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, please speak to our Immigration Compliance and Advice team or email visa@keele.ac.uk.
2025-2026 academic year
- Summer vacation: Saturday 4 July - Sunday 20 September
2026-2027 academic year
- Semester one: Monday 21 September 2026 - Friday 22 January 2027 (learning week one: w/c Monday 28 September 2026)
- Winter vacation: Saturday 19 December - Sunday 10 January 2027
- Semester two: Monday 25 January 2027 - Friday 11 June 2027 (re-induction and learning week one: w/c Monday 25 January 2027)
- Spring vacation: Saturday 20 March 2027 - Sunday 11 April 2027
2025-2026 academic year
Reassessments
- Semester two re-assessments (all levels): Monday 3 August – Friday 7 August 2026
Prescribing Safety Assessment examination:
2026:
- Thursday 4 June 2026 TBC
Medical Licensing Assessment Applied Knowledge Test:
2026:
- Tuesday 23 June 2026
- Wednesday 24 June 2026
- Monday 3 August 2026
- Tuesday 4 August 2026
2025-2026 academic year
- Re-sit assessments for Year 5 students: week commencing Monday 15 June 2026
- Exams for Year 1, 2, and 3 students: Monday 10 August - Friday 21 August 2026
2025/2026 academic year
Summer graduation 2026: Week commencing Monday 13 July 2026
2026/2027 academic year
Winter graduation 2027: Week commencing Monday 18 January 2027
Summer graduation 2027: Week commencing Monday 12 July 2027
2025 - 2026 academic year
- Monday 31 August 2026 (Summer Bank Holiday)
2026 - 2027 academic year
- Friday 25 December 2026 (Christmas Day)
- Monday 28 December 2026 (Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day)
- Monday 1 January 2027 (New Year's Day)
- Friday 2 April 2027 (Good Friday)
- Monday 5 April 2027 (Easter Monday)
- Monday 3 May 2027 (Early May Bank Holiday)
- Monday 31 May 2027 (Spring Bank Holiday)
- Monday 31 August 2027 (Summer Bank Holiday)
Undergraduate Open Days
- Friday 26 June 2026
- Saturday 27 June 2026
- Saturday 15 August 2026
More information about opportunities to visit Keele can be found on our Open Day web pages.
