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HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS
Monday 6 January – Friday 4 April 2025
Reading Break
Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 18 April to Monday 21 April 2025
Student Spring Holiday
Monday 7 April – Friday 25 April 2025
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Bank Holiday Closures
6 May 2025, 26 May 2025
HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS
Monday 28 April – Friday 6 June 2025
Reading Break
Monday 26 May to Friday 30 May 2025
Graduation
Wednesday 16 July 2025
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HE Year 1 & Part time students
Monday 8 September – Wednesday 17 December 2025
HE Year 2 , Year 3 & MSc
Monday 15 September – Wednesday 17 December 2025
Reading Break
Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 2025
Student Winter Holiday
Thursday 18 December 2025 – Wednesday 7 January 2026
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HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS
Thursday 8 January – Wednesday 25 March 2026
Reading Break
Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February 2026
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April 2026
Student Spring Holiday
Thursday 26 March – Wednesday 15 April 2026
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Bank Holiday Closures
4 May 2026, 25 May 2026
HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS
Thursday 16 April – Friday 5 June 2026
Reading Break
Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May 2026
Graduation
Wednesday 15 July 2026
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Each Reading Break commences on Friday at 5.00pm
University Centre Year equates to 30 Teaching Weeks*
* Although the HE teaching year is 30 weeks – this includes 5 days scheduled staff development training (to allow UCS to meet the DfE CPD requirement). As a consequence the taught time for degree students is equivalent to 29 weeks for HE programmes.