Semester and vacation dates for the 2016/17 year are given below. Undergraduate students Semester 1 12th September 2016 - 21st December 2016 Christmas vacation 22nd December 2016 - 16th January 2017 Semester 2 17th January 2017 - 7th April 2017 Spring vacation 8th April 2017 - 15th April 2017 Semester 2 resumes 16th April 2017 - 28th May 2017 Summer vacation 29th May 2017 - 11th September 2017 Postgraduate taught students Students on full-time postgraduate taught programmes usually study for a full calendar year. Semester 1 12th September 2016 - 21st December 2016 Christmas vacation 22nd December 2016 - 16th January 2017 Semester 2 17th January 2017 - 7th April 2017 Spring vacation 8th April 2017 - 15th April 2017 Semester 2 resumes 16th April 2017 - 31st August 2017 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
