University Terms and Academic Calendar 2025/2026

University Terms

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

2026-2027

Autumn Term

Monday 21 September – Friday 11 December

Spring Term

Monday 4 January – Friday 26 March

Summer Term

Monday 26 April – Friday 11 June

2027-2028 (TBC)

Autumn Term

 

Spring Term

 

Summer Term

 

* 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 2025-2026

August 2025

Friday 1 August

   

Saturday 2 August

   

Sunday 3 August

   

Monday 4 August

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 5 August

   

Wednesday 6 August

   

Thursday 7 August

   

Friday 8 August

Referred/deferred examinations begin

 

Saturday 9 August

   

Sunday 10 August

   

Monday 11 August

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 12 August

   

Wednesday 13 August

   

Thursday 14 August

   

Friday 15 August

   

Saturday 16 August

Clearing Visit Day (A-Level Results) – Penryn/Streatham

 

Sunday 17 August

   

Monday 18 August

Referred/deferred examinations end

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 19 August

   

Wednesday 20 August

   

Thursday 21 August

   

Friday 22 August

   

Saturday 23 August

   

Sunday 24 August

   

Monday 25 August

UK Bank Holiday

 

Tuesday 26 August

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Wednesday 27 August

   

Thursday 28 August

   

Friday 29 August

   

Saturday 30 August

   

Sunday 31 August

   

September 2025

Monday 1 September

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 2 September

Capital Management Group, 1400-1600

 

Wednesday 3 September

   

Thursday 4 September

   

Friday 5 September

   

Saturday 6 September

   

Sunday 7 September

   

Monday 8 September

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 9 September

   

Wednesday 10 September

   

Thursday 11 September

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 12 September

   

Saturday 13 September

   

Sunday 14 September

   

Monday 15 September

Welcome Week for new Students
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 16 September

   

Wednesday 17 September

   

Thursday 18 September

   

Friday 19 September

   

Saturday 20 September

   

Sunday 21 September

   

Monday 22 September

Autumn Term Begins
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 23 September

   

Wednesday 24 September

   

Thursday 25 September

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 26 September

   

Saturday 27 September

   

Sunday 28 September

   

Monday 29 September

Audit and Risk Committee, 1100-1500
Professorial and Senior Salaries Committee, 1500-1700
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 30 September

RIEC, 0900-1200

 

October 2025

Wednesday 1 October

UEB Planning Meeting, 0900-1700
Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams)

 

Thursday 2 October

UEB Planning Meeting, 0900-1700

 

Friday 3 October

   

Saturday 4 October

Undergraduate Open Day - Streatham and St Luke's

 

Sunday 5 October

   

Monday 6 October

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

 

Tuesday 7 October

Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200

Postgraduate Research Board, 1300-1500 (Teams)

 

Wednesday 8 October

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

Compliance Committee

 

Thursday 9 October

Induction for new Council Members, 0900-1430
Health & Safety Committee, 1400-1600

 

Friday 10 October

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Saturday 11 October

Undergraduate Open Day - Penryn

 

Sunday 12 October

   

Monday 13 October

Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1400-1600
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 14 October

   

Wednesday 15 October

Remuneration Committee, 1000-1200

Governance and Nominations Committee, 1300-1500

 

Thursday 16 October

   

Friday 17 October

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting, 1430-1630

 

Saturday 18 October

   

Sunday 19 October

   

Monday 20 October

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 21 October

   

Wednesday 22 October

Council Strategic Away Day, 1000-1745

 

Thursday 23 October

Council, 0930-1430

 

Friday 24 October

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Saturday 25 October

Undergraduate Open Day - Streatham and St Luke's

 

Sunday 26 October

   

Monday 27 October 
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 28 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)

   

Wednesday 29 October
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)

   

Thursday 30 October 
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)

   

Friday 31 October 
(Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)

   

November 2025

Saturday 1 November

   

Sunday 2 November

   

Monday 3 November

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 4 November

   

Wednesday 5 November

Senate, 1400-1700

 

Thursday 6 November

UEB, 0900-1300

Audit and Risk Committee, 1100-1500

 

Friday 7 November

 

 

Saturday 8 November

   

Sunday 9 November

   

Monday 10 November

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

 

Tuesday 11 November

   

Wednesday 12 November

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

 

Thursday 13 November

   

Friday 14 November

Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee 1000-1200

Research and Innovation Committee, 1400-1600

 

Saturday 15 November

   

Sunday 16 November

   

Monday 17 November

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 18 November

   

Wednesday 19 November

   

Thursday 20 November

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 21 November

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting, 1000-1200

 

Saturday 22 November

   

Sunday 23 November

   

Monday 24 November

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 25 November

   

Wednesday 26 November

Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams)

 

Thursday 27 November

ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200

 

Friday 28 November

   

Saturday 29 November

   

Sunday 30 November

   

December 2025

Monday 1 December

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 2 December

Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200
Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting (Provisional hold), 1730-1830

