Term Dates 2011-2012

Students for all First Degrees (except MB ChB and BSc Med Sci) and for Taught Postgraduate Programmes (unless otherwise specified)

FIRST HALF-SESSION		SECOND HALF-SESSION
Winter Term Opens	Tuesday 20 September 2011	Half-Session Commences	Sunday 29 January 2012
Winter Term Closes	Friday 16 December 2011	Spring Term Closes	Friday 23 March 2012
Spring Term Opens	Monday 9 January 2012	Summer Term Opens	Monday 16 April 2012
First Written Examination	Saturday 14 January 2012	First Written Examination	Saturday 19 May 2012
Half-Session Ends	Saturday 28 January 2012	Summer Term Closes	Friday 8 June 2012

* Note: The Spring Term opens on Wednesday 4 January 2012 and the Summer Term closes on Friday 15 June 2012 for students in programme years 3 and 4 of the Degree of Master of Arts combined with Education.

Students for the Degrees of MB ChB and BSc Med Sci

	FIRST YEAR	SECOND YEAR	THIRD YEAR	FOURTH YEAR	FIFTH YEAR	BSc Med Sci
Winter Term Opens	Tuesday 20 September 2011	Monday 26 September 2011	Monday 12 September 2011	Monday 1 August 2011	Monday 15 August 2011	Tuesday 20 September 2011
Winter Term Closes	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011
Spring Term Opens	Monday 9 January 2012	Monday 9 January 2012	Monday 9 January 2012	Monday 9 January 2012	Monday 9 January 2012	Wednesday 4 January 2012
Spring Term Closes	Friday 23 March 2012	Friday 23 March 2012	Friday 23 March 2012	Friday 20 April 2012	Friday 27 April 2012	Friday 12 June 2012
Summer Term Opens	Monday 16 April 2012	Monday 16 April 2012	Monday 7 May 2012	Monday 30 April 2012	Monday 7 May 2012	Vivas held on 12 June 2012
Summer Term Closes	Friday 8 June 2012	Friday 22 June 2012	Friday 29 July 2012	Friday 29 June 2012	Friday 15 June 2012

Students for the Degrees of BDS First Year

	FIRST YEAR	SECOND YEAR	THIRD YEAR	FOURTH YEAR
Winter term opens	Tuesday 20 September 2011	Monday 29 August 2011	Monday 29 August 2011	Monday 29 August 2011
Winter term closes	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 16 December 2011
Spring term opens	Wednesday 4 January 2012	Wednesday 4 January 2012	Wednesday 4 January 2012	Wednesday 4 January 2012
Spring term closes	Friday 30 March 2012	Friday 30 March 2012	Friday 30 March 2012	Friday 30 March 2012
Summer term opens	Monday 9 April 2012	Monday 9 April 2012	Monday 9 April 2012	Monday 9 April 2012
Summer term closes	Friday 13 July 2012	Friday 13 July 2012	Friday 13 July 2012	Friday 13 July 2012

Students for the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (Primary and Secondary) and students in programme year 4 of the Degrees of Bachelor of Science combined with Education

Winter Term Opens: Thursday 25 August 2011
Winter Term Closes: Friday 16 December 2011
Spring Term Opens: Tuesday 19 January 2012
Spring Term Closes: Friday 23 March 2012
Summer Term Opens: Monday 16 April 2012
Summer Term Closes: Friday 15 June 2012

Note: The Winter Term for students on the PGDE programmes (Primary and Secondary) includes a Reading Week, which will run from Saturday 15 October 2011 to Sunday 23 October 2011, inclusive.

Research Students

The academic year for postgraduate research students commences on 1 October. Registration is on the first working day thereafter (or the first working day in the month for students whose studies commence between 1 November 2011 and 1 September 2012).

Graduation Ceremonies

Winter Graduation Ceremonies: 24 and 25 November 2011
Summer Graduation Ceremonies: 2 – 6 July 2012