The university closes on 14 or 15 days per year, depending on how public holidays fall throughout the year. These are mandatory leave dates.
The dates:
Leave Year 1 February 2025 - 31 January 2026
Easter
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 16 April 2025
Thursday 17 April- closure day (1)
Friday 18 April – Good Friday
Monday 21 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 22 April - closure day (2)
The university re-opens Wednesday 23 April 2025
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 5 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 26 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 25 August
Christmas 2025/New Year 2026
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Wednesday 24 December - closure day (3)
Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 26 December - Boxing Day
Monday 29 December - closure day (4)
Tuesday 30 December - closure day (5)
Wednesday 31 December - closure day (6)
Thursday 1 January - New Year's Day
Friday 2 January - closure day (7)*
The university re-opens Monday 5 January 2026
*The university does not open for one single working day during the week when New Year falls