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Academic Calendar 2025/26 dates

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Academic Calendar 2025/26

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22 September - Teaching begins

10 December - Winter Graduations

12 December - Teaching ends

Listed below are all dates for Academic year 2025 / 2026.

Semester 1 - Autumn

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Teaching begins

Monday 22 September 2025

Winter Graduations

Wednesday 10 December 2025

This lasts for 8 days until Wednesday 17 December 2025

Wednesday 10 December - Thursday 11 December-  Belfast

Friday 12 December - Coleraine

Tuesday 16 December - Wednesday 17 Dec - Derry~Londonderry

Go to the Graduation site (opens in new window) for more information.

Teaching ends

Friday 12 December 2025

Christmas Vacation begins

Monday 15 December 2025

Christmas

Thursday 25 December 2025

University Closed (Christmas)

Christmas Vacation ends

Friday 2 January 2026

Examination Period

Monday 5 January 2026

This lasts for 12 days until Friday 16 January 2026

Autumn Semester Ends

Friday 23 January 2026

Semester 2 - Spring

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Spring Semester Begins

Monday 26 January 2026

St Patrick's Day

Tuesday 17 March 2026

University Closure Day

Easter Vacation Begins

Monday 30 March 2026

Easter Vacation Ends

Friday 10 April 2026

May Bank Holiday

Monday 4 May 2026

University Closure Day

Revision Week (non-teaching)

Tuesday 5 May 2026

This lasts for 4 days until Friday 8 May 2026

Examination Period

Sunday 10 May 2026

This lasts for 16 days until Monday 25 May 2026

Spring Semester Ends

Friday 29 May 2026

Last Date for Meetings for Boards of Examiners

Thursday 11 June 2026

Summer Graduations

Friday 3 July 2026

This lasts for 1 day until Friday 3 July 2026

Monday 29 June - Thursday 2 July -  Belfast

Monday 6 July - Wednesday 8 July - Derry~Londonderry

Thursday 9 July - Friday 10 July - Coleraine

Go to the Graduation site (opens in new window) for more information.

Resit Period

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Examination Resit Period

Wednesday 12 August 2026

This lasts for 9 days until Thursday 20 August 2026

Meetings of Boards of Examiners

Monday 24 August 2026

This lasts for 5 days until Friday 28 August 2026

Semester 3 - Summer

This table shows dates in chronological order.
Event Date Notes

Teaching begins

Monday 20 July 2026

Examination period

Monday 31 August 2026

Summer Semester ends

Friday 18 September 2026

Meetings of Boards of Examiners

Friday 18 September 2026

This lasts for 1 day until Friday 18 September 2026


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