1. Welcome

1.1. Important dates

Semester A

  • Welcome week: 15 to 19 September 2025
  • Teaching: 22 September to 12 December 2025
  • Reading week: 3 to 7 November 2025
  • Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2025, 1 January 2026
  • College Closure Dates: 25-31 December 2025, 1 and 2 January 2026
  • Examination period: 8 to 23 January 2026

Semester B

  • Teaching: 26 January to 17 April 2026 
  • Reading week: 9 to 13 March 2026
  • Bank holidays: 3 and 6 April, 4 and 25 May 2026
  • Examination period: 7 May to 5 June 2026

Late summer resits

  • Examination period: 3 to 14 August 2026

Deadlines for extenuating circumstances claims 

  • Coursework – Claims must be submitted within 7 calendar days of the original submission deadline.  

  • Exams – Claims must be submitted within 3 calendar days after the last day of the exam period for each semester. 

Key Queen Mary dates are available on the ARCS homepage and the University calendar. (For access as an Outlook calendar, please email: arcs-calendar@qmul.ac.uk.)