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University Terms and Academic Calendar 2023/2024

University Terms and Academic Calendar

University Terms and Academic Calendar

University Terms 2023/2024
(approved by Council, 13 April 2023)

2023-2024
Autumn Term Monday 25 September - Friday 15 December
Spring Term *Monday 8 January - Friday 29 March
Summer Term *Monday 29 April - Friday 14 June
2024-2025
Autumn Term Monday 23 September - Friday 13 December
Spring Term Monday 6 January - Friday 28 March
Summer Term Monday 28 April - Friday 13 June
2025-2026
Autumn Term Monday 22 September – Friday 12 December
Spring Term Monday 5 January – Friday 27 March
Summer Term Monday 27 April – Friday 12 June

* No teaching on Bank Holidays

Note: The dates given above are for standard University terms: however, for some programmes the dates of required attendance may vary.

Academic Calendar 2023-2024

August 2023
Tuesday 1 August  
Wednesday 2 August  
Thursday 3 August  
Friday 4 August  
Saturday 5 August  
Sunday 6 August  
Monday 7 August PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 8 August  
Wednesday 9 August  
Thursday 10 August  
Friday 11 August  
Saturday 12 August  
Sunday 13 August  
Monday 14 August PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 15 August  
Wednesday 16 August  
Thursday 17 August  
Friday 18 August  
Saturday 19 August  
Sunday 20 August  
Monday 21 August PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 22 August  
Wednesday 23 August  
Thursday 24 August  
Friday 25 August  
Saturday 26 August   
Sunday 27 August  
Monday 28 August UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 29 August PSDLT, 1500-1600
Wednesday 30 August  
Thursday 31 August  
September 2023
Friday 1 September  
Saturday 2 September Open Day (Exeter Campuses)
Sunday 3 September  
Monday 4 September PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 5 September Capital Management Group, 1000-1300 
Wednesday 6 September

 

Thursday 7 September  
Friday 8 September  
Saturday 9 September

 

Sunday 10 September  
Monday 11 September PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 12 September  
Wednesday 13 September  
Thursday 14 September

UEB, 0900-1200

Friday 15 September  
Saturday 16 September Pre-Application Open Day (Cornwall Campus) 
Sunday 17 September  
Monday 18 September Welcome Week for new Students
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 19 September  
Wednesday 20 September

 

Thursday 21 September

PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)

Friday 22 September

 

Saturday 23 September

 

Sunday 24 September

 

Monday 25 September

Autumn Term Begins
PSDLT, 1500-1600

Tuesday 26 September  
Wednesday 27 September

UEB Planning Meeting

Thursday 28 September UEB Planning Meeting
Friday 29 September Audit and Risk Committee, 1000-1400 
Saturday 30 September  
October 2023
Sunday 1 October  
Monday 2 October Professorial and Senior Salaries Committee, 1400-1600
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 3 October RIEC, 1000-1300
Postgraduate Research Board, 1330
Wednesday 4 October

Senior Leaders Forum 1400-1530 (Teams)

Thursday 5 October

Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams)

Friday 6 October    
Saturday 7 October  
Sunday 8 October  
Monday 9 October Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 10 October  
Wednesday 11 October  
Thursday 12 October

UEB, 0900-1200 
Compliance Committee, 1300-1530

Friday 13 October  
Saturday 14 October  
Sunday 15 October  

Monday 16 October

Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1500-1600
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 17 October
 
Wednesday 18 October

Remuneration Committee (am tbc)
Council Strategic Away Day
Pre-application Visit Day (Penryn Campus)

Thursday 19 October
Council 

Friday 20 October

 
Saturday 21 October
 
Sunday 22 October  
Monday 23 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 24 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
 
Wednesday 25 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
 
Thursday 26 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
UEB, 0900-1200
PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Friday 27 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
 
Saturday 28 October  
Sunday 29 October  
Monday 30 October PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 31 October  
November 2023
Wednesday 1 November

Senate, 1400-1700

Thursday 2 November

Health & Safety Committee, 1400-1600 

Friday 3 November  
Saturday 4 November  
Sunday 5 November  
Monday 6 November PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 7 November  
Wednesday 8 November

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

Thursday 9 November

UEB, 0900-1200

Friday 10 November Audit and Risk Committee, 1000-1400  
Saturday 11 November  
Sunday 12 November  
Monday 13 November Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 14 November  
Wednesday 15 November

 

Thursday 16 November  
Friday 17 November  
Saturday 18 November  
Sunday 19 November  
Monday 20 November PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 21 November

ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200 

Wednesday 22 November

UEB, 0900-1200

Thursday 23 November

Remuneration Committee (am tbc)
Council Nominations Committee (am tbc)
Council Away Day (in person)

