Academic Calendar 2013-2014*

2013 

Induction/Freshers Week Tuesday 24 September(Monday is a local holiday)

Start of First Semester Monday 30 September

1 Assessment Boards (postgraduate) Monday 11 - Friday 15 November

Last Date of Notification of Assessment Results from November AssessmentBoards to Student Administration

Wednesday 20 November

Award Ceremonies Thursday 12 & Friday 13 December

End of First Semester Teaching Friday 20 December

Student Christmas/New Year Break Monday 23 December - Friday 3 January

2014

2 Reading Week Monday 6 - Friday 10 January

First Semester Assessments Saturday 11 - Saturday 25 January

Post Assessment Break Monday 27 - Friday 31 January

End of First Semester Friday 31 January

Start of Second Semester Monday 3 February

1 Assessment Boards (postgraduate) Monday 10 - Friday 21 February

Last Date of Notification of (provisional) Assessment Results from First SemesterAssessments to Students

Monday 24 February

Student April Break Monday 7 - Friday 11 April

End of Second Semester Teaching Friday 2 May

Reading Week Monday 5 May - Friday 9 May

Second Semester Assessments Saturday 10 - Saturday 24 May

End of Second Semester for all Students except Final Year Honours Students Friday 23 May

Marking Weeks Monday 26 May - Friday 6 June

3 Start of Third Semester (where applicable) Monday 2 June

1 Assessment Boards (undergraduate and postgraduate) Monday 9 - Thursday 19 June

End of Second Semester for Final Year Honours Students Thursday 19 June

Last Date of Notification of Assessment Results to Student Administration Monday 23 June

Award Ceremonies Tuesday 15 - Friday 18 July

Re-sit Assessments (undergraduate and postgraduate) Saturday 9 - Saturday 23 August

Marking Week Monday 25 - Friday 29 August

1 Re-sit Assessment Boards Monday 1 - Friday 5 September

3 End of Third Semester (where applicable) Friday 12 September

*Any deviation from the approved Calendar dates should be signed off by the relevant Dean of Faculty.

1 These periods represent the main Assessment Board activity within the University but a number of Assessment Boards will occur outwith these periods. Studentswill be notified of Assessment Board Results on the Student Portal within five working days of the Assessment Board and hard copy transcripts will be issuedwithin ten working days of the Assessment Board. These timescales are applicable to all Assessment Boards.

2 The University will reopen on Friday 3 January. Library opening times over the Christmas/New Year period will be published (by the Library) nearer the time.

3 Some courses, in most cases postgraduate courses, have teaching scheduled all year round. For this purpose, reference is made to Semester Three.