Key dates
Most of our programmes are organised into semesters. Our academic year incorporates two semesters.2024/25 academic year
To help students plan for the next academic year we have now finalised and released the academic calendar for September 2024. The calendar is designed in conjunction with lots of other departments to enable us to continue to offer a supportive experience tailored around the needs of our students, our staff, and their courses.
Please find two versions of the academic calendar in the links below, one for students within the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Allied and Community Health and one for all other students.
- LSBU Academic Calendar Dates 24/25 Student Version For Schools of Allied and Community Health (ACH) and Nursing & Midwifery (N&M) (PDF File 237 KB)
- LSBU Academic Calendar Dates 24/25 Student Version For Schools of Arts and Creative Industry (ACI), Applied Sciences (APS), Built Environment and Architecture (BEA), Business (BUS), Engineering (ENG) and Law and Social Sciences (LSS) (PDF File 236 KB)
Holidays 24/25
- The Christmas holiday lasts two weeks and runs from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025
- The New Year's Day Bank Holiday is Wednesday 1 January 2025
- The Easter holiday lasts three weeks and runs from Monday 14 April 2025 to Friday 2 May 2025
- The May Day holiday is on Monday 5 May 2025
- The Spring Bank Holiday is on Monday 26 May 2025
- The Summer Bank Holiday is on Monday 25 August 2025
Students commencing their course in January 2025
- Induction week starts 20th January 2025
- Semester 1 starts 27th January 2025
- Easter holiday 14th April – 2nd May 2025
- Exam week from 12th May 2025
- Summer holiday starts 26th May 2025, following the end of Semester 1
- Semester 2 teaching will start September/October 2025 (to be confirmed closer to the time).
In this section
- Returning students
- Key dates
- Graduation