The university closes on 14 or 15 days per year, depending on how public holidays fall throughout the year. These are mandatory leave dates.
The dates:
Leave Year 1 February 2025 - 31 January 2026
Easter
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 16 April 2025
Thursday 17 April- closure day (1)
Friday 18 April – Good Friday
Monday 21 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 22 April - closure day (2)
The university re-opens Wednesday 23 April 2025
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 5 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 26 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 25 August
Christmas 2025/New Year 2026
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Wednesday 24 December - closure day (3)
Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 26 December - Boxing Day
Monday 29 December - closure day (4)
Tuesday 30 December - closure day (5)
Wednesday 31 December - closure day (6)
Thursday 1 January - New Year's Day
Friday 2 January - closure day (7)*
The university re-opens Monday 5 January 2026
*The university does not open for one single working day during the week when New Year falls
Leave Year 1 February 2026 - 31 January 2027
Easter
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 1 April 2026
Thursday 2 April- closure day (1)
Friday 3 April – Good Friday
Monday 6 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 7 April - closure day (2)
The university re-opens Wednesday 8 April 2026
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 4 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 25 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 31 August
Christmas 2026/New Year 2027
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 23 December 2026
Thursday 24 December - closure day (3)
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December - Boxing Day
Monday 28 December (Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26 December)
Tuesday 29 December - closure day (4)
Wednesday 30 December - closure day (5)
Thursday 31 December - closure day (6)
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
The university re-opens Monday 4 January 2027
Leave Year 1 February 2027 - 31 January 2028
Easter
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 24 March 2027
Thursday 25 March - closure day (1)
Friday 26 March – Good Friday
Monday 29 March - Easter Monday
Tuesday 30 March - closure day (2)
The university re-opens Wednesday 31 March 2027
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 3 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 31 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 30 August
Christmas 2027/New Year 2028
The university closes at your usual finishing time on Thursday 23 December 2027
Friday 24 December - closure day (3)
Saturday 25 December - Christmas Day
Sunday 26 December - Boxing Day
Monday 27 December (Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25 December)
Tuesday 28 December (Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26 December)
Wednesday 29 December - closure day (4)
Thursday 30 December - closure day (5)
Friday 31 December - closure day (6)
Saturday 1 January 2028 - New Year's Day
Monday 3 January 2028 (Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 1 January 2028)
The university re-opens Tuesday 4 January 2028