Semester and vacation dates for the 2022/23 year are given below. Undergraduate students Semester 1 12th September 2022- 23rd December 2022 Christmas vacation 24th December 2022 - 15th January 2023 Semester 2 16th January 2023 - 7th April 2023 Spring vacation 10th April 2023 - 21st April 2023 Semester 2 resumes 24th April 2023 - 26th May 2023 Summer vacation 29th May 2023 - 17th September 2023 Postgraduate taught students Students on full-time postgraduate taught programmes usually study for a full calendar year. Semester 1 12th September 2022- 23rd December 2022 Christmas vacation 24th December 2022 - 15th January 2023 Semester 2 16th January 2023 - 7th April 2023 Spring vacation 10th April 2023 - 21st April 2023 Semester 2 resumes 24th April 2023 - 31st August 2023 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 8 weeks as holiday in any given year of their studies This article was published on 2024-07-29
