Key Dates 2025/26

Key dates within the 2025/26 session to support the academic administrative cycle.

University of Edinburgh Semester dates:

Semester 1

Week numberDatesActivitiesReason for date
Welcome week 2025/2608-Sep-2025

Welcome Week

International check-in (from Saturday 6 Sep)

 
01.15-Sep-2025

Monday 15 Sep: Semester 1 starts/ Start of Teaching Block 1

International check-in

 

02.

 

 

 

 

 

22-Sep-2025

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 24 Sep: Graduation registration form for winter ceremonies opens

 

Friday 26 Sep: Deadline for course setup

Friday 26 Sep: Deadline for assessment and extension information to be entered in APT

Friday 26 Sep: Deadline for student course enrolments (except with special permission as per regulations)

Opened once schools have agreed ceremony allocations, after first 2 weeks of term

 

To allow submission of extension requests

Students must be enrolled on courses by end of Week 

03.29-Sep-2025

Wednesday 1 Oct: cycle changeover from previous admissions cycle

Wednesday 1 Oct: Cancel new and continuing students who have completed no matriculation action (excluding part-time intermittent students)

Friday 3 Oct: Exam timetabling deadline for student course enrolments/removals

 

As per the withdrawal and exclusion policy

 

 

04.06-Oct-2025

Tuesday 7 Oct: 2025/26 apply links open for Direct and Other Admissions

Remove courses for new and continuing students who have not had attendance confirmed (excluding part-time intermittent)

Open after cycle changeover from previous admissions cycle

To allow publication of exam timetabling in w/c 27 Oct

05.13-Oct-2025Friday 17 Oct: End of Teaching Block 1 
06.20-Oct-2025

Monday 20 Oct: Start of Teaching Block 2

Wednesday 22 Oct: Cancel or withdraw students who have failed to complete matriculation (excluding part-time intermittent students)

Friday 24 Oct: Deadline for student course removals for courses starting in Sem1 - only withdrawals allowed after this date

Friday 24 Oct at 12 noon: Deadline for ratified course marks to be in EUCLID following course boards (to be published to students by noon on 3 Nov)

 

As per the withdrawal and exclusion procedure

 

 

 

 

 

07.27-Oct-2025Friday 31 Oct: Exam timetable published to students 
08.03-Nov-2025

Monday 3 Nov at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of awards and course marks for students due to graduate in Winter

Monday 3 Nov at 12 noon: Graduation application form closes at 12 noon for students wishing to attend a winter ceremony

Tuesday 4 Nov: Report to UKVI begins for students eligible for Graduate Route visa following awards deadline

Cancel or withdraw continuing part-time intermittent students who have failed to complete matriculation

Two weeks in advance of graduation ceremonies starting

 

 

 

After graduations deadline so that students exiting early are not included

09.10-Nov-2025  
10.17-Nov-2025Wednesday 19 Nov – Thursday 27 Nov: Graduations 
11.24-Nov-2025

Wednesday 19 Nov – Thursday 27 Nov: Graduations

Friday 28 Nov: End of Teaching Block 2

Sunday 30 Nov: PG EERS rollover and 2025/26 reports created, deletion of PG EERS reports created more than 5 years ago

Teaching delivery period slots created for 2026/27

 

 

Examiner terms and references to be set up by 28 Nov for any final 2024/5 reports

Created at the same time as next year’s timetabling database

12.01-Dec-2025Exam revision 
13.08-Dec-2025Monday 8 Dec – Friday 19 Dec: Exams (including Saturdays) 
14.15-Dec-2025

Monday 8 Dec – Friday 19 Dec: Exams

Friday 19 Dec: Semester 1 ends

 
15.22-Dec-2025Monday 22 Dec: Winter vacation begins 

Semester 2

Week numberDatesActivitiesReason for date
16.29-Dec-2025Winter vacation 
17.05-Jan-2026

Monday 5 Jan: Start of  CMVM online Teaching Block 2

Wednesday 7 Jan – Friday 9 Jan: Welcome for students commencing studies in January

