Intellectual Property Specialist Student Handbook 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.

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

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 

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

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

02 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

TBC

TBC

Semester 1 

Semester 2