Semester dates

Semester dates for the MBChB academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26.

Semester dates for the current 2024/25 term are outlined below. 

Dates for the 2025/26 academic year are available as a download at the foot of the page.

 

Year 1 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Welcome Week09 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 20241 week
Semester 116 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 202411 weeks
Revision/exams02 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 20243 weeks
Vacation23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 20253 weeks
Semester 213 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 202512 weeks
Vacation07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 20251 week
Revision/exams14 Apr 2025 – 02 May 20253 weeks
Resit examsTBC July / August 20252 weeks

 

Year 2 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Semester 116 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 202411 weeks
Revision/exams02 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 20243 weeks
Vacation23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 20253 weeks
Semester 213 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 202512 weeks
Vacation07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 20251 week
Revision/exams14 Apr 2025 – 09 May 20254 weeks
Resit examsTBC July / August 20252 weeks

 

Year 3 - 2024/25 - Degree of BMedSci with Honours

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Semester 116 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 202411 weeks
Revision/exams02 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 20243 weeks
Vacation23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 20253 weeks
Semester 213 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 202512 weeks
Vacation07 Apr 2025 – 18 Apr 20252 weeks
Revision/exams21 Apr 2025 – 23 May 20255 weeks

 

Year 4 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Induction05 Aug 2024 – 16 Aug 20242 weeks
Block 119 Aug 2024 – 20 Sep 20245 weeks
Block 223 Sep 2024 – 25 Oct 20245 weeks
Vacation28 Oct 2024 – 01 Nov 20241 week
Block 304 Nov 2024 – 06 Dec 20245 weeks
Block 409 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 20242 weeks
Vacation23 Dec 2024 – 03 Jan 20252 weeks
Block 4 continued06 Jan 2025 – 24 Jan 20253 weeks
Full teaching week27 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 20251 week
Vacation03 Feb 2025 – 07 Feb 20251 week
Block 510 Feb 2025 – 14 Mar 20255 weeks
Block 617 Mar 2025 – 18 Apr 20255 weeks
Revision21 Apr 2025 – 02 May 20252 weeks
Exams05 May 2025 – 23 May 20253 weeks
Sequential exams26 May 2025 – 13 Jun 20253 weeks

 

Year 5 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Induction12 Aug 2025 – 16 Aug 20241 week
Block 1  19 Aug 2024 – 20 Sep 2024    5 weeks
Block 2 23 Sep 2024 – 25 Oct 20245 weeks
Consolidation/exams28 Oct 2024 – 08 Nov 20242 weeks
Vacation11 Nov 2024 – 15 Nov 20241 week
Block 318 Nov 2024 – 20 Dec 20245 weeks
Vacation 23 Dec 2024 – 03 Jan 20252 weeks
Block 406 Jan 2025 – 07 Feb 20255 weeks
Consolidation/exams10 Feb 2025 – 28 Feb 20253 weeks
Vacation03 Mar 2025 – 07 Mar 20251 week
Block 510 Mar 2025 – 11 Apr 20255 weeks
Block 614 Apr 2025 – 16 May 20255 weeks
Consolidation/exams19 May 2025 – 13 Jun 20254 weeks
Sequential exams16 Jun 2025 – 27 Jun 20252 weeks

 

Year 6 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Induction19 Aug 2024 – 23 Aug 20241 week
Block 126 Aug 2024 – 20 Sep 20244 weeks
Block 223 Sep 2024 – 18 Oct 20244 weeks
Vacation*21 Oct 2024 – 25 Oct 20241 week
Block 328 Oct 2024 – 22 Nov 20244 weeks
Block 425 Nov 2024 – 20 Dec 20244 weeks
Vacation23 Dec 2024 – 03 Jan 20252 weeks
Revision06 Jan 2025 – 17 Jan 20252 weeks
Finals/exams20 Jan 2025 – 07 Feb 20253 weeks
Vacation10 Feb 2025 – 21 Feb 20252 weeks
Assistantship and elective24 Feb 2025 – 16 May 202512 weeks
Resit exams19 May 2025 – 30 May 20252 weeks

* This week will be used for A990 Induction activities.

