with associated induction and assessment periods

SEMESTER 1

 

Welcome Weekend

Friday 19 September 2025 – Sunday 21 September 2025

 

Orientation/Induction/
Registration

Monday 22 September 2025 – Friday 26 September 2025

1 week

Semester 1 Teaching 

Monday 29 September 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025

11 weeks

End of Semester 1 Assessment & Examinations (TBC: Centrally timetabled examinations will be held in the main exam venues from Wednesday 07/01/2026 - Wednesday 21/01/2026)

Monday 5 January 2026 - Friday 23 January 2026 (including revision period)

3 weeks

SEMESTER 2

 

NEW STARTERS Orientation/Induction/
Registration

Monday 19 January 2026- Friday 23 January 2026

(Overlap with second week of Semester 1 assessment & exams period)

1 week

Semester 2 Teaching

Monday 26 January 2026 – Friday 27 March 2026
Monday 20 April 2026 – Friday 1 May 2026

9 weeks

2 weeks

Revision week

Monday 4 May 2026- Friday 8 May 2026

1 week

End of Semester 2 Assessment & Examinations

Monday 11 May 2026 – Friday 29 May 2026

3 weeks

SEMESTER S

 

Summer vacation

Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 18 September 2026
(FT UG September starters)

16 weeks

NB No Orientation/Induction/Registration period scheduled for Semester S

Semester S Teaching block

Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 14 August 2026

(Overlap with first week of supplementary assessment period)

11 weeks

Graduation Week (TBC)

Week beginning Monday 13 July 2026 (Royal Welsh TBC)

 

End of Semester S/ Supplementary

Assessments & Examinations

Provisional dates - TBC
Monday 10 August 2026 – Friday 21 August 2026

2 weeks