Department of Politics,
Languages and international Studies, The University of Bath
Dr Steve Wharton:
Weekly Availability during the 2025/2026 academic year
Summer Vacation Availability (02 June-26 September) The University is closed Late August Bank
Holiday Monday 25 August and discretionary day Tuesday 26 August
Freshers’/Induction Week (Welcome Week) (week commencing 22
September 2025)
Semester One Week One (week commencing 29 September
2025)
Semester One Week Two (week commencing 06 October 2025)
Semester One Week Three (week commencing 13 October 2025)
Semester One Week Four (week commencing 20 October 2025)
Semester One Week Five (week commencing 27 October 2025)
Semester One Week Six [Departmental Reading Week] (week
commencing 03 November 2025)
Semester One Week Seven (week commencing 10 November 2025)
Semester One Week Eight (week commencing 17 November 2025)
Semester One Week Nine (week commencing 24 November 2025)
Semester One Week Ten (week commencing 01 December 2025)
Semester One Week Eleven (week commencing 08 December 2025)
Christmas Vacation (weeks commencing 15, 22 and 29 December 2025 The University is closed from 24 December 2025 and
reopens on 02 January 2026
Semester One Week Twelve/Revision and Assessment Week (week
commencing 05 January 2026)
Semester One
Assessment Week One (week commencing 12 January 2026)
Semester One
Assessment Week Two (week commencing 19 January 2026)
Student Intersemester Break (26-30 January 2026)
Semester Two Week One (week commencing 02 February
2026)
Semester Two Week Two (week commencing 09 February
2026)
Semester Two Week Three (week commencing 16 February
2026)
Semester Two Week Four (week commencing 23 February
2026)
Semester Two Week Five (week commencing 02 March
2026)
Semester Two Week Six (week commencing 09 March
2026)
Semester Two Week Seven (week commencing 16 March
2026)
Semester Two Week Eight (week commencing 23 March
2026)
Student Easter Vacation (weeks commencing 30 March
and 06 April 2026) The University is closed Good Friday 03 April,
Easter Monday 06, and Tuesday 07 April
Semester Two Week Nine (week commencing 13 April
2026)
Semester Two Week Ten (week commencing 20 April
2026)
Semester Two Week Eleven (week commencing 27 April
2026) [Departmental Reading Week/FINALS ORALS WEEK]
Semester Two Week Twelve (week commencing 04 May
2026) The University is closed Bank Holiday Monday 04 May
Semester Two Assessment Week One (week commencing 11
May 2026)
Semester Two Assessment Week Two (week commencing 18
May 2026)
Semester Two Assessment Week Three (week commencing
25 May 2026) [Second Year Orals Week] The
University is closed Bank Holiday Monday 25 May
NB The pages linked to
from here are only mounted in the two weeks or so of their immediate relevance, and are subsequently archived offline.
Dr Steve Wharton, Department of Politics, Languages and
International Studies, The University of
Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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