Academic calendar

Our Academic Calendar contains information on all the key dates you need for the academic year, including teaching weeks, examination periods and vacations for all taught courses.

Many of our undergraduate degrees are taught over two trimesters (Trimester 1, Trimester 2) but some are taught over three.

The calendar information provided on these pages is for delivery of courses at ARU's campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough; ARU London; and our academic partners throughout the UK. For college and university courses in Writtle, see the section 'Writtle key dates' below.

2023/24 academic year

Trimester 1

Welcome Week: 11–15 September 2023

Trimester 1 teaching (11+1 weeks): 18 September–8 December 2023

Examinations: 11–15 December 2023

Trimester 2

Welcome Week: 8–12 January 2024

Trimester 2 teaching (11+1 weeks): 15 January–19 April 2024

Examinations: 22 April–3 May 2024

Trimester 3

Welcome Week: 29 April–3 May 2024

Trimester 3 teaching (11+1 weeks): 7 May–26 July 2024

Examinations: 29 July–2 August 2024

Vacation

Christmas: Monday 18 December 2023–Monday 1 January 2024 (inclusive)

Easter: Monday 25 March–Friday 5 April 2024 (inclusive)

Download the academic calendar (higher education) 2023-24

Download the academic calendar (higher education) 2024-25

Writtle key dates

Writtle University College and ARU merged on 29 February 2024. Key dates in Writtle are as as follows.

The further education academic year 2023-24 finished on 14 June 2024.