Academic Year Calendar (2020-21)
| Week | Week beginning | Academic Year Calendar 2020-21 | Term/Semester | |
| Undergraduate continuing years / Postgraduate all years | Undergraduate new first years | |||
| 1 | 31 Aug |
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←Michaelmas Term begins/Semester 1 begins |
| 2 | 7 Sep | |||
| 3 | 14 Sep | Appeals | ||
| 4 | 21 Sep | Orientation (undergraduate visiting / Erasmus / postgraduate) | ||
| 5 | 28 Sep | Teaching and Learning | Orientation (undergraduate new first years) | ←Michaelmas Teaching Term begins
←Michaelmas Term ends Sunday 20 December 2020/Semester 1 ends |
| 6 | 5 Oct | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 7 | 12 Oct | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 8 | 19 Oct | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 9 | 26 Oct | Teaching and Learning (Monday, Public Holiday) | Teaching and Learning (Monday, Public Holiday) | |
| 10 | 2 Nov | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 11 | 9 Nov | Study/Review | Teaching and Learning | |
| 12 | 16 Nov | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 13 | 23 Nov | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 14 | 30 Nov | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 15 | 7 Dec | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 16 | 14 Dec | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 17 | 21 Dec | Christmas Period |
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| 18 | 28 Dec | |||
| 19 | 4 Jan | Revision | Revision | |
| 20 | 11 Jan | Assessment* | Assessment* | |
| 21 | 18 Jan | Assessment*/Foundation Scholarship^ | Assessment* | ←Hilary Term begins |
| 22 | 25 Jan | Marking/Results | Marking/Results | |
| 23 | 1 Feb | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | ←Hilary Teaching Term begins/Semester 2 begins
←Hilary Term ends Sunday 25 April 2021 |
| 24 | 8 Feb | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 25 | 15 Feb | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 26 | 22 Feb | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 27 | 1 Mar | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 28 | 8 Mar | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 29 | 15 Mar | Study/Review (Wednesday, Public Holiday) | Study/Review (Wednesday, Public Holiday) | |
| 30 | 22 Mar | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 31 | 29 Mar | Teaching and Learning (Friday, Good Friday) | Teaching and Learning (Friday, Good Friday) | |
| 32 | 5 Apr | Teaching and Learning (Monday, Easter Monday) | Teaching and Learning (Monday, Easter Monday) | |
| 33 | 12 Apr | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 34 | 19 Apr | Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning | |
| 35 | 26 Apr | Trinity Week (Monday, Trinity Monday) | Trinity Week (Monday, Trinity Monday) | ←Trinity Term begins |
| 36 | 3 May | Revision (Monday, Public Holiday) | Revision (Monday, Public Holiday) | |
| 37 | 10 May | Assessment* | Assessment* | |
| 38 | 17 May | Assessment* | Assessment* | |
| 39 | 24 May | Marking/Results | Marking/Results | |
| 40 | 31 May | Marking/Results | Marking/Results | ←Statutory (Trinity) Term ends Sunday 6 June 2021/Semester 2 ends |
| 41 | 7 Jun | Research (Monday, Public Holiday) | Research (Monday, Public Holiday) | |
| 42 | 14 Jun | Research | Research | |
| 43 | 21 Jun | Research | Research | |
| 44 | 28 Jun | Research | Research | |
| 45 | 5 Jul | Research | Research | |
| 46 | 12 Jul | Research | Research | |
| 47 | 19 Jul | Research | Research | |
| 48 | 26 Jul | Research | Research | |
| 49 | 2 Aug | Research (Monday, Public Holiday) | Research (Monday, Public Holiday) | |
| 50 | 9 Aug | Research | Research | |
| 51 | 16 Aug | Research | Research | |
| 52 | 23 Aug | Research | Research |
*Note: additional/contingency days may be required outside of the formal assessment/reassessment weeks
^Note: it may be necessary to hold some exams in the preceding week
For details of courses taught/examined outside the formal academic year structure, contact the local School or Course Office
A printable accessible version and previous years can be found on the Academic Year Structure page