Key dates
Key dates at Keele University, including bank holidays, exams, graduation, and term dates. You can also find the opening hours of our key services during vacation periods.
For international PGT students, the period between June and September is not a vacation period and is still classed as teaching time as you are expected to be working on your dissertation.
For international PGR students there are no set vacation periods throughout the year.
For international students who have questions about when they can work more hours than on their BRP, please speak to our Immigration Compliance and Advice team or email visa@keele.ac.uk.
2025-2026
- Semester one: Monday 22 September 2025 - Friday 23 January 2026
- Semester two: Monday 26 January 2026 - Friday 12 June 2026
- Winter vacation: Saturday 20 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
- Spring vacation: Saturday 4 April 2026 - Sunday 26 April 2026
2024-2025
- Semester one: Monday 23 September 2024 - Friday 24 January 2025
- Semester two: Monday 27 January 2025 - Friday 13 June 2025
- Winter vacation: Saturday 21 December 2024 - Sunday 12 January 2025
- Spring vacation: Saturday 5 April 2025 - Sunday 27 April 2025
September 2024
- Welcome Week for September 2024 will begin on Monday 23 September 2024.
2023-2024 academic year
- Semester two re-assessments: Monday 29 July - Friday 2 August 2024
2024-2025 academic year
- Semester one assessments (all levels): Monday 13 January – Friday 24 January 2025
- Semester one re-assessments for Foundation Year, Level 4, Level 5 and Postgraduate students: Tuesday 27 May – Friday 30 May 2025
- Semester one re-assessments for Level 6 students: Monday 12 May – Friday 16 May 2025
- Semester two assessments for Level 6 students: Monday 12 May – Thursday 22 May 2025
- Semester two assessments for Foundation Year, Level 4, Level 5 and Postgraduate students: Monday 19 May – Friday 30 May 2025
- Semester two re-assessments for Foundation Year, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6 and Postgraduate students: Monday 4 August – Friday 8 August 2025
Prescribing Safety Assessment examination:
2025:
- Thursday 30 January 2025
- Thursday 20 March 2025
- Thursday 1 May 2025
- Thursday 5 June 2025
2026:
- Thursday 29 January 2026
- Thursday 26 March 2026
- Thursday 23 April 2026
- Thursday 4 June 2026
Medical Licensing Assessment Applied Knowledge Test
2023-24 academic year:
- Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 June
- Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 August
Summer graduation 2024: Week commencing 8th July 2024
Winter graduation 2025: Week commencing 20th January 2025
Summer graduation 2025: Week commencing 14th July 2025
2023 - 2024 academic year
- Monday 26 August 2024 (Summer Bank Holiday)
2024 - 2025 academic year
- Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day)
- Thursday 26 December 2024 (Boxing Day)
- Wednesday 1 January 2025 (New Year's Day)
- Friday 18 April 2025 (Good Friday)
- Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday)
- Monday 5 May 2025 (Early May bank holiday)
- Monday 26 May 2025 (Spring Bank Holiday)
- Monday 25 August 2025 (Summer Bank Holiday)
Postgraduate Open Events
- Wednesday 4 December 2024
- Wednesday 5 February 2025
- Wednesday 7 May 2025
Undergraduate Applicant Visit Days
- Saturday 1 March 2025
- Saturday 22 March 2025
- Saturday 12 April 2025
Undergraduate Open Days
- Saturday 17 August 2024
- Saturday 12 October 2024
- Sunday 13 October 2024
- Saturday 16 November 2024
- Friday 27 June 2025
- Saturday 28 June 2025
- Saturday 16 August 2025
More information about opportunities to visit Keele can be found on our Open Day webpages.