Academic calendar
UK campus semester dates
Semester dates for our UK campuses are listed here and you can find dates for enrolment, teaching, holidays, examination and graduation.
Please note the campus holidays or 'buildings closed' days for your campus as these may differ.
2023/24 Academic Year - semester dates
| Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| September Semester Welcome Week | 4– 8 September 2023 |
| September Semester Teaching | 11 September – 1 December 2023 |
| September Semester Consolidation Week | 16 – 20 October 2023 |
| December Exam and Assessment Diet | 4 – 15 December 2023 |
| December Break | 18 December 2023 – 12 January 2024 |
| January Semester Welcome Week | 8 – 12 January 2024 |
| January Semester Teaching | 15 January – 5 April 2024 |
| January Semester Consolidation Week | 19 – 23 February 2024 |
| April Break | 8 – 19 April 2024 |
| April Exam and Assessment Diet | 22 April – 10 May 2024 |
| May Semester Welcome Week | 29 April – 3 May 2024 |
| May Semester Teaching | 6 May – 27 July 2024 |
| May Semester Consolidation Week | 10 – 14 June 2024 |
| Summer Graduations | Scottish Borders: 14 June 2024 Edinburgh: 17 – 21 June 2024 |
| August Exam and Assessment Diet | 29 July – 9 August 2024 |
| August Break | 5 – 30 August 2024 |
| Winter Graduations | 2, 4 – 5 December 2023 |
UK campus building closed days 2023/24
The University buildings – except for student halls of residences – will be closed on:
- 25 December to 29 December 2023 (inclusive)
- 1 January and 2 January 2024
- 29 March 2024 (Good Friday)
- 1 April 2024 (Easter Monday)
Postgraduate taught courses with non-standard academic years
The semester dates for postgraduate taught courses with January start dates diverge from the standard University academic year structure. If you are unsure about the semester dates for your degree please check with PGadmissions@hw.ac.uk.
Dubai and Malaysia Campuses
See also the semester dates for our Dubai and Malaysia Campuses