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Find semester dates for the current and upcoming years of study at Queen Mary University of London.

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Semester 1

  • 16 September - 13 December 2024
  • Study period: 16 December - 20 December 2024
  • Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2024, 1 January 2025

Semester 1 - Examination Period

  • Study period: 2 January - 3 January 2025
  • Examinations: 6 January - 21 January 2025

Semester 2

  • 22 January - 15 April 2025
  • Bank holidays: 18 and 21 April 2025

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules

  • Study period: 6 May - 7 May 2025
  • Examinations: 8 May - 6 June 2025
  • Bank holidays: 5 and 26 May 2025

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 4 August - 15 August 2025

Vacation Period

  • 21 December 2024 - 1 January 2025
  • 16 April 2025 - 5 May 2025
  • 9 June 2025 - 12 September 2025*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Dates given below are provisional.

Semester 1

  • 15 September - 12 December 2025
  • Study period: 15 December - 19 December 2025
  • Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2025, 1 January 2026

Semester 1 - Examination Period

  • Study period: 5 January - 7 January 2026
  • Examinations: 8 January - 23 January 2026

Semester 2

  • 26 January - 17 April 2026
  • Bank holidays: 3 and 6 April 2026

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules

  • Study period: 5 May - 6 May 2026
  • Examinations: 7 May - 5 June 2026
  • Bank holidays: 4 and 25 May 2026

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 3 August - 14 August 2026

Vacation Period

  • 20 December 2025 - 4 January 2026
  • 18 April 2026 - 4 May 2026
  • 6 June 2026 - 18 September 2026*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Dates given below are provisional.

Semester 1

  • 21 September – 18 December 2026
  • Study period: 21 December – 23 December 2026
  • Bank holidays: 25 and 28 December 2026, 1 January 2027

Semester 1 - Examination Period

  • Study period: 4 January – 6 January 2027
  • Examinations: 7 January – 22 January 2027

Semester 2

  • 25 January – 16 April 2027
  • Bank holidays: 26 and 29 March 2027

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules

  • Study period: 4 May – 5 May 2027
  • Examinations: 6 May – 4 June 2027 
  • Bank holidays: 3 and 31 May 2027

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 2 August – 13 August 2027

Vacation Period

  • 24 December 2026 - 3 January 2027
  • 17 April 2027 - 3 May 2027
  • 7 June 2027 - 17 September 2027*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Dates given below are provisional.

Semester 1

  • Welcome Week – 20 – 24 September 2027
  • Teaching - 27 September 2027 – 17 December 2027
  • Study period: 20 December 2027 – 21 December 2027
  • Bank holidays: 27 - 28 December 2029, 3 January 2028  

Semester 1 - Examination Period

  • Study period: 4-5 January 2028
  • Examinations: 6 January – 21 January 2028  

Semester 2

  • Welcome Week – 17 – 21 January 2028
  • Teaching - 24 January – 13 April 2028
  • Bank holidays: 14 April and 17 April 2028  

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules

  • Study period: 2 May – 3 May 2028
  • Examinations: 4 May – 2 June 2028 
  • Bank holidays: 1 and 29 May 2028  

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 7 August – 18 August 2028

Vacation Period

  • 22 December 2027 – 3 January 2028
  • 14 April 2028 – 1 May 2028
  • 5 June 2028 – 15 September 2028*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Dates given below are provisional.

Semester 1

  • Welcome Week – 18 – 22 September 2028 
  • Teaching - 25 September 2028 – 15 December 2028 
  • Study period: 18 December 2028 – 19 December 2028 
  • Bank holidays: 25 - 26 December 2029, 1 January 2029 

Semester 1 - Examination Period

  • Study period: 2-3 January 2029 
  • Examinations: 4 January – 19 January 2029 

Semester 2

  • Welcome Week – 15 – 19 January 2029 
  • Teaching - 22 January – 13 April 2029 
  • Bank holidays: 30 March and 2 April 2029 

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules

  • Study period: 1 May – 2 May 2029 
  • Examinations: 3 May – 1 June 2029  
  • Bank holidays: 7 and 28 May 2029 

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 6 August – 17 August 2029 

Vacation Period

  • 20 December 2028 – 1 January 2029 
  • 16 April 2029 – 1 May 2029 
  • 4 June 2029 – 14 September 2029*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Dates given below are provisional.

Semester 1 

  • Welcome Week – 17 – 21 September 2029 
  • Teaching - 24 September 2029 – 14 December 2029 
  • Study period: 17 December 2029 – 18 December 2029 
  • Bank holidays: 25 - 26 December 2029, 1 January 2030 

Semester 1 - Examination Period 

  • Study period: 2 January 2030 
  • Examinations: 3 January – 18 January 2030 

Semester 2 

  • Welcome Week – 14 – 18 January 2030 
  • Teaching - 21 January – 12 April 2030 
  • Bank holidays: 19 and 22 April 2030 

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules 

  • Study period: 29 April - 1 May 2030 
  • Examinations: 2 May – 31 May 2030  
  • Bank holidays: 6 and 27 May 2030 

Late Summer Resit Period 

  • 5 August – 16 August 2030 

Vacation Period 

  • 19 December 2029 – 1 January 2030 
  • 15 April 2030 – 26 April 2030 
  • 3 June 2030 – 13 September 2030*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Dates given below are provisional.

Semester 1 

  • Welcome Week – 16 – 20 September 2030 
  • Teaching - 23 September 2030 – 13 December 2030 
  • Study period: 16 December 2030 – 17 December 2030 
  • Bank holidays: 25 - 26 December 2030, 1 January 2031 

Semester 1 - Examination Period 

  • Study period: 6 - 8 January 2031 
  • Examinations: 9 January – 24 January 2031 

Semester 2 

  • Welcome Week – 20 – 24 January 2031 
  • Teaching - 27 January – 18 April 2031 
  • Bank holidays: 11 and 14 April 2031 

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules 

  • Study period: 6 May - 7 May 2031 
  • Examinations: 8 May – 6 June 2031  
  • Bank holidays: 5 and 26 May 2031 

Late Summer Resit Period 

  • 4 August – 15 August 2031 

Vacation Period 

  • 18 December 2030 – 3 January 2031 
  • 21 April 2031 – 2 May 2031 
  • 9 June 2031 – 12 September 2031*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation. Please see the section below for Masters students for further details.

Please note -

For Masters students

  • Masters students starting in September are expected to work on their dissertation or project throughout the summer – for these students, this period between the end of the university's Semester 3 and their course end date is not a vacation. For masters students, only Christmas (end of the study week in the university's Semester 1 to the beginning of the university's Semester 1 Examination Period) and Easter (end of the university's Semester 2 and the beginning of the university's Semester 3 Study Period) are vacations.
  • Masters students starting in January are expected to work on their dissertation or project throughout the summer – for these students, this period between the end of the university's Semester 3 and the start of the university's Semester 1 is not a vacation. For masters students, only Easter (end of the university's Semester 2 and the beginning of the university's Semester 3 Study Period) and Christmas (end of the study week in the university's Semester 1 to the beginning of the university's Semester 1 Examination Period) are vacations.

For PhD students

  • PhD students do not follow this pattern of attendance – vacations should be agreed in writing with their supervisor(s).

For International Foundation Programme students

For Pre-Masters Graduate Diploma students

For MBBS and BDS students

You can also access semester dates for previous years.

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