Term Dates 2012-2013

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 18 September 2012	Half-Session Commences	Sunday 27 January 2013
Winter Term Closes	Friday 14 December 2012	Spring Term Closes	Friday 22 March 2013
Spring Term Opens	Monday 7 January 2013	Summer Term Opens	Monday 15 April 2013
First Written Examination	Saturday 12 January 2013	First Written Examination	Saturday 18 May 2013
Half-Session Ends	Saturday 26 January 2013	Summer Term Closes	Friday 7 June 2013

Students for the Degrees of MB ChB and BSc Med Sci

	FIRST YEAR	SECOND YEAR	THIRD YEAR
Winter Term Opens	Tuesday 18 September 2012	Monday 24 September 2012	Monday 17 September 2012
Winter Term Closes	Friday 14 December 2012	Friday 14 December 2012	Friday 14 December 2012
Spring Term Opens	Monday 7 January 2013	Monday 7 January 2013	Monday 7 January 2013
Spring Term Closes	Friday 22 March 2013	Friday 22 March 2013	Friday 22 March 2013
Summer Term Opens	Monday 15 April 2013	Monday 15 April 2013	Monday 6 May 2013
Summer Term Closes	Friday 7 June 2013	Friday 28 June 2013	Friday 5 July 2013

	FOURTH YEAR	FIFTH YEAR	BSc Med Sci
Winter Term Opens	Wednesday 1 August 2012*	Monday 13 August 2012	Tuesday 18 September 2012
Winter Term Closes	Friday 14 December 2012	Friday 14 December 2012	Friday 14 December 2012
Spring Term Opens	Monday 7 January 2013	Monday 7 January 2013	Monday 7 January 2013
Spring Term Closes	Friday 19 April 2013	Friday 26 April 2013	Tuesday 14 May 2013
Summer Term Opens	Monday 29 April 2013	Monday 6 May 2013	Vivas held on 10 June 2013
Summer Term Closes	Friday 28 June 2013	Friday 14 June 2013

Students for the Degrees of BDS First Year

	FIRST YEAR	SECOND AND THIRD YEAR	FOURTH YEAR
Winter Term Opens	Tuesday 18 September 2012	Monday 27 August 2012	Monday 27 August 2012
Winter Term Closes	Friday 14 December 2012	Friday 14 December 2012	Friday 14 December 2012
Spring Term Opens	Monday 7 January 2013	Monday 7 January 2013	Monday 7 January 2013
Spring Term Closes	Friday 29 March 2013	Friday 29 March 2013	Friday 29 March 2013
Summer Term Opens	Monday 8 April 2013	Monday 8 April 2013	Monday 8 April 2013
Summer Term Closes	Friday 12 July 2013	Friday 12 July 2013	May 31 2013

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 23 August 2012
Winter Term Closes: Friday 14 December 2012
Spring Term Opens: Monday 17 January 2013
Spring Term Closes: Friday 22 March 2013
Summer Term Opens: Monday 15 April 2013
Summer Term Closes: Friday 14 June 2013

Note: The Winter Term for students on the PGDE programmes (Primary and Secondary) includes a Reading Week, which will run from Saturday 13 October 2012 to Sunday 21 October 2012, 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 2012 and 1 September 2013).

Graduation Ceremonies

Winter Graduation Ceremonies: 29 and 30 November 2012
Summer Graduation Ceremonies: 1 – 5 July 2013