 

Wednesday 3 December

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)

 

Thursday 4 December

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 5 December

   

Saturday 6 December

   

Sunday 7 December

   

Monday 8 December

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

 

Tuesday 9 December

Council, 0900-1700

 

Wednesday 10 December

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony)

 

Thursday 11 December

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony)

 

Friday 12 December

Autumn Term ends                 
Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony)

 

Saturday 13 December

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony)

 

Sunday 14 December

   

Monday 15 December

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 16 December

   

Wednesday 17 December

   

Thursday 18 December

   

Friday 19 December

   

Saturday 20 December

   

Sunday 21 December

   

Monday 22 December 
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

   

Tuesday 23 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

   

Wednesday 24 December

   

Thursday 25 December

UK Bank Holiday

 

Friday 26 December 
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

UK Bank Holiday

 

Saturday 27 December

   

Sunday 28 December

   

Monday 29 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Closure Day

 

Tuesday 30 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Closure Day

 

Wednesday 31 December
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Closure Day

 

January 2026

Thursday 1 January

UK Bank Holiday

 

Friday 2 January 
(Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)

Additional Closure Day

 

Saturday 3 January

   

Sunday 4 January

   

Monday 5 January

Spring Term Begins
Assessment Week (all years) begin 
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 6 January

   

Wednesday 7 January

   

Thursday 8 January

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 9 January

   

Saturday 10 January

   

Sunday 11 January

Assessment Week (all years) end

 

Monday 12 January

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 13 January

   

Wednesday 14 January

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

 

Thursday 15 January

   

Friday 16 January

   

Saturday 17 January

   

Sunday 18 January

   

Monday 19 January

Capital Management Group, 1400-1600

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 20 January

   

Wednesday 21 January

 

 

Thursday 22 January

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 23 January

   

Saturday 24 January

   

Sunday 25 January

   

Monday 26 January

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 27 January

   

Wednesday 28 January

RIEC, 0900-1200

 

Thursday 29 January

Governance and Nominations Committee, 0900-1100

Senate (Provisional hold), 1400-1700

 

Friday 30 January

   

Saturday 31 January

   

February 2026

Sunday 1 February

   

Monday 2 February

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 3 February

Postgraduate Research Board, 1330-1530 (Teams)

 

Wednesday 4 February

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

 

Thursday 5 February

UEB, 0900-1300

Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee 1400 -1600

 

Friday 6 February

Research and Innovation Committee, 1400-1600 (to be confirmed)  

Saturday 7 February

   

Sunday 8 February

   

Monday 9 February

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional) 
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 10 February

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional)

 

Wednesday 11 February

Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams)
Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional)

 

Thursday 12 February

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional) 

 

Friday 13 February

Campus Tour Penryn Campus (provisional)

 

Saturday 14 February

   

Sunday 15 February

   

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

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 17 February
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

Compliance Committee

 

Wednesday 18 February 
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting, 1430-1630

 

Thursday 19 February 
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 20 February 
(Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)

   

Saturday 21 February

Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham

 

Sunday 22 February

   

Monday 23 February

Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1300-1400

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 24 February

Joint RIEC/BEIC, 0900-1100

Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1400-1600

 

Wednesday 25 February

Council Strategic Away Day, 0900-1700

 

Thursday 26 February

Council, 0900-1700

 

Friday 27 February

   

Saturday 28 February

Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham

 

March 2026

Sunday 1 March

   

Monday 2 March

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

 

Tuesday 3 March

   

Wednesday 4 March

   

Thursday 5 March

UEB, 0900-1300
Health & Safety Committee, 1400-1600

 

Friday 6 March

   

Saturday 7 March

Offer Holder Visit Day (Penryn Campus)

 

Sunday 8 March

   

Monday 9 March

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 10 March

   

Wednesday 11 March

Senate, 1400-1700

 

Thursday 12 March

   

Friday 13 March

   

Saturday 14 March

Offer Holder Visitor Day (Exeter Campuses)

 

Sunday 15 March

   

Monday 16 March

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 17 March

   

Wednesday 18 March

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)

 

Thursday 19 March

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 20 March

   

Saturday 21 March

Offer-Holder Visit Day (Exeter Campuses/Penryn Campus)

 

Sunday 22 March

   

Monday 23 March

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 24 March

   

Wednesday 25 March

ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200

 

Thursday 26 March

Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee 1000-1200

Audit and Risk Committee, 1300-1700

 

Friday 27 March

Spring Term Ends

 

Saturday 28 March

Offer Holder Visitor Day (Exeter Campuses)

 

Sunday 29 March

   

Monday 30 March

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 31 March

Campus Tour (Penryn Campus) (provisional)

 

April 2026

Wednesday 1 April

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting, 1430-1630

Campus Tour (Penryn Campus) (provisional)

 

Thursday 2 April

Campus Tour (Penryn Campus) (provisional)
UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 3 April

