Closed days and public holidays
In addition to the UK Bank Holidays, the University closes for a further seven days in each academic year including Christmas, New Year and the Tuesday and Wednesday after Easter.
The university also closes for eight public holidays: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day holidays; Good Friday and Easter Monday; May Day; Whit Monday; August Bank Holiday Monday.
Key: University Closed days (CD) and Bank Holidays (BH)
2024 closed days and bank holidays
2024 closed days and bank holidays
Monday 1 January (New Year’s Day BH)
Friday 29 March (Good Friday BH)
Monday 1 April (Easter Monday BH)
Tuesday 2 April (CD)
Wednesday 3 April (CD)
Monday 6 May (May BH)
Monday 27 May (Spring BH)
Monday 26 August (Summer BH)
Monday 23 December (CD)
Tuesday 24 December (CD)
Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day BH)
Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day BH)
Friday 27 December (CD)
Monday 30 December (CD)
Tuesday 31 December (CD)
*Please note the UK government has not yet published the official England Bank Holiday dates for 2024. As a result, the Bank holiday dates may be subject to change.
2025 closed days and bank holidays
2025 closed days and bank holidays
Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s Day BH)
Friday 18 April (Good Friday BH)
Monday 21 April (Easter Monday BH)
Tuesday 22 April (CD)
Wednesday 23 April (CD)
Monday 5 May (May BH)
Monday 26 May (Spring BH)
Monday 25 August (Summer BH)
Tuesday 23 December (CD)
Wednesday 24 December (CD)
Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day BH)
Friday 26 December (Boxing Day BH)
Monday 29 December (CD)
Tuesday 30 December (CD)
Wednesday 31 December (CD)
*Please note the UK government has not yet published the official England Bank Holiday dates for 2025. As a result, the Bank holiday dates given are estimates and may be subject to change.
2026 closed days and bank holidays
2026 closed days and bank holidays
Thursday 1 January (New Year’s Day BH)
Friday 3 April (Good Friday BH)
Monday 6 April (Easter Monday BH)
Tuesday 7 April (CD)
Wednesday 8 April (CD)
Monday 4 May (May BH)
Monday 25 May (Spring BH)
Monday 31 August (Summer BH)
Wednesday 23 December (CD)
Thursday 24 December (CD)
Friday 25 December (Christmas Day BH)
Monday 28 December (Substitute for Boxing Day)
Tuesday 29 December (CD)
Wednesday 30 December (CD)
Thursday 31 December (CD)
*Please note the UK government has not yet published the official England Bank Holiday dates for 2026. As a result, the Bank holiday dates given are estimates and may be subject to change.
2027 closed days and bank holidays
2027 closed days and bank holidays
Friday 1 January (New Year’s Day BH)
Friday 26 March (Good Friday BH)
Monday 29 March (Easter Monday BH)
Tuesday 30 March (CD)
Wednesday 31 March (CD)
Monday 3 May (May BH)
Monday 31 May (Spring BH)
Monday 30 August (Summer BH)
Thursday 23 December (CD)
Friday 24 December (CD)
Monday 27 December (Substitute for Christmas Day)
Tuesday 28 December (Substitute for Boxing Day)
Wednesday 29 December (CD)
Thursday 30 December (CD)
Friday 31 December (CD)
*Please note the UK government has not yet published the official England Bank Holiday dates for 2027. As a result, the Bank holiday dates given are estimates and may be subject to change.