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 6th)

 
01.15-Sep-2025

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

International check-in

 

02.

 

 

 

 

 

22-Sep-2025

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 24th: Graduation registration form for winter ceremonies opens

 

Friday 26th: Deadline for course setup

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

Friday 26th: 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 1st October: 2025/26 apply links open for Direct and Other Admissions

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

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

Open after cycle changeover from previous admissions cycle

As per the withdrawal and exclusion policy

 

 

04.06-Oct-2025Remove courses for new and continuing students who have not had attendance confirmed (excluding part-time intermittent)To allow publication of exam timetabling in w/c 27/Oct
05.13-Oct-2025Friday 17th: End of Teaching Block 1 
06.20-Oct-2025

Monday 20th: Start of Teaching Block 2

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

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

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

 

As per the withdrawal and exclusion policy

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

Tuesday 4th: 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 19th – Friday 28th: Graduations 
11.24-Nov-2025

Wednesday 19th – Friday 28th: Graduations

Friday 28th: End of Teaching Block 2

Sunday 30th: 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 28th 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 8th December – Friday 19th: Exams (including Saturdays) 
14.15-Dec-2025

Monday 8th – Friday 19th: Exams

Friday 19th: Semester 1 ends

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

Semester 2

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

Monday 5th January: Start of  CMVM online Teaching Block 2

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

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

International check-in

 
18.12-Jan-2026

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

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

Friday 16th: Curriculum rollover (courses/DPTs)

International check-in

 

 

Allows time to update DPTs ahead of DRPS publication

 

19.19-Jan-2026

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

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

Friday 23rd: 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 28th: 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 5th February at 12 noon: Deadline for Semester 1 UG course results to be published to students in EUCLID

Friday 6th: DPS Rollover

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

 

In advance of DRPS publication

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

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

Thursday 19th 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 23rd: Start of Teaching Block 4 
25.02-Mar-2026

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

Friday 6th: 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

 

 

TBC: Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd March: Annual EUCLID upgrade - EUCLID unavailable from 2pm on 20th

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 30th – Friday 3rd April: Spring vacation (CMVM online programmes only)

Friday 3rd: Teaching Block 4 ends

 
30.06-Apr-2026

Monday 6th – Friday 17th: Spring vacation

Monday 6th: Start of CMVM online Teaching Block 3

Thursday 9th: Publish 2026/27 DRPS and Path

 

 

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

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

Monday 27th: Start of Teaching Block 5+

Monday 27th April – Friday 22nd May: Exams (including Saturdays)

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

Monday 27th April – Friday 22nd May: Exams

Friday 22nd: Semester 2 ends

 
37.25-May-2026Friday 29th at 12 noon: Final deadline for submitting late exceptional circumstances applications For School-specific deadlines please see dates here: Exceptional circumstances deadlines
38.01-Jun-2026

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

Friday 5th June 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 17th June)

 

 

Marks need to be ratified ahead of joint board dates

 

39.08-Jun-2026Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th: Joint Programme Board Dates (Honours) 
40.15-Jun-2026

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

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

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

Friday 19th 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 30thJune)

Two weeks in advance of graduation ceremonies starting

 

 

 

One week before publication deadline

41.22-Jun-2026  
42.29-Jun-2026

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

Wednesday 1st – Tuesday 14th: Graduations

Two weeks in advance of resit exam timetable publication

 

 

 

43.06-Jul-2026

Wednesday 1st – Tuesday 14th: Graduations

Friday 10th: 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 1st – Tuesday 14th July: Graduations

TBC: Course enrolment freeze

 

 

Friday 17th: End of Teaching Block 5+

Friday 17th: Resit exam timetable published to students

 

To allow the Bulk Enrolment Service to process core optional course enrolments first for the new academic year

 

 

 

45.20-Jul-2026

TBC: Course enrolment freeze

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

Six weeks before programme start date
46.27-Jul-2026

TBC: Course enrolment freeze

Saturday 1st August: Academic Year 2026/27 begins

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

 

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

47.03-Aug-2026TBC: Monday 3rd – Friday 14th: Resit Exams 
48.10-Aug-2026

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

Registration opens for continuing September UGs

TBC: Monday 3rd – Friday 14th: 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 28th 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  
52.07-Sep-2026

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

Welcome Week for students commencing 2026/7

In advance of start of term