UK Bank Holiday

 

Saturday 4 April

   

Sunday 5 April

   

Monday 6 April

UK Bank Holiday

 

Tuesday 7 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

Capital Management Group, 1400-1600

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Wednesday 8 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

   

Thursday 9 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

   

Friday 10 April 
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

Research and Innovation Committee, 1400-1600  

Saturday 11 April

   

Sunday 12 April

   

Monday 13 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 14 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

   

Wednesday 15 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

Education Board, 1400 - 1600 (Teams)

 

Thursday 16 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 17 April
(Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)

   

Saturday 18 April

   

Sunday 19 April

   

Monday 20 April

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 21 April

Governance and Nominations Committee, 1000-1200  

Wednesday 22 April

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

 

Thursday 23 April

Remuneration Committee, 1000-1200

 

Friday 24 April

   

Saturday 25 April

   

Sunday 26 April

   

Monday 27 April

Summer Term Starts

Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1400-1500
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 28 April

Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1400-1600

 

Wednesday 29 April

Council Strategic Briefing, 1100- 1300

Joint Senate and Council Meeting, 1300-1600

 

Thursday 30 April

Council, 0900-1700

 

May 2026

Friday 1 May

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Saturday 2 May

   

Sunday 3 May

   

Monday 4 May

UK Bank Holiday 

 

Tuesday 5 May

Assessments for all students begin

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Wednesday 6 May

   

Thursday 7 May

   

Friday 8 May

   

Saturday 9 May

   

Sunday 10 May

   

Monday 11 May

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

 

Tuesday 12 May

   

Wednesday 13 May

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting, 0900-1100

Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)

 

Thursday 14 May

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 15 May

Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee 1000-1200  

Saturday 16 May

   

Sunday 17 May

   

Monday 18 May

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 19 May

   

Wednesday 20 May

   

Thursday 21 May

RIEC, 0900-1200

 

Friday 22 May

   

Saturday 23 May

   

Sunday 24 May

   

Monday 25 May

UK Bank Holiday

 

Tuesday 26 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)

Compliance Committee
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Wednesday 27 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)

Open Day - Penryn

 

Thursday 28 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)

UEB, 0900-1300

Governance and Nominations Committee Provisional Hold, 1400-1600

 

Friday 29 May
(Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)

Open Day – Streatham and St Luke's

 

Saturday 30 May

Open Day – Streatham and St Luke's

 

Sunday 31 May

Assessments for all students end

 

June 2026

Monday 1 June

Grand Challenges Week  
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 2 June

Grand Challenges Week

 

Wednesday 3 June

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

 

Thursday 4 June

Grand Challenges Week  

Council, 0900-1700

 

Friday 5 June

Grand Challenges Week

 

Saturday 6 June

   

Sunday 7 June

   

Monday 8 June

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

 

Tuesday 9 June

Postgraduate Research Board, 1330-1530 (in person)

 

Wednesday 10 June

   

Thursday 11 June

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Friday 12 June

Summer Term Ends

 

Saturday 13 June

   

Sunday 14 June

   

Monday 15 June

Annual Departmental Research Review Meetings Begin
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 16 June

   

Wednesday 17 June

Senate, 1400-1700

 

Thursday 18 June

Health and Safety Committee, 1400-1600

 

Friday 19 June

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting, 1400-1600

 

Saturday 20 June

   

Sunday 21 June

   

Monday 22 June

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 23 June

   

Wednesday 24 June

Annual Departmental Research Review Meetings End
Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)

 

Thursday 25 June

UEB, 0900-1300

Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee 1000-1200

 

Friday 26 June

Audit and Risk Committee, 1100-1500

 

Saturday 27 June

   

Sunday 28 June

   

Monday 29 June

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 30 June

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting (Provisional hold), 0900-1700

 

July 2026

Wednesday 1 July

Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Meeting (Provisional hold), 0900-1100

 

Thursday 2 July

   

Friday 3 July

   

Saturday 4 July

   

Sunday 5 July

   

Monday 6 July

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 7 July

Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200

 

Wednesday 8 July

   

Thursday 9 July

Remuneration Committee, 0900-1100

Council, 1100-1800

 

Friday 10 July

UEB, 0900-1300

 

Saturday 11 July

   

Sunday 12 July

   

Monday 13 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees 
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 14 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees

 

Wednesday 15 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees

 

Thursday 16 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees

 

Friday 17 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees

 

Saturday 18 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees

 

Sunday 19 July

   

Monday 20 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees
PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 21 July

   

Wednesday 22 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall

 

Thursday 23 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall

 

Friday 24 July

Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall

 

Saturday 25 July

   

Sunday 26 July

   

Monday 27 July

(Devon and Cornwall School End of Term)

PSDLT, 1600-1700

 

Tuesday 28 July

   

Wednesday 29 July

ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200

 

Thursday 30 July

   

Friday 31 July

   

August 2026