Friday 24 November  
Saturday 25 November  
Sunday 26 November  
Monday 27 November PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 28 November Council Financial Review Sub-Committee, 0900-1000
Wednesday 29 November Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Thursday 30 November PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
December 2023
Friday 1 December  
Saturday 2 December  
Sunday 3 December  
Monday 4 December

PSDLT, 1500-1600

Tuesday 5 December

 

Wednesday 6 December Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)
Thursday 7 December UEB, 0900-1200 
Friday 8 December  
Saturday 9 December  
Sunday 10 December  
Monday 11 December Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 12 December Council (Teams)
Wednesday 13 December

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) 

Thursday 14 December
Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) 
Friday 15 December
Autumn Term ends  
Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) 
Saturday 16 December
Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) 
Sunday 17 December
 
Monday 18 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 19 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
 
Wednesday 20 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
 
Thursday 21 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
 
Friday 22 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
 
Saturday 23 December

 
Sunday 24 December
 
Monday 25 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 26 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
UK Bank Holiday

Wednesday 27 December 
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Closure Day

Thursday 28 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Closure Day

Friday 29 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Closure Day

Saturday 30 December

 

Sunday 31 December

 
January 2024
Monday 1 January
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 2 January PSDLT, 1500-1600
Wednesday 3 January  
Thursday 4 January  
Friday 5 January  
Saturday 6 January  
Sunday 7 January  
Monday 8 January Spring Term Begins
Assessment Week (all years) 
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 9 January  
Wednesday 10 January  
Thursday 11 January UEB, 0900-1200
Friday 12 January  
Saturday 13 January  
Sunday 14 January  
Monday 15 January PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 16 January  
Wednesday 17 January Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams) 
Thursday 18 January  
Friday 19 January  
Saturday 20 January  
Sunday 21 January  
Monday 22 January PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 23 January  
Wednesday 24 January RIEC, 1000-1300
Thursday 25 January UEB, 0900-1200
PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Friday 26 January  
Saturday 27 January  
Sunday 28 January  
Monday 29 January Council Financial Review Sub-Committee, 1200-1300
Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 30 January  
Wednesday 31 January  
February 2024
Thursday 1 February Postgraduate Research Board, 1330
Friday 2 February  
Saturday 3 February  
Sunday 4 February  
Monday 5 February PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 6 February
 
Wednesday 7 February
Education Board, 1000-1200 (Teams)
Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 8 February
UEB, 0900-1200
Friday 9 February

Compliance Committee, 1300-1530

Saturday 10 February   
Sunday 11 February  
Monday 12 February
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)
Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional) 
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 13 February
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)
Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional) 


Wednesday 14 February
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional)

Thursday 15 February
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional) 
Health & Safety Committee, 1400-1600

Friday 16 February
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional)

Saturday 17 February
 
Sunday 18 February  
Monday 19 February

Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1300-1400
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Council Financial Review Sub-Committee, 1530-1600

Tuesday 20 February

Joint RIEC/BEIC, 1000-1300

Wednesday 21 February

 

Thursday 22 February
UEB, 0900-1200
PSLT, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Friday 23 February 
 
Saturday 24 February Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham
Sunday 25 February  
Monday 26 February PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 27 February  
Wednesday 28 February Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200
Council Nominations Committee (am tbc)
Council Briefing Day
Thursday 29 February Council 
March 2024
Friday 1 March  
Saturday 2 March Offer-Holder Visit Day - Penryn
Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham
Sunday 3 March  
Monday 4 March Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 5 March Audit and Risk Committee, 1300-1700
Wednesday 6 March  
Thursday 7 March UEB, 0900-1200
Friday 8 March  
Saturday 9 March  
Sunday 10 March  
Monday 11 March PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 12 March  
Wednesday 13 March Senate, 1400
Thursday 14 March  
Friday 15 March  
Saturday 16 March

Offer-Holder Visit Day - Penryn
Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham and St Luke's

Sunday 17 March  
Monday 18 March PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 19 March  
Wednesday 20 March

ECR/PGR RIEC, 1000-1300
Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1600 (in person)
Offer-Holder Visit Day (Exeter Campuses) 

Thursday 21 March UEB, 0900-1200
Friday 22 March  
Saturday 23 March Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham and St Luke's
Sunday 24 March  
Monday 25 March
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 26 March
 

Wednesday 27 March

 

Thursday 28 March

PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Council Nominations Committee, 1500-1545

Friday 29 March
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

Spring Term Ends 
UK Bank Holiday

Saturday 30 March

 

Sunday 31 March

 
April 2024

Monday 1 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 2 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
Campus Tour (Penryn Campus) (provisional)
PSDLT, 1500-1600

Wednesday 3 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

Campus Tour (Penryn Campus) (provisional)