 

HCP-Med - Year 1 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Residential week 109 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 2024 1 week
Semester 116 Sep 2024 – 18 Oct 2024 5 weeks
Vacation21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 20241 week
Semester 1 continued28 Oct 2024 - 29 Nov 20245 weeks
Residential week 2 02 Dec 2024 - 05 Dec 20244 days
Semester 1 continued09 Dec 2024 – 13 Dec 2024 1 week
Vacation16 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 20253 weeks
Semester 206 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 20254 weeks
Vacation03 Feb 2025 - 07 Feb 20251 week
Semester 2 continued10 Feb 2025 - 28 Mar 20257 weeks
Vacation31 Mar 2025 - 04 Apr 20251 week
Semester 307 Apr 2025 - 06 Jun 20259 weeks
Residential week 3 09 Jun 2025 – 12 Jun 20254 days
Revision / exams16 Jun 2025 – 04 July 20253 weeks
Anatomy examJuly 2025 (date TBC) 
Resit examsAugust 2025 (date TBC) 

* Knowledge Test Paper 1 & Paper 2 exams take place in RW 2 and 3 .

 

HCP-Med - Year 2 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Residential week 112 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 20242 days
Semester 116 Sep 2024 – 11 Oct 20244 weeks
Vacation14 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 20241 week
Semester 1 continued21 Oct 2024 – 06 Dec 20247 weeks
Residential week 2 09 Dec 2024 - 12 Dec 20244 days
Vacation16 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 20253 weeks
Semester 206 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025 4 weeks
Vacation03 Feb 2025 - 07 Feb 20251 week
Semester 2 continued10 Feb 2025 - 28 Mar 20257 weeks
Vacation31 Mar 2025 - 04 Apr 20251 week
Semester 307 Apr 2025 - 30 May 20258 weeks
Residential week 3*02 Jun 2025 – 06 Jun 2025 1 week
Revision/exams09 Jun 2025 – 04 July 20254 weeks
OSCE exam21 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 20251 week
Anatomy examJuly 2025 (date TBC) 
Resit examsAugust 2025 (date TBC) 

* Knowledge Test Paper 1 & Paper 2 exams take place in RW 2 and 3 .

 

HCP-Med - Year 3 - 2024/25

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Residential week 111 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 2024 3 days
Hospital 116 Sep 2024 – 18 Oct 20245 weeks
Vacation21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 20241 week
Hospital 1 continued28 Oct 2024 – 13 Dec 20247 weeks
Vacation16 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 20253 weeks
Residential week 2*06 Jan 2025 – 10 Jan 20251 week
Hospital 213 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025  
Knowledge Test Paper 2TBC 
Vacation03 Feb 2025 - 07 Feb 2025 1 week
Hospital 2 continued10 Feb 2025 - 14 Mar 20254 weeks
GP/Hospital Interface17 Mar 2025 – 28 Mar 20253 weeks
Vacation31 Mar 2025 – 04 Apr 20251 week
GP/Hospital Interface  contd.07 April 2025-02 May 20254 weeks
Residential week 305 May 2025 -09 May 20251 week
OSCE exam05 May 2025 -09 May 20251 week
GP/Hospital Interface  contd.12 May 2025 – 20 Jun 20256 weeks
Sequential OSCE EXAMS26 May 2025 – 30 May 20251 week
Knowledge Test Paper 4TBC 

*Knowledge Test Paper 1 & 3 exams take place in RW 2 and RW 3 respectively.

 

Graduation dates

Details of graduation dates can be found on the University's Student Administration website.

Student Administration

 

Downloads 

MBChB 2024/25 semester dates (75.34 KB / DOCX)
HCP-Med term dates 2024-25 (75.27 KB / DOCX)

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