Term dates
Term dates and French Public Holidays.
Please note that the term dates below do not apply to the LLM, which is organised with two start dates and different teaching terms/exam periods. Specific term dates for the LLM programme can be found under the Structure tab of the on the Queen Mary website.
Term dates 2024-25
Student Induction and Freshers’ Week
- Week starting Monday 16 September 2024
First semester
- Monday 23 September - Friday 13 December 2024
- Reading Week: Monday 28 October - Friday 1 November 2024
Second semester
- Monday 20 January - Friday 11 April 2025
- Reading Week: Monday 24 February - 28 February 2025
Examinations
- 13 January - 17 January 2025 (Exact dates to be confirmed)
- 5 May - 30 May 2025 (Exact dates to be confirmed)
French Public Holidays 2024-25
- Toussaint - Friday 1 November 2024
- Armistice Day - Monday 11 November 2024
- Christmas Day - Wednesday 25 December 2024
- New Year's Day - Wednesday 1 January 2025
- Good Friday - Friday 18 April 2025
- Easter Monday – Monday 21 April 2025
- Labour Day – Thursday 1 May 2025
- VE Day – Thursday 8 May 2025
- Ascension Day – Thursday 29 May 2025
- Pentecost – Monday 9 June 2025
- Bastille Day – Monday 14 July 2025
- Assumption – Friday 15 August 2025
University Closure Weeks 2024-25
During university closure weeks, members of staff are not available but students in need of immediate support can contact International SOS.
The building is closed during Christmas and Summer Closure weeks but students can access the library and student social areas during part of Spring Closure week.
- Christmas Closure: Monday 23 December 2024 - 3 January 2025. The University will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.
- Spring Closure: Friday 18 April 2025 - Friday 25 April 2025. The building will be accessible to students from Tuesday 22 April 2025, the University will reopen on Monday 28 April 2025.
- Summer Closure: Monday 4 August 2025 - Friday 8 August 2025. The University will reopen on Monday 11 August 2025.