Discover ARU London NewsBlogsScholarship WinnersOpen daysEventsEvent galleryImportant DatesCampus ToursLaw Clinic Key dates for the 2025/26 Academic Year September Welcome Week 15 September 2025 Trimester 1 22 September 2025 – 19 December 2025 January Welcome Week 12 January 2026 Trimester 2 19 January 2026 – 8 May 2026 Trimester 2 (Re)sit Examinations Saturday, 25th April 2026 - Friday, 1st May 2026. May Welcome Week 5 May 2026 Trimester 3 11 May 2026 – 7 August 2026 Trimester 3 (Re)sit Examinations Saturday, 12th December 2026 – Friday, 18th December 2026. Key dates for the 2026/27 Academic Year Start of Academic Year and Welcome Week 14 September 2026 Trimester 1 Teaching 21 September 2026 – Friday 11 December 2026 Trimester 1 Examinations Saturday 12 December - Friday 18 December 2026 Trimester 1 (Re)sit Examinations Saturday 24th April – Friday 30th April 2027 January Intake Welcome Week Week beginning Monday 11 January 2027 Trimester 2 Teaching Saturday 16 January - Friday 23 April 2027 Trimester 2 Examinations Saturday 24 April – Friday 30 April 2027 Trimester 2 (Re)sit Examinations Saturday 31 July – Friday 6 August 2027 May Intake Welcome Week Week beginning Tuesday 4 May 2027 Trimester 3 Teaching Saturday 8 May - Friday 30 July 2027 Trimester 3 Examinations Saturday 31 July – Friday 6 August 2027 Trimester 3 (Re)sit Examinations N/A Holidays for the 2025/26 Academic Year Christmas Vacation Saturday 20th December 2025 - Friday 9th January 2026 (inclusive) Easter Break Saturday 28th March 2026 - Friday 10th April 2026 (inclusive) Holidays for the 2026/27 Academic Year Christmas Vacation Saturday 29 December 2026 - Friday 8 January 2027 (inclusive) Easter Break Saturday 20 March 2027 - Friday 2 April 2027 (inclusive) Note: If you hold a student visa and are in the final trimester of your Postgraduate Course, you are expected to work on your Major Project throughout the summer, and this period will be considered term-time.