Key dates

Undergraduate students calendar

Undergraduate Academic year 2026 - 2027

Each student has a personalised calendar which varies, depending on the programme they are studying and other factors.

The dates given below are an indication of the key dates in the academic calendar.

You will receive your personalised timetable via UDo two working days after you enrol, including all your classes, and the times and dates of your programme induction activities.

Date (week commencing)	Student schedule
24 August – 12 September 2026	Nursing, Healthcare and Initial Teacher Training: New and returning student programme induction and start of teaching - please check your emails for your start date and access to your personalised timetable
12 September 2026	Welcome @ Derby event
12 – 13 September 2026	Main moving-in weekend for University of Derby halls of residence
15 – 17 September 2026	Freshers’ Fair
14 – 18 September 2026	Programme induction week for all remaining programmes
21 September – 11 December 2026	Autumn teaching and assessment block
14 December – 1 January 2027	Winter holiday period
4 – 8 January 2027	Autumn teaching and assessment block Nursing and Healthcare January intake: University Induction for new students
11 – 15 January 2027	Assessment period Nursing and Healthcare January intake: new and returning students Programme Induction
18 – 22 January 2027	Assessment period January intake (all other programmes): new student University Induction
25 – 29 January 2027	January intake, new and returning students programme induction
1 February – 19 March 2027	Spring teaching and assessment block
22 March – 2 April 2027	Spring holiday period
05 April – 28 May 2027	Spring teaching and assessment block
17 – 28 May 2027	Assessment period
2 – 6 August 2027	Re-sit Assessment Period

Postgraduate students calendar

Postgraduate Academic Year 2026/2027

Date (week commencing)	Student schedule
27 July – 28 August 2026	Re-enrolment
24 August – 28 August 2026	Start date for School Direct
31 August – 4 September 2026	Start date for core PGCE and Therapeutic Arts
14 – 18 September 2026	Postgraduate Research Student (PGR) intake
21 September – 27 November 2026	Autumn teaching weeks (ten in total)
28 September – 30 October 2026	College research committees
26 October – 18 December 2026	Progression reviews
4 – 8 January 2027	PGR intake New students on the MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education programmes, University induction
11 – 15 January 2027	New and returning students on the MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education programmes, programme induction
4 – 29 January 2027	College research committees
18 January – 26 March 2027	Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
1 – 8 March 2027	PGR intake
1 March – 8 April 2027	Progression reviews (five weeks in total)
29 March – 2 April 2027	College research committees
19 – 23 April 2027	Progression reviews
19 – 23 April 2027	College research committees
17 May – 30 July 2027	Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
31 May–4 June 2027	PGR intake
31 May – 25 June 2027	Annual progress reviews (four weeks in total)
28 June – 23 July 2027	College research committees

University of Derby Online students

Online Academic Calendar 2026/27

Date	Student schedule
21 September – 27 November 2026	Autumn teaching weeks (ten weeks in total)
30 November – 4 December 2026	Assessment week
25 January – 2* April 2027	Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
5 April – 9 April 2027	Assessment week
24 May – 30 July 2027	Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
2 August – 6 August 2027	Assessment week

* UK Bank Holiday

UoD - Buxton Term Dates

UoD - Buxton Academic Calendar 2026/27

Date (week commencing)	Student schedule
7 September – 23 October 2026	Autumn term
26 October – 30 October 2026	Half-term break
2 November – 18 December 2026*	Autumn term
21 December – 1 January 2027	Winter holiday break
4 January – 12 February 2027*	Spring term
15 February – 19 February 2027	Half-term break
22 February – 25 March 2027	Spring term
26 March – 9 April 2027	Easter break
12 April – 28 May 2027**	Summer term
31 May – 4 June 2027	Half-term break
7 June – 2 July 2027	Summer term

*Our inset days are:

Wednesday 18 November 2026
Monday 4 January 2027

**UK Bank Holiday:

Monday 3 May 2027

Additional information for apprentices

Please check with your instructor or mentor which days you are in college during the summer and half-term breaks. Apprentices should talk to their employer about arrangements for any days they would ordinarily be in college during this time.

Please also note that the college is closed to all students over the Christmas break.

Apprenticeship start dates

We operate a roll-on-roll-off provision with six apprenticeship start dates each academic year. Before a start date can be confirmed, all employer and apprentice paperwork must be completed.

Please request our apprenticeship guide or contact us for more information.