Term dates

2024/25

Autumn Term
Monday 30 September – Friday 13 December 2024
Reading week: Monday 4 November – Friday 8 November 2024

Winter break
Monday 16 December 2024 – Friday 17 January 2025

January exams
Wednesday 8 – Friday 17 January 2025

Winter Term
Monday 20 January – Friday 4 April 2025
Reading week: Monday 24 February – Friday 28 February 2025

Spring break
Monday 7 April – Monday 5 May 2025

Spring Term
Tuesday 6 May (due to May bank holiday) – Friday 20 June 2025

For 12-month master's students and students in Year 2 of a 24-month master's programme, Spring Term extends until the official end date of your programme.

2025/26

Autumn Term
Monday 29 September – Friday 12 December 2025
Reading week: Monday 3 November – Friday 7 November 2025

Winter break
Monday 15 December 2025 – Friday 16 January 2026

January exams
Wednesday 7 – Friday 16 January 2026

Winter Term
Monday 19 January – Thursday 2 April 2026 (due to Good Friday on 3 April)
Reading week: Monday 23 February – Friday 27 February 2026

Spring break
Friday 3 April – Monday 4 May 2026

Spring Term
Tuesday 5 May (due to May bank holiday) – Friday 19 June 2026

For 12-month master's students and students in Year 2 of a 24-month master's programme, Spring Term extends until the official end date of your programme.

Attendance and employment

Students on full-time 12-month taught Master's programmes are required to study for a full calendar year. This means that students are expected to study beyond the end of the Spring term to prepare their dissertations in time for September submission.

Taught Masters students and some PhD students who are Student visa holders will continue to be restricted to term-time levels of permissible hours of work during the summer, paid or unpaid. More information on working during studies can be found on the School’s Working on a visa in the UK page.

Previous term dates

 2023/24

Autumn Term
Monday 25 September – Friday 8 December 2023
Reading week: Monday 30 October – Friday 3 November 2023

January exams
Monday 8 – Friday 12 January 2024

Winter Term
Monday 15 January – Thursday 28 March 2024 (due to Good Friday on 29 March)

Spring Term
Monday 29 April – Friday 14 June 2024

For 12-month master's students and students in Year 2 of a 24-month master's programme, Summer Term extends until the official end date of your programme.

2022/23

Michaelmas Term

Monday 26 September – Friday 9 December 2022
Reading week: Monday 31 October – Friday 4 November 2022

January exams
Monday 9 – Friday 13 January 2023

Lent Term
Monday 16 January – Friday 31 March 2023
Reading week: Monday 20 February – Friday 24 February 2023

Summer Term
Tuesday 2 May (due to May bank holiday) – Friday 16 June 2023

Please note: term names changed at the start of the 2023/24 academic year, which is reflected above.

2021/22

Michaelmas Term
Monday 27 September – Friday 10 December 2021

January exams
Monday 10 – Friday 14 January 2022

Lent Term
Monday 17 January – Friday 1 April 2022

Summer Term
Tuesday 3 May (due to May bank holiday) – Friday 17 June 2022

2020/21

Michaelmas Term
Monday 28 September – Friday 11 December 2020

January exams
Monday 11 – Friday 15 January 2021

Lent Term
Monday 18 January – Thursday 1 April 2021

Summer Term
Tuesday 4 May – Friday 18 June 2021

2019/20

Michaelmas Term
Monday 30 September – Friday 13 December 2019

January exams
Monday 13 January – Friday 17 January 2020 

Lent Term
Monday 20 January – Friday 3 April 2020

Summer Term
Monday 4 May – Friday 19 June 2020

2018/19

Michaelmas Term
Thursday 27 September – Friday 14 December

January exams
Monday 7 January – Friday 11 January

Lent Term
Monday 14 January – Friday 29 March

Summer Term
Monday 29 April – Friday 14 June

2017/18

Michaelmas term
21 September – 8 December

January exams
3 January – 7 January

Lent term
8 January – 23 March

Summer term
23 April – 8 June

2016/17

Michaelmas term
22 September 2016 – 9 December 2016 

Lent term
9 January 2017 – 24 March 2017 

Summer term
24 April 2017 – 9 June 2017

2015/16

Michaelmas term
24 September 2015 – 11 December 2015

Lent term
11 January 2016 – 24 March 2016 

Summer term
25 April 2016 – 10 June 2016 

2014/15

Michaelmas term
2 October 2014 – 12 December 2014

Lent term
12 January 2015 – 20 March 2015

Summer term
27 April 2015 – 3 July 2015

2013/14

Michaelmas term
3 October 2013 – 13 December 2013

Lent term
13 January 2014 – Friday 21 March 2014

Summer term
28 April 2014 – Friday 4 July 2014 

2012/13

Michaelmas term
4 October 2012 – 14 December 2012

Lent term
14 January 2013 – 22 March 2013 

Summer term
29 April 2013 – 5 July 2013

2011/12

Michaelmas Term
Thursday 29 September – Friday 9 December 2011

Lent Term
Monday 9 January – Friday 16 March 2012

Summer Term
Monday 23 April – Friday 29 June 2012

2010/11

Michaelmas term
30 September 2010 – 10 December 2010

Lent term
10 January 2011 – 18 March 2011

Summer term
25 April 2011 – 1 July 2011

2009/10

Michaelmas term
1 October 2009 – 11 December 2009

Lent term
11 January 2010 – 19 March 2010 

Summer term
26 April 2010 – 2 July 2010

2008/9

Michaelmas term
2 October 2008 – 12 December 2008

Lent term
12 January 2009 – 20 March 2009

Summer term
27 April 2009 – 3 July 2009

2007/8

Michaelmas term
4 October 2007 – 14 December 2007

Lent term
14 January 2008 – 21 March 2008

Summer term
28 April 2008 – 4 July 2008

2006/7

Michaelmas term
2 October 2006 – 8 December 2006

Lent term
15 January 2007 – 23 March 2007

Summer term
23 April 2007 – 29 June 2007

2005/6

Michaelmas term
3 October 2005 – 9 December 2005

Lent term
16 January 2006 – 24 March 2006

Summer term
24 April 2006 – 30 June 2006

2004/5

Michaelmas term
30 September 2004 – 10 December 2004

Lent term
10 January 2005 – 18 March 2005

Summer term
25 April 2005 – 1 July 2005

2003/4

Michaelmas term
2 October 2003 – 12 December 2003

Lent term
12 January 2004 – 19 March 2004

Summer term
26 April 2004 – 2 July 2004