2025-26

Semester One

Following items to be received by the University from its partners:

• Confirmation of the courses to be delivered during the year*.
• List of HE tutors and CVs of any new tutors
• Electronic copies of all student handbooks for each validated course.
• Calendar of HE-relevant committee dates.
• Dates, composition and membership of examination and resit boards.
• Confirmation of External Examiner fees.
• Copy of complaints and appeals policy and procedure 2024-25

Mon 1 Sept 2025, unless a separate deadline has been agreed with AQP

*For partners delivering courses with non-standard start dates: please notify the Partnership Office as soon as these courses are confirmed and send a copy of the relevant student handbook on or before the start date.

Teaching at University of Sussex begins (autumn term)

Mon 22 Sept 2025

University Education Committee

Wed 22 Oct 2025

Indicative deadline for proposals for major curriculum changes and new modules to validated courses for 2025/26.

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Collaborative Provision Approval Sub- Committee (CPASC)

Thurs 6 Nov 2025

Partners to submit a list of names of all students on Sussex-validated courses, and the course they are assigned to, as at 1 December 2025.

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Partners to submit their Annual Monitoring Report to the University.

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Teaching at University of Sussex ends (autumn term)

Fri 5 Dec 2025

University of Sussex winter vacation

Sat 13 Dec 2025- Sun 5 Jan 2026

Per capita fee invoice sent by the University to partner institution.

Fri 19 Dec 2025

University of Sussex semester one assessment period

Mon 5 – Sat 17 Jan 2026

Partner Annual Monitoring Review Event (PAMRE)

Thurs 15 Jan 2026 (in person)

University of Sussex intersemester week

Mon 19 – Fri 23 Jan 2026

University of Sussex Winter Graduation

Wed 21 – Fri 23 Jan 2026

Teaching at University of Sussex begins (spring term)

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Deadline for new course proposals starting 2026/27 for courses recruited through UCAS*

16 February 2026

Collaborative Provision Approval Sub- Committee (CPASC)

Thurs 12 Mar 2026

University of Sussex spring vacation

Sat 11 Apr – Sun 3 May 2026

Teaching at University of Sussex resumes (summer term)

Tues 5 May 2026

Following items to be received by the University from its partners:

• Deadline for External Examiner nominations for 2025/26.

For Undergraduate nominations:

Thurs 01 May 2025

for Postgraduate nominations: Mon 01 Aug 2025

Teaching at University of Sussex ends

Sat 30 May 2026

Following items to be received by the University from its partners:

• Deadline for policy changes (inc. examination and assessment regulations) for implementation in 2025/26.

Fri 22 May 2026

University of Sussex semester two assessment period

Tues 5 May – Sat 23 May 2026

Collaborative Provision Approval Sub-Committee (CPASC)

Thurs 28 May 2026

University of Sussex Summer Vacation

Sun 24 May 2026 to Sun 20 Sep

University of Sussex Progression & Award Boards (Finalists)

Wed 10 & Thurs 11 June 2026

University of Sussex Progression & Award Boards (Progression)

Wed 24 & Thurs 25 June 2026

University of Sussex Progression & Award Boards (Postgraduate Taught Courses)

Wed 8 & Thurs 9 July 2026

University of Sussex Summer Graduation

Mon 20 – Fri 25 July 2026

University of Sussex Progression & Award Boards (Resit)

Wed 2 Sept & Thurs 3 Sept 2026