Semester and vacation dates for the 2018/19 year are given below. Undergraduate students Semester 1 10th September 2018 - 21st December 2018 Christmas vacation 22nd December 2018 - 13th January 2019 Semester 2 14th January 2019 - 5th April 2019 Spring vacation 6th April 2019 - 21st April 2019 Semester 2 resumes 22nd April 2019 - 24th May 2019 Summer vacation 25th May 2019 - 9th September 2019 Postgraduate taught students Students on full-time postgraduate taught programmes usually study for a full calendar year. Semester 1 10th September 2018 - 21st December 2018 Christmas vacation 22nd December 2018 - 13th January 2019 Semester 2 14th January 2019 - 5th April 2019 Spring vacation 6th April 2019 - 21st April 2019 Semester 2 resumes 22nd April 2019 - 31st August 2019 Research Postgraduate Students Postgraduate research (e.g. PhD) students do not have standard defined vacation periods. A student can request leave from their studies in the form of a holiday based on their own research timescales. This period does not usually exceed 60 days in any one period and is only granted if it does not interrupt their ability to complete their studies within the statutory period. The University of Edinburgh does not stipulate fixed periods of annual leave allowance for postgraduate research students. It is normally expected that a student takes no more than 6 weeks as holiday in any given year of their studies. This article was published on 2024-07-29
