Student Handbook 2023/24 (Cert IP / Cert Trade Mark Law and Practice AND MSc Management of IP)

9. Key Dates

The dates in this table are for all full time and part time programmes.

Other key Queen Mary dates are available on the ARCS homepage (www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk) and here: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/calendar/

Semester Dates


Semester 1 (A2) Teaching period

11 September – 15 December 2023

Semester 2 (B22) Teaching period

22 January - 05 April 2024




Teaching and Assessment Key Dates

03 November 2023

Academic Integrity, QM+ module deadline

17 November 2023

Deadline for the submission Exam Access
Arrangements (DDS) for Sem 1 (A23) Module

15 December 2023

Semester 1 Teaching Period Sem 1 (A23) Ends

19 – 22 December 2023

Study Week

24 December 2023 – 01 January 2024

University Closure

02 January - 03 January 2024

Study Period

03 January 2024

Deadline for students to apply for interruption of study/withdrawal from study prior to SEM 2 examinations

04 - 19 January 2024

Semester 1 (A23) Online Examination period

22 January 2024

Semester 2 (B23) Teaching Begins

25 January 2024, 23:59pm (GMT)

Semester 1 (A23) Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline

05 April 2024

Semester 2 (B23) Teaching Ends (Law modules)

01 May 2024

Semester 2 (B23) Deadline for Interruptions and Withdrawals of Studies

02 May – 31 May 2024​ 

Semester 2 (B23) Online Examination period and Semester 1 (A23) resit period

27 June 2024

Deadline for PG students to interrupt their studies to retain examination marks but to defer the Project/Dissertation to a future year

28 June 2024

Subject Examination Board

10 July 2024

Degree Examination Board

16 July 2024

Official results publication Semester 1 (A23) and Semester 2 (B23)

05 August - 16 August 2024

Semester 2 (B23) Online Examination resit period

16 August 2024. 10:00am (BST)

Late Summer Resit period: Semester 2 (B23) (including accepted Extenuating Circumstances First sits)

02 October 2024

Subject Examination Board

11 October 2024

Degree Examination Board

21 October 2024

Official Publication of results

09 - 11 January 2025 (TBC)

Winter Graduation Ceremonies

Study Skills

(may be subject to change)

15 November 2023,

13:00 - 14:00

Dissertation Title Proposal Guidance Session

17 November 2023

12:00 – 14:00

Effective Postgraduate Law Essay Writing (for NON-CTW students)

November 2023 TBC

Themed Dissertation session: Programme of Study

24 November 2023, 

12:00 – 14:00

Citation Needed! OSCOLA Referencing Workshop

29 November 2023,

12:00 - 14:00

Approaching your Final Assessment Exercise or Examinations

Student Staff Liaison Committee Meetings (may be subject to change)

Students to email pglaw-support@qmul.ac.uk a written feedback report one week prior to the meeting dates below:

25 October 2023

12:00 – 13:00

Semester 1 (A23) Student Staff Liaison Committee Meeting

14 February 2024

12:00 – 13:00

Semester 2 (B23) Student Staff Liaison Committee Meeting

STUDENT SOCIAL AGENDA


On top of the weekly in-person interaction with their peers and their lecturers, student will also enjoy 3 informal meeting/events where they will interact will all the students on all the 3 specialist IP programmes, the administrative staff as well as the academic staff.
Details of the events will be communicated to the students closer to the date of the event.