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)
2023 closed days and bank holidays
2023 closed days and bank holidays
Monday 2 January (New Year’s Day BH – transferred from Sun 1 January)
Friday 7 April (Good Friday BH)
Monday 10 April (Easter Monday BH)
Tuesday 11 April (CD)
Wednesday 12 April (CD)
Monday 1 May (May BH)
Monday 8 May (Additional BH - Kings Coronation)
Monday 29 May (Spring BH)
Monday 28 August (Summer BH)
Thursday 21 December (CD)
Friday 22 December (CD)
Monday 25 December (Christmas Day BH)
Tuesday 26 December (Boxing Day BH)
Wednesday 27 December (CD)
Thursday 28 December (CD)
Friday 29 December (CD)
*Please note the UK government has not yet published the official England Bank Holiday dates for 2023. As a result, the Bank holiday dates given are estimates and may be subject to change.
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.