IP Student Handbook 2024/25
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
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Semester 1 (A25) Term Dates |
08 September – 12 December 2025 |
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Semester 2 (B25) Term Dates |
26 January – 10 April 2026 |
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Semester 3 (C25) Term Dates |
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. |
Teaching and Assessment Key Dates
Semester 1 (A25)
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08 September 2025 |
Semester 1 (A25) Teaching Begins |
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17 October 2025 |
Deadline for Religious Holiday form for Semester 1 (A25) |
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03 November 2025 |
Academic Integrity, QM+ module deadline |
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28 November 2025 |
Deadline for all September start PG students to transfer from full time to part time/variable mode status |
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26 November 2025, 10:00am (GMT) |
Dissertation Title and Proposal Submission |
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28 November 2025 |
Deadline for the submission Exam Access |
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xx December 2025, 16:00 - 19:00 (TBC) |
Semester 1: End of term party (Shields Cafe, Charterhouse Square) |
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12 December 2025 |
Semester 1(A25) Teaching Period Ends |
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15 December 2025 – 02 January 2026 |
Study Week |
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25 December 2025 – 02 January 2026 |
University Closure |
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08 – 23 January 2026 |
Examination Period |
Semester 2
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07 January 2026 |
Deadline for students to apply for interruption of study/withdrawal from study prior to SEM 2 (B25) examinations |
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08 – 23 January 2026 |
Semester 1 (A25) Online Examination period |
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Semester 1 (A25): Essay Submission Check Exams Dates & Related Details: Semester 1 (A25) Examinations |
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26 January 2026 |
Semester 2 (B25) Teaching Begins |
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30 January 2026,10:00am (GMT) |
Semester 1 (A25) Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline |
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13 February 2026 |
Deadline for Religious Holiday Notification form for Semester 2 (B25) |
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27 February 2026 |
Subject Examination Board |
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09 February – 07 May 2026 |
Study Project Module - Introduction Lecture Study Project Module - Mentor Meetings (Meeting dates will be confirmed by mentors) |
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02 March 2026 |
Publication of provisional results for Semester 1 (A25) MYSIS |
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03 - 07 March 2026 |
Study Week |
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18 March 2026 |
PGT Degree Examination Board (ONLY applicable to Intellectual Property Law Certificate students) |
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24 March 2026 |
Official publication of results MySiS: PGT students Semester 1 (A25) |
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28 March 2026 |
Deadline for the submission Exam Access |
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02 April 2026 |
Deadline for the submission Exam Access |
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10 April 2026 |
Semester 2 (B25) Teaching Ends (Law modules) |
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06 May 2026 |
Deadline for taught students to apply for interruption of study/withdrawal from study prior to Semester 2 (B25)/Year |
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07 May – 05 June 2026 |
Semester 2 (B25) Online Examination period and Semester 1 (A25) resit period |
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Semester 2 (B25): Essay Submission Check Exams Dates & Related Details: Semester 2 (B25) Examinations |
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26 June 2026 |
Subject Examination Board |
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08 July 2026 (TBC) |
PGT Degree Examination Board (ONLY applicable to Trademark Law and Practice and Intellectual Property Law Certificate resit students) |
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15 July 2025 |
Official publication of results via MySiS: PGT students |
Semester 3
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12 June 2026, 10:00am (BST) |
Semester 2 (B25) Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline |
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30 June 2026 |
Deadline for PG students to interrupt their studies to retain examination marks but to defer the Project/Dissertation to a future year |
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17 August 2026, 10:00am (BST) |
Semester 3 (C25): Dissertation submission (IPLM205) |
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26 September 2026, 10:00am (BST) |
Semester 3 (C25) Extenuating Circumstances claim deadline |
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Semester 3 (C25): Essay Submission Check Exams Dates & Related Details: Semester 3 (C25) Examinations |
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25 September 2026 |
Subject Examination Board
(ONLY applicable to students on the Management of Intellectual Property MSc) |
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05 September 2026 |
PGT Degree Examination Board (ONLY applicable to students on the Management of Intellectual Property MSc) |
Subject Examination Board Dates (TBC)
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TBC |
Subject Examination Board |
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TBC |
Degree Examination Board |
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TBC |
Official Publication of results |
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December 2026/January 2027 (dates TBC) |
Winter Graduation Ceremonies |
Study Skill Sessions (dates To be confirmed)
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12 November 12:00 – 13:00 |
Citation Needed! OSCOLA Referencing Workshop |
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12 November 13:00 – 14:00 |
Approaching your Final Assessment Exercise or Examinations |
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19 November 12:00 – 14:00 |
Effective Postgraduate Law Essay Writing (for NON-CTW students) |
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3 December 12:00 - 13:00 |
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3 December 13:00 - 14:00 |
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Student Voice Committees (dates to be confirmed)
Students to email pglaw-support@qmul.ac.uk a written feedback report one week prior to the meeting dates below:
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TBC |
Semester 1 (A25) Student Voice Committees |
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TBC |
Semester 2 (B25) Student Voice Committees |