Friday 9 Jan at 12 noon: Final deadline for submitting late exceptional circumstances applications for Semester 1 courses

International check-in

 
18.12-Jan-2026

Monday 12 Jan: Semester 2 starts/ Start of Teaching Block 3

Friday 16 Jan: Courses with no student enrolments for previous 6 academic years closed

Friday 16 Jan: Curriculum rollover (courses/DPTs)

International check-in

 

 

Allows time to update DPTs ahead of DRPS publication

 

19.19-Jan-2026

Friday 23 Jan: Deadline for student course enrolments/removal for courses starting in Semester 2

Friday 23 Jan: Deadline for course setup for courses starting in Semester 2

Friday 23 Jan: Deadline for assessment and extension information to be entered in assessment structures in APT for courses starting in Semester 2

Students must be enrolled on courses by end of Semester 2 Week 2

 

 

To allow submission of extension requests

 

 

20.26-Jan-2026Wednesday 28 Jan: Cancel new and continuing students who have completed no matriculation action (excluding new part-time intermittent)As per withdrawal and exclusion policy
21.02-Feb-2026

Remove courses for new and continuing students who have not had attendance confirmed (excluding part-time intermittent)

Thursday 5 Feb at 12 noon: Deadline for Semester 1 UG course results to be published to students in EUCLID

Friday 6 Feb: DPS Rollover

To allow publication of exam timetabling in w/c 02/Mar

 

In advance of DRPS publication

22.09-Feb-2026Friday 13 Feb: End of Teaching Block 3 
23.16-Feb-2026

Wednesday 18 Feb: Cancellation of students who have not completed matriculation (excluding new part-time intermittent students)

Thursday 19 Feb at 12 noon: Deadline for Semester 1 PGT course results to be published to students in EUCLID

Flexible learning week

As per withdrawal and exclusion policy

Following UG publication 2 weeks earlier

 

 

24.23-Feb-2026Monday 23 Feb: Start of Teaching Block 4 
25.02-Mar-2026

Monday 2 Mar: Graduation ceremonies allocated to taught students in EUCLID

Friday 6 Mar: Exam timetable published to students

In advance of graduation registration form opening

 

 

26.09-Mar-2026CAS issuance for September 2026 applicants begins 
27.16-Mar-2026

Graduation registration form opens to students

 

 

Friday 20 Mar - Sunday 22 Mar: Annual EUCLID upgrade - EUCLID unavailable from 2pm on 20 Mar

Opened once schools have agreed ceremony allocations, opens in March so it is ahead of exam period for students

 

Annual upgrade to stay in support contract with vendor

 

28.23-Mar-2026  

29.

 

 

30-Mar-2026

 

 

Monday 30 Mar – Friday 3 Apr: Spring vacation (CMVM online programmes only)

Friday 3 Apr: Teaching Block 4 ends

 
30.06-Apr-2026

Monday 6 Apr – Friday 17 Apr: Spring vacation

Monday 6 Apr: Start of CMVM online Teaching Block 3

Thursday 9 Apr: Publish 2026/27 DRPS and Path

 

 

Earliest DRPS can be published for next year with the data accurate

31.13-Apr-2026Monday 13 Apr – Friday 17 Apr: Spring vacation 
32.20-Apr-2026Exam revision 
33.27-Apr-2026

Monday 27 Apr: Start of Teaching Block 5+

Monday 27 Apr – Friday 22 May: Exams (including Saturdays)

 
34.04-May-2026Monday 27 Apr – Friday 22 May: Exams (including Saturdays) 
35.11-May-2026Monday 27 Apr – Friday 22 May: Exams (including Saturdays) 
36.18-May-2026

Monday 27 Apr – Friday 22 May: Exams

Friday 22 May: Semester 2 ends

 
37.25-May-2026Monday 25 May at 12 noon: Deadline for submitting exceptional circumstances applications  
38.01-Jun-2026

