Key dates

Undergraduate students calendar

Undergraduate Academic year 2025 - 2026

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
25 August – 12 September 2025	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
13 September 2025	Welcome @ Derby event
12 – 14 September 2025	Main moving-in weekend for University of Derby halls of residence
16 – 17 September 2025	Freshers’ Fair
15 – 19 September 2025	Programme induction week for all remaining programmes
22 September – 12 December 2025	Autumn teaching and assessment block
15 December – 2 January 2026	Winter holiday period
5 – 9 January 2026	Autumn teaching and assessment block Nursing and Healthcare January intake: University Induction for new students
12 – 16 January 2026	Assessment period Nursing and Healthcare January intake: new and returning students Programme Induction
19 – 23 January 2026	Assessment period January intake (all other programmes): new student University Induction
26 – 30 January 2026	January intake, new and returning students programme induction
2 February – 27 March 2026	Spring teaching and assessment block
30 March – 10 April 2026	Spring holiday period
13 April – 29 May 2026	Spring teaching and assessment block
18 – 29 May 2026	Assessment period
3 – 7 August 2026	Re-sit Assessment Period

Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2026 - 2027

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 2025–2026

Date (week commencing)	Student schedule
28 July – 1 September 2025	Re-enrolment
25 August – 29 August 2025	Start date for School Direct
1 – 8 September 2025	Start date for core PGCE and Therapeutic Arts
15 – 22 September 2025	Postgraduate Research Student (PGR) intake
22 September – 28 November 2025	Autumn teaching weeks (ten in total)
29 September – 31 October 2025	College research committees
27 October – December 2025	Progression reviews
5 – 12 January 2026	PGR intake New students on the MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education programmes, University induction
12 – 16 January 2026	New and returning students on the MA Applied Theatre, Education, MA Education programmes, programme induction
5 January – 2 February 2026	College research committees
19 January – 27 March 2026	Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
2 – 9 March 2026	PGR intake
2 March – 6 April 2026	Progression reviews (five weeks in total)
30 March – 6 April 2026	College research committees
20 – 27 April 2026	Progression reviews
20 – 27 April 2026	College research committees
18 May – 27 July 2026	Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
1 – 8 June 2026	PGR intake
1 – 29 June 2026	Annual progress reviews (four weeks in total)
29 June – 27 July 2026	College research committees

Postgraduate Taught - Academic Calendar 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 2025/2026

Date	Student schedule
22 September – 28 November 2025	Autumn teaching weeks (ten weeks in total)
1 – 5 December 2025	Assessment week
26 January – 3* April 2026	Spring teaching weeks (ten in total)
6 April – 10 April 2026	Assessment week
25 May – 31 July 2026	Summer teaching weeks (ten in total)
3 August – 7 August 2026	Assessment week

*UK Bank Holiday

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