Semester dates

Semester dates for the MBChB academic year 2025/26.

Semester dates for the 2025/26 term are outlined below. 

 

Year 1 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Welcome Week08 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 20251 week
Semester 115 Sep 2025 – 28 Nov 202511 weeks
Revision/exams01 Dec 2025 – 19 Dec 20253 weeks
Vacation22 Dec 2025 – 09 Jan 20263 weeks
Semester 212 Jan 2026 – 03 Apr 202612 weeks
Vacation06 Apr 2026 – 10 Apr 20261 week
Revision/exams13 Apr 2026 – 01 May 20263 weeks
Resit examsTBC July / August 20262 weeks

 

Year 2 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Semester 115 Sep 2025 – 28 Nov 202511 weeks
Revision/exams01 Dec 2025 – 19 Dec 20253 weeks
Vacation22 Dec 2025 – 09 Jan 20263 weeks
Semester 212 Jan 2026 – 03 Apr 202612 weeks
Vacation06 Apr 2026 – 10 Apr 20261 week
Revision/exams13 Apr 2026 – 08 May 20264 weeks
Resit examsTBC July / August 20262 weeks

 

Year 3 - 2025/26 - Degree of BMedSci with Honours

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Welcome week08 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 20251 week
Semester 115 Sep 2025 – 28 Nov 202511 weeks
Revision/exams01 Dec 2025 – 19 Dec 20253 weeks
Vacation22 Dec 2025 – 09 Jan 20263 weeks
Semester 212 Jan 2026 – 03 April 202612 weeks
Vacation06 Apr 2026 – 17 Apr 20262 weeks
Revision/exams20 Apr 2026 – 22 May 20265 weeks

 

Year 4 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Induction04 Aug 2025 – 08 Aug 20251 week
Block 111 Aug 2025 – 05 Sep 20254 weeks
Block 208 Sep 2025 – 03 Oct 20254 weeks
Block 306 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20254 weeks
Vacation03 Nov 2025 – 07 Nov 20251 week
Block 410 Nov 2024 – 05 Dec 20254 weeks
Block 508 Dec 2025 – 19 Dec 20252 weeks
Vacation22 Dec 2025 – 02 Jan 20262 weeks
Block 5 continued05 Jan 2026 – 16 Jan 20262 weeks
Block 619 Jan 2026 – 23 Jan 20261 week
Exam (OSCE)26 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 20261 week
Block 6 continued02 Feb 2026 – 20 Feb 20263 weeks
Block 723 Feb 2026 – 20 Mar 20264 weeks
Vacation23 Mar 2026 – 27 Mar 20261 week
Block 830 Mar 2026 – 24 Apr 20264 weeks
Block 927 Apr 2026 – 22 May 20264 weeks
Block 1025 May 2026 – 19 Jun 20264 weeks
Exams22 Jun 2026 – 10 July 20263 weeks

 

Year 5 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Induction11 Aug 2025 – 15 Aug 20251 week
Block 1  18 Aug 2025 – 19 Sep 2025 5 weeks
Block 2 22 Sep 2025 – 24 Oct 20255 weeks
Consolidation/exams27 Oct 2025 – 07 Nov 20252 weeks
Vacation10 Nov 2025 – 14 Nov 20251 week
Block 317 Nov 2025 – 19 Dec 20255 weeks
Vacation 22 Dec 2025 – 02 Jan 20262 weeks
Block 405 Jan 2026 – 06 Feb 20265 weeks
Consolidation/exams09 Feb 2026 – 27 Feb 20263 weeks
Vacation02 Mar 2026 – 06 Mar 20261 week
Block 509 Mar 2026 – 10 Apr 20265 weeks
Block 613 Apr 2026 – 15 May 20265 weeks
Consolidation/exams18 May 2026 – 12 Jun 20264 weeks
Sequential exams15 Jun 2026 – 26 Jun 20262 weeks

 

Year 6 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Induction18 Aug 2025 – 22 Aug 20251 week
Block 125 Aug 2025 – 19 Sep 20254 weeks
Block 222 Sep 2025 – 17 Oct 20254 weeks
Vacation*20 Oct 2025 – 24 Oct 20251 week
Block 327 Oct 2025 – 21 Nov 20254 weeks
Block 424 Nov 2025 – 19 Dec 20254 weeks
Vacation22 Dec 2025 – 02 Jan 20262 weeks
Revision05 Jan 2026 – 09 Jan 20261 week
Finals/exams12 Jan 2026 – 06 Feb 20264 weeks
Vacation09 Feb 2026 – 20 Feb 20262 weeks
Assistantship and elective23 Feb 2026 – 03 April 20266 weeks
Consolidation and resit exams06 April 2026 – 10 April 20261 week
Assistantship and elective13 April 2026 – 22 May 20266 weeks
Resit exams**18 May 2026 – 29 May 20262 weeks

* This week will be used for A990 Induction activities.

