• New term start dates for new and returning students are as follows:

    Access to Higher Education students starting a new course: Wednesday 6 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023 (13.2 teaching weeks)

    Higher Education 1st Year (Full & Part-Time): Monday 11 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023

    All Yr 1 FdSc and BSc will enrol in HE Study Centre on Monday 11 September (please note these times and location may be subject to change)

    HE 2nd Year, 3rd Year and MSc: Monday 18 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023

    All first year MSc students will enrol on Thursday 21 September  

    Reading Break
    Monday 23 October to Friday 27 October 2023

    Christmas Holiday 2023

    Sparsholt Campus will close at 5pm on Friday 15 December for the Christmas break

  • Bank Holiday Closure
    Monday 1 January 2024

    HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS

    Monday 8 January – Friday 22 March 2024

    Reading Break 

    Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February 2024

    Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

    Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024

    Student Spring Holiday 

    Monday 25 March to Friday 12 April 2024

  • Bank Holiday Closures

    6 May 2024, 27 May 2024

    HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS

    Monday 15 April – Friday 7 June 2024

    Reading Break

    Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May 2024

    Graduation 

    Wednesday 17 July

  • 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.