📆 University of Nottingham Term Dates 2025–26 – Student Edition

Get your calendars, excitement, and study bags ready. Here’s everything you need to know:

🍂 Autumn Term & Welcome Week

Monday 22 September – Friday 12 December 2025

• Welcome Week: Monday 22 – Friday 26 September 2025 

  It’s your moment to meet flatmates, hit freshers’ fairs, and scope out the best brunch spots.

❄️ Spring Term & Exams

Monday 12 January – Friday 27 March 2026

• Autumn Exams: Monday 12 – Saturday 24 January 2026 

• First term wraps up, libraries open late, snack stash required.

🌸 Spring Exams & Summer Term

Monday 27 April – Friday 19 June 2026

• Spring Exams: Monday 18 May – Saturday 6 June 2026 

• Then classes continue until 19 June 2026 — perfect to squeeze in final assessments and sun-soaked study sessions.

🔁 Reassessment Period

Grace period alert: Monday 10 – Saturday 29 August 2026 

Essential for any modules you need to retake. Don’t book that festival or holiday too early!

🎓 Graduation Dates

• Winter Graduation: 8 – 12 December 2025 

• Summer Graduation: Exact 2026 dates TBC — watch for updates around mid-year.

📢 Bank Holidays & Closures

University buildings closed on public holidays like Christmas, Easter, and UK bank holidays. (For specifics—Christmas 2025: 24–26 Dec; Easter 2026: 3–6 April; and 25 May 2026) ()

Remember: residence halls stay open, but 24/7 computer rooms may require card access.

💡 Student Tips (Nottingham Edition)

1. Smart Reminders: Add term start/end, exam windows, and resits to your calendar—set alarms two weeks and one day before.

2. Travel Hack: Snap up cheap train fares over Christmas and Easter.

3. Lighten Load: Don’t plan your big trip until after 29 August (resit window closes).

4. Graduation Heads-Up: Winter ceremonies are early December 2025; summer ones TBD—caps, gowns, and selfies on the horizon!

5. Faculty Variations: Medics or placement students: check those extra dates (Vet April intake, Nursing placements, etc.)