Thursday 4 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

Campus Tour (Penryn Campus) (provisional)
UEB, 0900-1200

Friday 5 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
 
Saturday 6 April  
Sunday 7 April  
Monday 8 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 9 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
 
Wednesday 10 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
 
Thursday 11 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

 

Friday 12 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
 
Saturday 13 April

 

Sunday 14 April
 
Monday 15 April 

PSDLT, 1500-1600 

Tuesday 16 April
Capital Management Group, 1400-1700 
Wednesday 17 April
 
Thursday 18 April

Remuneration Committee (1000-1200)
Council 

Friday 19 April
UEB, 0900-1200
Saturday 20 April  
Sunday 21 April  
Monday 22 April

PSDLT, 1500-1600  

Tuesday 23 April Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams) 
Wednesday 24 April Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 25 April PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1400-1600
Friday 26 April  
Saturday 27 April  
Sunday 28 April  
Monday 29 April Summer Term Starts
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 30 April  
May 2024
Wednesday 1 May

Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1500-1600

Thursday 2 May

UEB, 0900-1200

Friday 3 May

 

Saturday 4 May

 

Sunday 5 May  
Monday 6 May UK Bank Holiday
Assessments for all students begin 
Tuesday 7 May PSDLT, 1500-1600  
Wednesday 8 May  
Thursday 9 May Council Financial Review Sub-Committee, 0900-1000
Audit and Risk Committee, 1000-1400
Friday 10 May  
Saturday 11 May  
Sunday 12 May  
Monday 13 May

Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600 

Tuesday 14 May  
Wednesday 15 May Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 16 May UEB, 0900-1200 
Friday 17 May  
Saturday 18 May  
Sunday 19 May  
Monday 20 May PSDLT, 1500-1600  

Tuesday 21 May

RIEC, 1000-1300 

Wednesday 22 May

Council Nominations Committee (am tbc)
Joint Meeting of Council and Senate 

Thursday 23 May

Council

Friday 24 May
 
Saturday 25 May  
Sunday 26 May  
Monday 27 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)
UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 28 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Wednesday 29 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)
Open Day - Penryn
Compliance Committee, 0900-1130
Thursday 30 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)

UEB, 0900-1200
PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)

Friday 31 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)
Open Day - Streatham and St Luke's
June 2024
Saturday 1 June Open Day - Streatham and St Luke's
Sunday 2 June  
Monday 3 June Grand Challenges Week  
PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 4 June Grand Challenges Week  
Wednesday 5 June

Grand Challenges Week 
Education Board, 1400-1600 (in person)

Thursday 6 June Grand Challenges Week  
Postgraduate Research Board, 1330
Friday 7 June Grand Challenges Week 
Saturday 8 June  
Sunday 9 June  
Monday 10 June

Capital Management Group, 1400-1700
PSDLT, 1500-1600 

Tuesday 11 June

 

Wednesday 12 June  
Thursday 13 June UEB, 0900-1200
Friday 14 June Summer Term Ends 
Council Financial Review Sub-Committee, 1530-1630
Saturday 15 June  
Sunday 16 June  
Monday 17 June Annual Departmental Research Review Meetings Begin
PSDLT, 1500-1600  
Tuesday 18 June  
Wednesday 19 June Senate, 1400-1700
Thursday 20 June Health and Safety Committee, 1400-1600
Friday 21 June  
Saturday 22 June  
Sunday 23 June  
Monday 24 June

PSDLT, 1500-1600 

Tuesday 25 June  
Wednesday 26 June Annual Departmental Research Review Meetings End
Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)
Thursday 27 June UEB, 0900-1200
PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Friday 28 June Audit and Risk Committee, 1000-1400 
Saturday 29 June  
Sunday 30 June  
July 2024
Monday 1 July PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 2 July  
Wednesday 3 July  
Thursday 4 July  
Friday 5 July  
Saturday 6 July  
Sunday 7 July  
Monday 8 July PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 9 July Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1100-1300
Wednesday 10 July  
Thursday 11 July Remuneration Committee (am tbc)
Council
Friday 12 July UEB, 0900-1200
Saturday 13 July  
Sunday 14 July  
Monday 15 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 16 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus
Wednesday 17 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus

Thursday 18 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus
Friday 19 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus 
Saturday 20 July  
Sunday 21 July  
Monday 22 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus
PSDLT, 1500-1600
Tuesday 23 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Streatham Campus
Wednesday 24 July  
Thursday 25 July Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Cornwall
ECR/PGR RIEC , 1000-1300
PSLT, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Friday 26 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, Cornwall

Saturday 27 July  
Sunday 28 July  
Monday 29 July PSDLT, 1500-1600 
Tuesday 30 July  
Wednesday 31 July  
August 2024