Exam Dates and Timetable
View the dates of upcoming exam periods and find out how to view your exam timetable.
Students must be available for exams at all times during the exam periods. The University cannot accept individual requests from students with regard to the timing of their exams.
- all morning exams start at 09:30
- all afternoon exams start at 14:00 (unless otherwise stated)
Please note that some programmes have different assessment schedules to those indicated below. This includes, but is not limited to, those in the School of Medicine and School of Dental Sciences
Please check your programme handbook and/or contact your School Office.
Exams 2024/25
| Semester | Dates of exams |
|---|---|
| Semester One | Monday 6 January 2025 to Friday 17 January 2025 (including Saturday 11 January) |
| Semester Two | Monday 12 May 2025 to Friday 30 May 2025 (including Saturday 17 May and Saturday 24 May) |
| Resits/Deferrals | Monday 4 August 2025 to Friday 15 August 2025 (including Saturday 9 August) |
Exam timetable
The timetable for the next academic year will be published as below:
| Semester | Provisional Timetable Published | Final Timetable Published |
|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Week ending 15 November 2024 | Week ending 22 November 2024 |
| Semester Two | Week ending 7 March 2025 | Week ending 21 March 2025 |
| Resits | Week commencing 21 July 2025 | Week ending 25 July 2025 |
Scheduling process
For many programmes on offer at the University, students are provided with an extensive range of modules to choose from. This has several benefits and advantages, but also means that creating an exam timetable can be a very complex process.
Work on the timetable starts 3-4 months before the exam period and involves several different stages and checks. Specialist exam scheduling software is used to try and ensure the best possible timetable is created.
The main priorities are avoiding:
- exam clashes (normally achieved for 100% of students)
- students having two exams on the same day (for Semester One 2018/19, this was achieved for over 99.9% of students)
- students having a PM exam followed by an AM exam the next day (for Semester One 2018/19, this was achieved for 99.9% of students)
We schedule between 650-900 exams for each main exam period for over 15,000 different students. Due to the complexities it is not possible to avoid students having exams scheduled on consecutive days.
Students are expected to be available:
- for the entire duration of each exam period
- any weekend exam dates
Requests for exams to be moved due to individual availability will not be considered. If you are going to miss an exam due to circumstances out of your control, you will need to submit a Personal Extenuating Circumstances (PEC) form to your academic school.
Help on preparing for exams is available on the Exam Rules and Guidance webpage.