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 2024 - 31 January 2025 (2024 is a leap year)
Easter
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 27 March 2024
Thursday 28 March- closure day (1)
Friday 29 March – Good Friday
Monday 1 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 2 April - closure day (2)
The university re-opens Wednesday 3 April 2024
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 6 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 27 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 26 August
Christmas 2024/New Year 2025
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Friday 20 December 2024
Monday 23 December - closure day (3)*
Tuesday 24 December - closure day (4)
Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day
Friday 27 December - closure day (5)
Monday 30 December - closure day (6)
Tuesday 31 December - closure day (7)
Wednesday 1 January 2025 - New Year’s Day
The university re-opens Thursday 2 January 2025
*The university does not open for one single working day during the week where Christmas falls
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
Leave Year 1 February 2026 - 31 January 2027
Easter
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 1 April 2026
Thursday 2 April- closure day (1)
Friday 3 April – Good Friday
Monday 6 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 7 April - closure day (2)
The university re-opens Wednesday 8 April 2026
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 4 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 25 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 31 August
Christmas 2026/New Year 2027
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 23 December 2026
Tuesday 24 December - closure day (3)
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December - Boxing Day
Monday 28 December (Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26 December)
Tuesday 29 December - closure day (4)
Wednesday 30 December - closure day (5)
Thursday 31 December - closure day (6)
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
The university re-opens Monday 4 January 2027