Intellectual Property Specialist Student Handbook 2026/27

8. 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

In addition to the general key dates listed below, please see Section - Appendix III: Programme: Semester Dates & Module Description:

Semester Dates 2026 – 27

Semester 1 (A26) Term Dates

07 September – 11 December 2026

Semester 2 (B26) Term Dates

25 January – 09 April 2027

Semester 3 (C26) Term Dates
(ONLY applicable to students on the Management of Intellectual Property MSc)

No teaching – dissertation and assessment only

Masters students starting in September are expected to work on their dissertation or project throughout the summer – for these students, this period between the end of the university's Semester 3 and their course end date is not a vacation. For masters students, only Christmas (end of the study week in the university's Semester 1 to the beginning of the university's Semester 1 Examination Period) and Easter (end of the university's Semester 2 and the beginning of the university's Semester 3 Study Period) are vacations.

Semester 1 (A26)

07 September 2026	Semester 1 Teaching Begins
17 August - 16 October 2026	Deadline for Religious Holiday form for Semester 1
06 November 2026	Academic Integrity, QM+ module deadline
27 November 2026	Deadline for the submission Exam Access Arrangements (DDS) for Semester Module
30 November 2026	Deadline for all September start PG students to transfer from full time to part time/variable mode status
30 November 2026 (ONLY applicable Management of Intellectual Property MSc)	Dissertation Title and Proposal Submission See for more key dates 24.1. Management of Intellectual Property MSc
xx December 2026, 16:00 - 19:00 (TBC)	Semester 1: End of term party (Shields Cafe, Charterhouse Square)
11 December 2026	Semester 1 Teaching Period Ends
14 December – 18 December 2026	Study Week
24 December 2026 – 03 January 2027	University Closure

Semester 2 (B26)

4 January – 6 January 2027	Study period
06 January 2027	Deadline for students to apply for interruption of study/withdrawal from study prior to SEM 1 examinations
07 – 22 January 2027	Semester 1 Online Examination period
Check Exams Dates & Related Details: Semester 1 (A26) Examinations	Semester 1 Essay Submission
25 January 2027	Semester 2 Teaching Begins
27 January 2027,10:00am (UK Time)	Semester 1 Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline
12 February 2027	Deadline for Religious Holiday Notification form for Semester 2
01 March 2027	PROVISIONAL: Publication of results for Semester 1 MySiS
04 - 05 May 2027	Study Week
23 March 2027	OFFICIAL: Publication of results MySiS: PGT students Semester 1
2nd April 2027	Deadline for the submission Exam Access Arrangements (DDS) for Semester 2 Module
09 April 2027	Semester 2 Teaching Ends (Law modules)
05 May 2027	Deadline for taught students to apply for interruption of study/withdrawal from study prior to Semester 2 Year
06 May – 04 June 2027	Semester 2 Examination period and Semester 1 resit period
Check Exams Dates & Related Details: Semester 2 (B26) Examinations	Semester 2: Essay Submission
13 July 2027	OFFICIAL: Publication of results via MySiS: PGT students

Semester 3 (C26)

09 June 2027, 10:00am (UK Time)	Semester 2 Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline
30 July 2027	Deadline for PG students to interrupt their studies to retain examination marks but to defer the Project/Dissertation to a future year
17 August 2027, 1pm (UK Time)	Semester 3: Dissertation submission (IPLM205)
25 August 2027, 10:00am (UK Time)	Semester 3 Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline
Check Exams Dates & Related Details: Semester 3 (C26) Examinations	Semester 3 Essay Submission
20 October 2027	Official Result Release

Study Skill Sessions (Dates maybe subject to Change)

14 October 2026, 12:00 - 13:00	Citation Needed! OSCOLA Referencing Workshop
11 November 2026, 12:00 - 13:00	Approaching your Final Assessment Exercise or Examinations
28 November 2026, 18:00 - 19:30	Legal Essay Writing

TBC	Extenuating Circumstances Guidance

TBC	Assessment Q&A and How/where to submit QM+ guide

Student Voice Committee (dates to be confirmed)

Semester 1	TBC
Semester 2	TBC