**  Exam resit might fall on your last week of Elective/Assistantship.

 

HCP-Med - Year 1 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Residential week 108 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2025 Exact dates TBC
Semester 115 Sep 2025 – 17 Oct 20255 weeks
Vacation20 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 20251 week
Semester 1 continued27 Oct 2025 - 28 Nov 20255 weeks
Residential week 2 01 Dec 2025 - 05 Dec 2025Exact dates TBC
Semester 1 continued08 Dec 2025 – 12 Dec 20251 week
Vacation15 Dec 2025 – 02 Jan 20263 weeks
Semester 205 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 20264 weeks
Vacation02 Feb 2026 - 06 Feb 20261 week
Semester 2 continued09 Feb 2026 - 27 Mar 20267 weeks
Vacation30 Mar 2026 - 03 Apr 20261 week
Semester 306 Apr 2026 - 05 Jun 20269 weeks
Residential week 308 Jun 2026 – 12 Jun 2026Exact dates TBC
Revision / exams15 Jun 2026 – 03 July 20263 weeks

Knowledge Test Paper 1*

Knowledge Test Paper 2*

Anatomy exam*

29 Jun 2026 – 3 July 2026Exact dates TBC
Resit examsAugust 2026Exact dates TBC

* Exam dates are provisional and subject to revision based on University’s timetable.

 

HCP-Med - Year 2 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Residential week 108 Sep – 12 Sep 2025Exact dates TBC
Semester 115 Sep 2025 – 10 Oct 20254 weeks
Vacation13 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 20251 week
Semester 1 continued20 Oct 2025 – 05 Dec 20257 weeks
Residential week 2 / Knowledge test paper 1*08 Dec 2025 - 12 Dec 2025Exact dates TBC
Vacation15 Dec 2025 - 02 Jan 20263 weeks
Semester 205 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 20264 weeks
Vacation02 Feb 2026 - 06 Feb 20261 week
Semester 2 continued9 Feb 2026 - 27 Mar 20267 weeks
Vacation30 Mar 2026 - 03 Apr 20261 week
Semester 306 Apr 2026 - 29 May 20268 weeks
OSCE exam20 Apr 2026 – 24 Apr 2026Exact dates TBC
Residential week 301 Jun 2026 – 05 Jun 2026Exact dates TBC
Revision/exams08 Jun 2026 – 03 July 20264 weeks
Knowledge test paper 2*29 Jun 2026 – 3 Jul 2026Exact dates TBC
Anatomy Exam*29 Jun 2026 – 3 Jul 2026Exact dates TBC
Resit examsAugust 2026Exact dates TBC

* Exam dates are provisional and subject to revision based on University’s timetable.

 

HCP-Med - Year 3 - 2025/26

SemesterDates (Mon-Fri)No. of weeks
Residential week 08 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2025 Exact dates TBC
Hospital 115 Sep 2025 – 17 Oct 20255 weeks
Vacation20 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 20251 week
Hospital 1 continued27 Oct 2025 – 12 Dec 20257 weeks
Vacation15 Dec 2025 - 02 Jan 20263 weeks
Hospital 205 Jan 2026 – 23 Jan 20263 weeks
 Knowledge test paper 1* 26 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2026Exact dates TBC
OSCE exam26 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2026Exact dates TBC
Vacation02 Feb 2026 - 06 Feb 20261 week
Hospital 2 continued9 Feb 2026 - 13 Mar 20265 weeks
Knowledge test paper 2*16 Mar 2026 – 20 Mar 2026Exact dates TBC
GP/Hospital Interface16 Mar 2026 – 27 Mar 20262 weeks
Vacation30 Mar 2026 – 03 Apr 20261 week
GP/Hospital Interface contd.06 Apr 2026 – 01 May 20264 weeks
Knowledge test paper 3*04 May 2026 -08 May 2026Exact dates TBC
GP/Hospital Interface contd.04 May 2026 – 19 Jun 20266 weeks
Knowledge test paper 422 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026Exact dates TBC
OSCE exam*22 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026Exact dates TBC
Resit examsAugust 2026Exact dates TBC

*Exam dates are provisional and subject to revision based on University’s timetable.

 

Graduation dates

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

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