Academic Dates

University terms and important dates.

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Over 330

undergraduate and postgraduate courses

17 colleges

in our distinctive collegiate system

Academic Year 2023-2024

Term	Start	End
Summer Vacation 2023	24 June 2023	24 September 2023
Induction Week 2023	25 September 2023	1 October 2023
Michaelmas Term 2023	2 October 2023	8 December 2023
Christmas Vacation 2023-2024	9 December 2023	7 January 2024
Epiphany Term 2024	8 January 2024	15 March 2024
Easter Vacation 2024	16 March 2024	21 April 2024
Easter Term 2024	22 April 2024	21 June 2024
Summer Vacation 2024	22 June 2024	29 September 2024

Academic Year 2024-2025

Term	Start	End
Summer vacation 2024	22 June 2024	29 September 2024
Induction Week 2024	30 September 2024	6 October 2024
Michaelmas Term 2024	7 October 2024	13 December 2024
Christmas vacation 2024-2025	14 December 2024	12 January 2025
Epiphany Term 2025	13 January 2025	21 March 2025
Easter vacation 2025	22 March 2025	27 April 2025
Easter Term 2025	28 April 2025	27 June 2025
Summer vacation 2025	28 June 2025	28 September 2025

Academic Year 2025-2026

Term	Start	End
Summer vacation 2025	28 June 2025	28 September 2025
Induction Week 2025	29 September 2025	5 October 2025
Michaelmas Term 2025	6 October 2025	12 December 2025
Christmas vacation 2025-2026	13 December 2025	11 January 2026
Epiphany Term 2026	12 January 2026	20 March 2026
Easter vacation 2026	21 March 2026	26 April 2026
Easter Term 2026	27 April 2026	26 June 2026
Summer vacation 2026	27 June 2026	27 September 2026

Note for students: please check your specific programme calendar for your official term dates, as some programmes differ slightly.