Academic Calendar 2023/24

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Academic Calendar 2023/24

25 March - Easter vacation begins

5 April - Easter Vacation Ends

6 May - May Bank Holiday

Listed below are all dates for Academic year 2023 / 2024.

Semester 1 - Autumn

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Teaching begins

Monday 25 September 2023

Winter Graduations

Monday 11 December 2023

This lasts for 8 days until Monday 18 December 2023

Monday 11 December - Tuesday 12 December (Derry ~ Londonderry)

Wednesday 13 December (Coleraine)

Monday 18 December (Belfast)

Go to the Graduation site for more information.

Teaching ends

Friday 15 December 2023

Christmas Vacation begins

Monday 18 December 2023

Christmas Vacation ends

Friday 5 January 2024

Examination Period

Monday 8 January 2024

This lasts for 13 days until Saturday 20 January 2024

Autumn Semester Ends

Friday 26 January 2024

Semester 2 - Spring

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Spring semester begins

Monday 29 January 2024

Teaching begins

St. Patrick's Day

Monday 18 March 2024

Easter vacation begins

Monday 25 March 2024

Easter Vacation Ends

Friday 5 April 2024

May Bank Holiday

Monday 6 May 2024

Revision week (non-teaching)

Tuesday 7 May 2024

This lasts for 4 days until Friday 10 May 2024

Examination Period

Monday 13 May 2024

This lasts for 15 days until Monday 27 May 2024

Spring semester ends

Friday 31 May 2024

Last date for meetings of Boards of Examiners

Thursday 13 June 2024

Summer Graduations

Monday 1 July 2024

This lasts for 9 days until Tuesday 9 July 2024

Monday 1 July - Wednesday 3 July (Belfast)

Thursday 4 July - Friday 5 July (Coleraine)

Monday 8 July - Tuesday 9 July (Derry ~ Londonderry)

Go to the Graduation site for more information.

Semester 3 - Summer

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Teaching begins

Monday 22 July 2024

Examination period

Monday 2 September 2024

This lasts for 5 days until Friday 6 September 2024

Summer Semester ends

Friday 13 September 2024

Meetings of Boards of Examiners

Monday 16 September 2024

This lasts for 5 days until Friday 20 September 2024

Resit Period

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Submission of supplementary coursework

Thursday 25 July 2024

Examination Resit Period

Wednesday 14 August 2024

This lasts for 9 days until Thursday 22 August 2024

Meetings of Boards of Examiners

Monday 26 August 2024

This lasts for 5 days until Friday 30 August 2024


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