2019-20 term dates
The dates below are the standard university dates – different dates apply for some courses. Please check myUWE for your course start date.
Student timetable publication dates
For 2020/21, your timetable will be available for each teaching block separately.
Find out more about the 2020/21 academic year.
If you have already started your course but do not have access to your timetable, please contact the Timetabling Team via our self-help form (InfoHub login required).
Standard term dates
Undergraduate courses
International and European Student Orientation | 11 September – 13 September 2019 |
Main student arrival and welcome | 11 September – 13 September 2019 |
Main start
(includes course induction) |
16 September 2019 |
Student vacation | 16 December 2019 – 5 January 2020 |
Main assessment period 1 | 6 January 2020 – 17 January 2020 |
Teaching resumes | 20 January 2020 |
Student vacation | 6 April 2020 – 19 April 2020 |
Main assessment period 2 | 27 April 2020 – 22 May 2020 |
Student vacation starts | 26 June 2020 |
Main assessment period 3 | 3 August 2020 – 21 August 2020 |
Postgraduate research courses
If you're a postgraduate researcher, please contact the Graduate School for your term dates.
Postgraduate taught courses
International Student Orientation | Week beginning 9 September 2019 |
Main student arrival and welcome | 11 September – 13 September 2019 |
Main start (includes course induction) | 16 September 2019 |
Student vacation | 16 December 2019 – 5 January 2020 |
Main assessment period 1 | 6 January 2020 – 17 January 2020 |
Teaching resumes | 20 January 2020 |
Student vacation | 6 April 2020 – 19 April 2020 |
Main assessment period 2 | 27 April 2020 – 22 May 2020 |
Teaching | 11 May 2020 – 31 July 2020
For some Faculty of Business and Law postgraduate students. |
Main assessment period 3 | 3 – 21 August 2020 |
University closure days
- Tuesday 24 December (PM) 2019 until Thursday 2 January 2020 (Christmas closure)
- Friday 10 April 2020 (Good Friday, UK bank holiday)
- Monday 13 April 2020 (Easter Monday, UK bank holiday)
- Tuesday 14 April 2020 (University closure day)
- Friday 8 May 2020 (UK bank holiday)
- Monday 25 May 2020 (UK bank holiday)
- Monday 31 August 2020 (UK bank holiday)
- Our library services are accessible throughout the year. View all library opening hours.