The University of Sussex is open throughout the year, with events and activities taking place over the summer and during vacations.
Term Dates 2013-14 and 2014-15
| 2013-14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arrival Weekend | New Undergraduates attend | Sat 14 Sep 2013 |
| Freshers' induction | Mon 16 Sep 2013 | |
| Autumn Term# | ||
| Teaching starts | Thur 19 Sep 2013 | |
| Teaching finishes | Wed 11 Dec 2013 | |
| Christmas vacation | Thur 12 Dec 2013 - Sun 05 Jan 2014 | |
| Mid-year assessment period starts | Attendance only if required* | Mon 06 Jan 2014 |
| Mid-year assessment period ends | Fri 17 Jan 2014 | |
| Spring Term# | ||
| Teaching starts | Mon 20 Jan 2014 | |
| Teaching finishes | Fri 11 Apr 2014 | |
| Spring vacation | Sat 12 Apr – Sun 11 May 2014 | |
| Summer Term# | ||
| Year-end assessment period starts | Mon 12 May 2014 | |
| Year-end assessment period ends | Fri 13 Jun 2014 | |
| Summer vacation | Sat 14 Jun 2014 | |
| Graduation | Monday 7 July - Friday 11 July 2014 | |
| Resit period | Attendance only if required | Late August - early Sep: tbc |
# Term dates for all students:- UG, PGT and PGR
* Students will need to attend if they have examinations and submission of assessments due, and should consult their assessment information on Sussex Direct. Please note that exams may be scheduled on Saturdays
| 2014-15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arrival Weekend | New Undergraduates attend | Sat 13 Sep 2014 |
| Freshers' induction | Mon 15 Sep 2014 | |
| Autumn Term# | ||
| Teaching induction (all attend) | Thur 18 Sep 2014 | |
| Teaching starts | Mon 22 Sep 2014 | |
| Teaching finishes | Fri 12 Dec 2014 | |
| Christmas vacation | Sat 13 Dec 2014 – Sun 04 Jan 2015 | |
| Mid-year assessment period starts | Attendance only if required* | Mon 05 Jan 2015 |
| Mid-year assessment period ends | Fri 16 Jan 2015 | |
| Spring Term# | ||
| Teaching starts | Mon 19 Jan 2015 | |
| Easter teaching break | Thur 02 Apr – Wed 08 Apr 2015 | |
| Teaching finishes | Fri 17 Apr 2015 | |
| Spring vacation | Sat 18 Apr – Sun 10 May 2015 | |
| Summer Term# | ||
| Year-end assessment period starts | Mon 11 May 2015 | |
| Year-end assessment period ends | Fri 12 Jun 2015 - tbc | |
| Summer vacation | Sat 13 Jun 2015 - tbc | |
| Graduation | Monday 6 July - Friday 10 July 2015 | |
| Resit period | Attendance only if required | Late August - early Sep: tbc |
# Term dates for all students:- UG, PGT and PGR
* Students will need to attend if they have examinations and submission of assessments due, and should consult their assessment information on Sussex Direct. Please note that exams may be scheduled on Saturdays
Minimum service days
There are a number of "minimum service" days - usually coinciding with national holidays, such as Christmas, and with UK Bank Holidays - when most campus facilities are closed. However, our 24 hours IT facilities, residences and 24-hour security continue to operate throughout.
| 2012/13 | |
|---|---|
| Monday 24 December 2012 | |
| Tuesday 25 December 2012 | (Christmas Day Bank Holiday) |
| Wednesday 26 December 2012 | (Boxing Day Bank Holiday) |
| Thursday 27 December 2012 | |
| Friday 28 December 2012 | |
| Monday 31 December 2012 | |
| Tuesday 1 January 2013 | (New Year's Day Bank Holiday) |
| Thursday 28 March 2013 | |
| Friday 29 March 2013 | (Good Friday Public Holiday) |
| Monday 1 April 2013 | (Easter Monday Public Holiday) |
| Tuesday 2 April 2013 | |
| Monday 6 May 2013 | (Early May Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 27 May 2013 | (Spring Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 26 August 2013 | (Summer Bank Holiday) |
| 2013/14 | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 24 December 2013 | |
| Wednesday 25 December 2013 | (Christmas Day Bank Holiday) |
| Thursday 26 December 2013 | (Boxing Day Bank Holiday) |
| Friday 27 December 2013 | |
| Monday 30 December 2013 | |
| Tuesday 31 December 2013 | |
| Wednesday 1 January 2014 | (New Year's Day Bank Holiday) |
| Thursday 17 April 2014 | |
| Friday 18 April 2014 | (Good Friday Public Holiday) |
| Monday 21 April 2014 | (Easter Monday Public Holiday) |
| Tuesday 22 April 2014 | |
| Monday 5 May 2014 | (Early May Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 26 May 2014 | (Spring Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 25 August 2014 | (Summer Bank Holiday) |
| 2014/15 | |
|---|---|
| Thursday 25 December 2014 | (Christmas Day Bank Holiday) |
| Friday 26 December 2014 | (Boxing Day Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 29 December 2014 | |
| Tuesday 30 December 2014 | |
| Wednesday 31 December 2014 | |
| Thursday 1 January 2015 | (New Year's Day Bank Holiday) |
| Friday 2 January 2015 | |
| Thursday 2 April 2015 | |
| Friday 3 April 2015 | (Good Friday Public Holiday) |
| Monday 6 April 2015 | (Easter Monday Public Holiday) |
| Tuesday 7 April 2015 | |
| Monday 4 May 2015 | (Early May Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 25 May 2015 | (Spring Bank Holiday) |
| Monday 31 August 2015 | (Summer Bank Holiday) |