This is to educate you about the school calendar and the necessary information you need to know about the school admission date, graduation dates and other things been observed in the school, example holidays and breaks
I hope this information will guide you through
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul 2026 to 15 Jul 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Viewing School Grade Recheck Applications Spring – Faculty return (non-clinical) | |||
| 07 Jul 2026 to 16 Dec 2026 |
School of Medicine Weeks 1-24 | |||
| 25 Jul 2026 to 19 Aug 2026 |
Spring Scheduling data collection by Academic Registry via ASCS |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2026 | Annual Registration opens (for all returning students except Research students) | Please note: Registration on 15/Aug/2026 relates to all students (except Research) returning on 05/Sep/2026. For students commencing their studies prior to this date, annual registration will open 3 weeks prior to their return date. | ||
| 0 | 29 Aug 2026 to 02 Sep 2026 |
Week 0 of Academic Year |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 02 Sep 2026 | Autumn Orientation for new students (Postgraduate students, Graduate entry medicine and continuing professional education courses) | ||
| 1 – 12 | 05 Sep 2026 to 25 Nov 2026 |
Weeks 1 – 12 | ||
| 1 – 15 | 05 Sep 2026 to 17 Dec 2026 |
Autumn semester commences including exams | (Weeks 1-15) | |
| 1 – 2 | 05 Sep 2026 to 16 Sep 2026 |
Grade recheck applications for Repeat/Summer exams | 2026/22 | |
| 2 | 13 Sep 2026 to 14 Sep 2026 |
Viewing days Repeat/Summer scripts | 2026/22 | |
| 2 | 14 Sep 2026 | Grading submissions for September Exam Board (Masters) | 2026/22 | |
| 2 | 14 Sep 2026 | Student Status Committee | 2026/22 | |
| 2 | 15 Sep 2026 | Prospective Grad reports & Electronic Broadsheet issued | 2026/22 | |
| 3 | 19 Sep 2026 to 22 Sep 2026 |
Autumn semester Orientation for 1st Year CAO-entry undergraduate courses | ||
| 3 | 22 Sep 2026 to 23 Sep 2026 |
University Graduate Exam Board | 2026/22 | |
| 3 | 23 Sep 2026 | Academic Council | ||
| 3 | 23 Sep 2026 | Results available online | 2026/22 | from the Sept Exam Board. Available in the pm |
| 4 – 12 | 26 Sep 2026 to 25 Nov 2026 |
Autumn semester commences for 1st year CAO-entry undergraduate courses (weeks 4-12) |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 12 Oct 2026 to 14 Oct 2026 |
Module Selection for Spring (programmes with electives only) | ||
| 7 | 20 Oct 2026 to 21 Oct 2026 |
Autumn Open Days | ||
| 8 | 24 Oct 2026 | Publication of provisional Exam timetable | ||
| 8 | 27 Oct 2026 | Deadline for change requests to provisional timetable |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 15 Nov 2026 to 16 Nov 2026 |
Grading submissions for December Exam Board | ||
| 12 | 21 Nov 2026 | Prospective Grad reports & Electronic Broadsheet issued | ||
| 9 | 01 Nov 2026 | HEA provisional returns | ||
| 10 | 07 Nov 2026 | Publication of final Exam timetable | ||
| 12 | 25 Nov 2026 | Deadline submission of Autumn Semester exam papers to Academic Registry | ||
| 13 | 28 Nov 2026 to 02 Dec 2026 |
Week 13 |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 01 Dec 2026 | University Graduate Exam Board Winter | ||
| 13 | 03 Dec 2026 to 17 Dec 2026 |
Autumn Examination period | ||
| 14 | 07 Dec 2026 | Results available online (from the Dec Exam Board. Available in the pm) | ||
| 14 | 03 Dec 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 |
Module Grade Entry for Autumn Exams | ||
| 15 | 12 Dec 2026 to 16 Dec 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Examinations | Autumn – UL Week 15 |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 16 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 |
UL Winter Conferring Ceremonies | ||
| 1 – 15 | 23 Jan 2026 to 15 May 2026 |
Spring Teaching Term (including Exams) | ||
| 02 Jan 2026 to 23 Jun 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Weeks 27-51 | |||
| 02 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 |
Inter Semester break | |||
| 0 | 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 |
Progression reports for Autumn Exams | *16.01.2026 (PM), 18.01.2026 (AM) | |
| 0 | 16 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 |
Online registration for Spring (All returning students) | ||
| 0 | 16 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 |
Spring Orientation (Students commencing in Spring Semester) | ||
| 0 | 18 Jan 2026 | Academic Council Grading Committee Autumn Exams | afternoon | |
| 0 | 19 Jan 2026 | Results available online (Autumn Semester) | ||
| 0 | 19 Jan 2026 to 02 Feb 2026 |
Consider recheck applications for Autumn Exams | ||
| 0 | 21 Jan 2026 | January Open Day | ||
