Academic Calendar 2017/2018

Semester 1

August 2017 /

14/08/17

/ Reassessment
(2016/17)

21/08/17

/ Reassessment
(2016/17) /
September 2017 /

01/09/17

/ Academic Year commences
2017/18 /
04/09/17
11/09/17 / 1 / Semester of 15 weeks that normally includes 12 weeks teaching
18/09/17 / 2
25/09/17 / 3
October 2017 / 02/10/17 / 4
09/10/17 / 5
16/10/17 / 6
23/10/17 / 7 / Review Week (unless otherwise arranged)*
Review week to be used either for revision, reading, field visits, lectures, interim tests, formative assessment feedback etc. To be applied in week 8, except where otherwise arranged
30/10/17 / 8*
November 2017 / 06/11/17 / 9
13/11/17 / 10
20/11/17 / 11
27/11/17 / 12
December 2017 / 04/12/17 / 13 / Weeks 14 and 15 provide flexibility to allow exams or marking during this time.
11/12/17 / 14
18/12/17 / Christmas
25/12/17 / Christmas
January 2018 / 02/01/18 / 15

Semester 2

08/01/18
15/01/18
22/01/18 / 1 / Semester of 15 weeks that normally includes 12 weeks teaching
29/01/18 / 2
February 2018 / 05/02/18 / 3
12/02/18 / 4
19/02/18 / 5
26/02/18 / 6
March 2018 / 05/03/18 / 7
12/03/18 / 8
19/03/18 / 9
26/03/18 / Easter break
April 2018 / 02/04/18 / Easter break
09/04/18 / 10
16/04/18 / 11 / Review Week (unless otherwise arranged)*
Review week to be used either for revision, reading,
23/04/18 / 12 / field visits, lectures, interim tests, formative assessment feedback etc. To be applied in week 13, except where otherwise arranged.
May 2018 / 30/04/18 / 13*
07/05/18 / 14
14/05/18 / 15 / Weeks 14 and 15 provide flexibility to allow exams or marking during this time.
21/05/18
28/05/18
June 2018 / 04/06/18 / Student feedback and Appeals
11/06/18 / Student feedback and Appeals

*Review Week

It has been agreed that there will be an Institute-wide Review Week (to be set by the Institute) in each Semester. There is a right to seek derogation for an individual programme. The derogation case is to be presented by the relevant Programme Committee to the Head of School responsible for the programme and the College Director, who together will make the final decision. It is suggested that Programme Committees should endeavour to agree their approach to the Review Week in a timely manner, to allow decisions to be communicated to both staff and students before the start of the Semester in which a Review Week occurs.