The academic calendar captures the dates for semesters and other key dates across the academic year, which runs from September to August. These dates apply to all faculties and to the majority of undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate taught (PGT) programmes.
For further details related to more specific dates for your programme, please contact your faculty or department.
Please see our article When is the university closed? for details on closure days and public holidays.
2024-25 Academic Calendar
Academic Year: Sunday 1 September 2024 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Welcome to King's dates and details for January 2025 will be confirmed shortly.
Teaching dates
- Semester 1
- Teaching: Monday 23 September – Friday 6 December 2024
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 9 December – Friday 13 December 2024
- Semester 2
- Teaching: Monday 13 January – Friday 28 March 2025
- Teaching/Revision: Tuesday 22 April – Friday 25 April 2025
These dates are when the majority of UG and PGT students are expected to be at university.
Reading weeks
If your programme has reading weeks, they will normally be:
- Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November 2024
- Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025
Assessment periods
- Period 1: Monday 6 January – Friday 10 January 2025
- Deadline for Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA) for Period 1 is 25 October 2024.
- Period 2: Monday 28 April – Friday 30 May 2025
- Period 3: Monday 4 August – Friday 15 August 2025
These are the university’s established assessment periods during which most UG and PGT examinations will be held. However, not all students will have examinations during each period. Please check with your faculty for further information and refer to our article on the exam timetable.
Attendance & holidays
- Normal hours of operation are 08:00 – 18:00. These are the times in which you should expect teaching, learning and assessment activities to be timetabled.
- If you are a Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student, you are expected to work on your dissertation/project throughout the summer.
- If you are a Postgraduate Research (PGR) student, should agree vacations in writing with your supervisor.
2025-26 Academic Calendar
Academic Year: Monday 1 September 2025 – Monday 31 August 2026
International Student Welcome: Wednesday 17 – Friday 19 September 2025
A bespoke event for international students to help you settle in to life at King’s and in London. More information will be available on the Welcome to King's app from mid-August 2025.
Welcome to King's: Monday 15 – Friday 26 September 2025
Week one will mainly be online and week two will be on-campus. Your faculty is likely to hold mandatory induction sessions during week two (Monday 22 – Friday 26 September) which will provide key information for starting your course. If you’re arriving after your induction, please get in touch with your faculty or department.
There will be other in-person activities taking place during this week to help you settle into King's. More information will be available on the Welcome to King's app from mid-August 2025.
Faculties may hold welcome sessions for some programmes outside of this period.
Teaching dates
- Semester 1
- Teaching: Monday 29 September – Friday 12 December 2025
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 15 December – Friday 19 December 2025
- Semester 2
- Teaching: Friday 16 January – Thursday 2 April 2026
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 27 April – Friday 1 May 2026
These dates are when the majority of UG and PGT students are expected to be at university.
Reading weeks
If your programme has reading weeks, they will normally be:
- Monday 3 November – Friday 7 November 2025
- Monday 23 February – Friday 27 February 2026
Assessment periods
- Period 1: Friday 9 January – Thursday 15 January 2026
- Period 2: Tuesday 5 May – Friday 5 June 2026
- Period 3: Monday 10 August – Friday 21 August 2026
These are the university’s established assessment periods during which most UG and PGT examinations will be held. However, not all students will have examinations during each period. Please check with your faculty for further information and refer to our article on the exam timetable.
Attendance & holidays
- Normal hours of operation are 08:00 – 18:00. These are the times in which you should expect teaching, learning and assessment activities to be timetabled.
- If you are a Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student, you are expected to work on your dissertation/project throughout the summer.
- If you are a Postgraduate Research (PGR) student, should agree vacations in writing with your supervisor.
2026-27 Academic Calendar
Academic Year: Tuesday 1 September 2026 - Tuesday 31 August 2027
International Student Welcome: Wednesday 16 – Friday 18 September 2026
A bespoke event for international students to help you settle in to life at King’s and in London. More information will be available on the Welcome to King's app from mid-August 2026.
Welcome to King's: Monday 14 – Friday 25 September 2026
Week one will mainly be online and week two will be on-campus. Your faculty is likely to hold mandatory induction sessions during week two (Monday 21 – Friday 25 September) which will provide key information for starting your course. If you’re arriving after your induction, please get in touch with your faculty or department.
There will be other in-person activities taking place during this week to help you settle into King's. More information will be available on the Welcome to King's app from mid-August 2026.
Faculties may hold welcome sessions for some programmes outside of this period.
Teaching dates
- Semester 1
- Teaching: Monday 28 September - Friday 11 December 2026
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 14 December - Friday 18 December 2026
- Semester 2
- Teaching: Friday 15 January - Thursday 25 March 2027
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 19 April - Friday 23 April 2027
These dates are when the majority of UG and PGT students are expected to be at university.
Reading weeks
If your programme has reading weeks, they will normally be:
- Monday 2 November – Friday 6 November 2026
Assessment periods
- Period 1: Friday 8 January - Thursday 14 January 2027
- Period 2: Monday 26 April - Friday 28 May 2027
- Period 3: Monday 2 August - Friday 13 August 2027
These are the university’s established assessment periods during which most UG and PGT examinations will be held. However, not all students will have examinations during each period. Please check with your faculty for further information and refer to our article on the exam timetable.
Attendance & holidays
- Normal hours of operation are 08:00 – 18:00. These are the times in which you should expect teaching, learning and assessment activities to be timetabled.
- If you are a Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student, you are expected to work on your dissertation/project throughout the summer.
- If you are a Postgraduate Research (PGR) student, should agree vacations in writing with your supervisor.
2027-28 Academic Calendar
Academic Year: Wednesday 1 September 2027 – Thursday 31 August 2028
International Student Welcome: Wednesday 15 – Friday 17 September 2027
A bespoke event for international students to help you settle in to life at King’s and in London. More information will be available on the Welcome to King's app from mid-August 2027.
Welcome to King's: Monday 13 – Friday 24 September 2027
Week one will mainly be online and week two will be on-campus. Your faculty is likely to hold mandatory induction sessions during week two (Monday 20 – Friday 24 September) which will provide key information for starting your course. If you’re arriving after your induction, please get in touch with your faculty or department.
There will be other in-person activities taking place during this week to help you settle into King's. More information will be available on the Welcome to King's app from mid-August 2027.
Faculties may hold welcome sessions for some programmes outside of this period.
Teaching dates
- Semester 1
- Teaching: Monday 27 September - Friday 10 December 2027
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 13 December - Friday 17 December 2027
- Semester 2
- Teaching: Monday 17 January - Friday 31 March 2028
- Teaching/Revision: Monday 24 April - Friday 28 April 2028
These dates are when the majority of UG and PGT students are expected to be at university.
Reading weeks
If your programme has reading weeks, they will normally be:
- Monday 1 November – Friday 5 November 2027
- Monday 21 February – Friday 25 February 2028
Assessment periods
- Period 1: Monday 10 January - Friday 14 January 2028
- Period 2: Tuesday 2 May - Friday 2 June 2028
- Period 3: Monday 7 August - Friday 18 August 2028
These are the university’s established assessment periods during which most UG and PGT examinations will be held. However, not all students will have examinations during each period. Please check with your faculty for further information and refer to our article on the exam timetable.
Attendance & holidays
- Normal hours of operation are 08:00 – 18:00. These are the times in which you should expect teaching, learning and assessment activities to be timetabled.
- If you are a Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student, you are expected to work on your dissertation/project throughout the summer.
- If you are a Postgraduate Research (PGR) student, should agree vacations in writing with your supervisor.