| 1 – 15 | 23 Jan 2026 to 15 May 2026 |
Spring Teaching Term (including Exams) | ||
| 1 – 12 | 23 Jan 2026 to 21 Apr 2026 |
Weeks 1-12 | ||
| 1 | 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 |
Viewing days for scripts Autumn (within Faculty, tbc) | ||
| 2 | 30 Jan 2026 to 03 Feb 2026 |
Spring Exam Requirements online (MERCS) |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2026 | Last APRC for consideration of items affecting Autumn schedule | Date to be confirmed | ||
| 2 | 01 Feb 2026 | Semester 1 Exam Board (Jan/Feb) | ||
| 2 | 01 Feb 2026 | Student Status Committee | ||
| 2 | 03 Feb 2026 | Exam Board Results/Awards available online (Autumn Semester) |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 01 Mar 2026 | HEA final returns | ||
| 7 | 06 Mar 2026 to 10 Mar 2026 |
Final award entry forms issued to potential graduates | ||
| 7 – 9 | 08 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 |
Autumn Scheduling data collection by Academic Registry via ASCS | 2026/24 | |
| 8 | 13 Mar 2026 | Publication of provisional Exam timetable | ||
| 8 | 13 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026 |
Module Selection for Autumn (programmes with electives only) | ||
| 8 | 16 Mar 2026 | Deadline for change requests to provisional Exam timetable | ||
| 10 | 27 Mar 2026 | Publication of final Exam timetable |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr 2026 to 10 Apr 2026 |
Easter Break (students) | |||
| 03 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 |
Issue Prospective graduate reports to Faculty | |||
| 13 Apr 2026 to 09 Jun 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Examinations Year 1-4 | |||
| 12 | 21 Apr 2026 | Deadline submission of Spring Semester exam papers to Academic Registry |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 – 14 | 02 May 2026 to 15 May 2026 |
Spring Examinations period | ||
| 15 May 2026 to 02 Sep 2026 |
Summer Period | |||
| 23 May 2026 | Last APRC for consideration of items affecting Spring schedule | |||
| 02 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 |
Module Grade Entry for Spring Exams | |||
| 10 May 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Grading Deadline Spring – Graduating Only (Module Grade Entry Final Deadline) | *5PM | ||
| 15 May 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Progression Reports to Faculty Spring (Graduating Only) | |||
| 22 May 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Results Available Online (Graduating Only) | |||
| 22 May 2026 to 06 Jun 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Consider Recheck Applications for Spring Exams (Graduating Only) | |||
| 30 May 2026 to 02 Jun 2026 |
Progression Decision Entry | |||
| 31 May 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Viewing Days for Scripts Spring (Graduating Only) |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jun 2026 | Academic Council Grading Committee Spring | |||
| 05 Jun 2026 to 16 Jun 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Year 2 Special Study Module | |||
| 08 Jun 2026 | University Grading Exam Board Summer | |||
| 12 Jun 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Final Day for Student Grading Recheck – Faculty return (Graduating Only) | |||
| 13 Jun 2026 | UL Summer Conferring Ceremonies | |||
| 19 Jun 2026 | Results available online | |||
| 19 Jun 2026 to 03 Jul 2026 |
Consider recheck applications Spring Exams | |||
| 21 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 |
Repeats online registration | |||
| 22 Jun 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Grading Deadline (non-clinical) | |||
| 22 Jun 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Progression Reports to Faculty Spring (non-clinical) | |||
| 23 Jun 2026 | Academic Council Grading Committee Spring (Medical School/ETC) | |||
| 26 Jun 2026 | School of Medicine BMBS Results Available Online (non- clinical) | |||
| 26 Jun 2026 to 10 Jul 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Consider Recheck Applications Spring – Student (non- clinical) | |||
| 27 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 |
Viewing days for scripts Summer (proposed) | |||
| 28 Jun 2026 | Student Status Committee | |||
| 28 Jun 2026 to 29 Jun 2026 |
School of Medicine BMBS Viewing Days for Scripts Spring (non- clinical) |
| Week | Date | Activity/Action | Activity/Action relates to A/Y | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 to 01 Sep 2026 |
UL Autumn Conferring Ceremonies | |||
| 28 Aug 2026 to 02 Sep 2026 |
Summer Exam Period | |||
| 11 Aug 2026 | Deadline submission of repeat/summer examination papers to Academic Registry | 5PM | ||
| 28 Aug 2026 to 04 Sep 2026 |
Module Grade Entry for Repeats/Summer Exams |