CAS issuance for September 2026 applicants begins for those already in the UK

Friday 5 Jun at 12 noon: Deadline for ratified marks for Honours courses to be in EUCLID following course boards (to be published to students by noon on 15 Jun)

 

 

Marks need to be ratified ahead of joint board dates

 

39.08-Jun-2026

TBC: Late deadline for submitting exceptional circumstances applications

Tuesday 9 Jun and Wednesday 10 Jun: Joint Programme Board Dates (Honours)

 
40.15-Jun-2026

Monday 15 Jun at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of awards and course marks for students who are due to graduate in Summer

Monday 15 Jun at 12 noon: Graduation application form closes for students wishing to attend a summer ceremony

Tuesday 16 Jun: Report to UKVI begins for students eligible for Graduate Route visa following awards deadline

Friday 19 Jun at 12 noon: Deadline for ratified marks for non-Honours and PGT courses to be in EUCLID following course boards (to be published to continuing students by noon on 30 Jun)

Two weeks in advance of graduation ceremonies starting

 

 

 

One week before publication deadline

41.22-Jun-2026  
42.29-Jun-2026

Tuesday 30 Jun at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of progression decisions and course marks for continuing students (UG & PGT)

Wednesday 1 Jul – Tuesday 14 Jul: Graduations

Two weeks in advance of resit exam timetable publication

 

 

 

43.06-Jul-2026

Wednesday 1 Jul – Tuesday 14 Jul: Graduations

Friday 10 Jul: Student rollover into new academic session

Registration opens for August/September continuing PGs and August continuing UGs

 

Two weeks in advance of new academic session

 

44.13-Jul-2026

Wednesday 1 Jul – Tuesday 14 Jul: Graduations

Tuesday 14 Jul - Tuesday 4 Aug: Course enrolment freeze

 

 

Friday 17 Jul: End of Teaching Block 5+

Friday 17 Jul: Resit exam timetable published to students

 

To allow the Bulk Enrolment Service to process optional course enrolments first for the new academic year. For more information please visit Course Enrolment

 

 

 

45.20-Jul-2026

Tuesday 14 Jul - Tuesday 4 Aug: Course enrolment freeze

Monday 20 Jul: Student records created for 2026/27 PG September new entrants

For more information please visit Course Enrolment

Six weeks before programme start date

46.27-Jul-2026

Tuesday 14 Jul - Tuesday 4 Aug: Course enrolment freeze

Saturday 1 Aug: Academic Year 2026/27 begins

Saturday 1 Aug: UG EERS rollover and 2026/27 reports created, deletion of UG EERS reports created more than 5 years ago

For more information please visit Course Enrolment

 

Examiner terms and references to be set up by 30 Jul for any final 2025/6 reports

47.03-Aug-2026

TBC: Monday 3 Aug – Friday 14 Aug: Resit Exams

Tuesday 14 Aug - Tuesday 4 Aug: Course enrolment freeze

 

For more information please visit Course Enrolment

48.10-Aug-2026

TBC: Student records created for 2026/27 UG September new entrants

Registration opens for continuing September UGs

TBC: Monday 3 Aug – Friday 14 Aug: Resit Exams

After UCAS embargo period ends

 

 

 

 

49.17-Aug-2026  
50.24-Aug-2026

TBC: Final deadline for submitting late exceptional circumstances applications for resits

Friday 28 Aug at 12 noon: Deadline for resit marks to be ratified in EUCLID following resit exam boards

TBC: Final deadline for submitting late exceptional circumstances applications for PGT dissertations

 

One week before progression decisions deadline

 

 

51.31-Aug-2026  
52.7-Sep-2026

Monday 7 Sep at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of progression decisions and course marks to students following outcome of Resit Exams Diet

 

In advance of start of term
Welcome week 2026/2714-Sep-2026

Welcome Week

International check-in (from Saturday 12 Sep)

Cycle Changeover

 

 

In advanced of MVM UG Admission deadline