Semester and vacation dates for the 2019/20 year are given below. Undergraduate students Semester 1 16 September 2019 - 20 December 2019 Christmas vacation 23 December 2019 - 10 January 2020 Semester 2 13 January 2020 - 03 April 2020 Spring vacation 06 April 2020 - 17 April 2020 Semester 2 resumes 20 April 2020 - 22 May 2020 Summer vacation 25 May 2020 - 18 September 2020 Postgraduate taught students Students on full-time postgraduate taught programmes usually study for a full calendar year. Semester 1 16 September 2019 - 20 December 2019 Christmas vacation 23 December 2019 - 10 January 2020 Semester 2 13 January 2020 - 03 April 2020 Spring vacation 06 April 2020 - 17 April 2020 Semester 2 resumes 25 May 2020 - 18 September 2020 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
