Dates of Term
Oxford's year is divided into three terms and three vacations. Within each term, a "Full Term" of eight weeks is the main teaching period.
The dates for reckoning Full Term 2022-23 and 2023-24 have been fixed, and the dates for reckoning Full Term 2024-28 have been fixed provisionally. The dates and provisional dates for Full Term 2022-28 are set out below:
Dates of Full Term 2022-28
Fixed dates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Sunday 9 October | Saturday 3 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Sunday 15 January | Saturday 11 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Sunday 23 April | Saturday 17 June | |
2023-24 | Michaelmas 2023 | Sunday 8 October | Saturday 2 December |
| Hilary 2024 | Sunday 14 January | Saturday 9 March | |
| Trinity 2024 | Sunday 21 April | Saturday 15 June |
Provisional dates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2024-25 | Michaelmas 2024 | Sunday 13 October | Saturday 7 December |
| Hilary 2025 | Sunday 19 January | Saturday 15 March | |
| Trinity 2025 | Sunday 27 April | Saturday 21 June | |
| 2025-26 | Michaelmas 2025 | Sunday 12 October | Saturday 6 December |
| Hilary 2026 | Sunday 18 January | Saturday 14 March | |
| Trinity 2026 | Sunday 26 April | Saturday 20 June | |
| 2026-27 | Michaelmas 2026 | Sunday 11 October | Saturday 5 December |
| Hilary 2027 | Sunday 17 January | Saturday 13 March | |
| Trinity 2027 | Sunday 25 April | Saturday 19 June | |
| 2027-28 | Michaelmas 2027 | Sunday 10 October | Saturday 4 December |
| Hilary 2028 | Sunday 16 January | Saturday 11 March | |
| Trinity 2028 | Sunday 23 April | Saturday 17 June |
Dates of Extended Terms 2022-23
The dates of extended terms for 2022-23 for Part II candidates in Chemistry, and in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, for Part II candidates in Materials Science, for the Clinical course for the Second BM, the Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and for MBA and MPP candidates are set out below.
The dates are provisional and subject to minor changes. Please contact the departmental administrator for further information.
Honour School of Chemistry: Part II candidates in Chemistry
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Thursday 22 September | Tuesday 20 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Tuesday 3 January | Wednesday 5 April | |
| Trinity 2023 | Monday 17 April | Saturday 8 July |
Part II candidates in Materials Science [4th-year M.Eng. students in Materials Science]
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Friday 9 September | Saturday 10 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Friday 6 January | Saturday 1 April | |
| Trinity 2023 | Friday 14 April | Saturday 1 July |
Part II candidates in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Friday 16 September | Saturday 10 December |
Clinical course for the Second BM
First Clinical Year
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Monday 5 September | Friday 16 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Tuesday 3 January | Thursday 6 April | |
| Trinity 2023 | Monday 17 April | Friday 30 June |
Second Clinical Year
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022: Part One | Monday 18 July | Friday 21 October |
| Michaelmas 2022: Part Two | Monday 31 October | Friday 16 December | |
| Hilary 2023 | Tuesday 3 January | Thursday 6 April | |
| Trinity 2023 | Monday 17 April | Friday 23 June |
Third Clinical Year
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022: Part One | Monday 25 July | Friday 23 September |
| Michaelmas 2022: Part Two | Monday 10 October | Friday 16 December | |
| Hilary 2023 | Tuesday 3 January | Thursday 6 April | |
| Trinity 2023 | Tuesday 11 April | Friday 30 June |
Graduate-entry Medicine 2022-23
(i) First year
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Friday 23 September | Saturday 3 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Monday 9 January | Saturday 18 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Sunday 23 April | Saturday 1 July |
(ii) Second year
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Friday 26 August | Thursday 15 December |
| Hilary 2023 | See 'Year 1 Clinical Course' | See 'Year 1 Clinical Course' | |
| Trinity 2023 | See 'Year 1 Clinical Course' | See 'Year 1 Clinical Course' |
(iii) Third year
As for 'Year 2 Clinical course for the Second BM' (see above)
(iv) Fourth year
As for 'Year 3 Clinical course for the Second BM' (see above)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Monday 12 September | Friday 9 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Monday 2 January | Friday 31 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Monday 17 April | Friday 23 June |
MBA candidates
Launch Thursday 22 September - Friday 30 September 2022
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Monday 3 October | Friday 16 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Monday 9 January | Friday 31 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Monday 17 April | Friday 30 June | |
| Long Vacation 2023 | Monday 3 July | Friday 1 September | |
September Session | Monday 4 September | Sunday 10 September |
Master in Public Policy (MPP) Candidates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Monday 26 September | Friday 16 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Monday 9 January | Friday 17 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Monday 17 April | Friday 16 June | |
| Summer Project 2023* | Monday 19 June | Friday 1 September |
* 6 weeks between these dates.
Dates of Term 2022–28
Please note, the University makes a distinction between dates of term (below) and dates of full term (published above).
Fixed dates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Saturday 1 October | Saturday 17 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Saturday 7 January | Saturday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Thursday 20 April | Thursday 6 July | |
2023-24 | Michaelmas 2023 | Sunday 1 October | Sunday 17 December |
| Hilary 2024 | Sunday 7 January | Saturday 23 March | |
| Trinity 2024 | Saturday 20 April | Saturday 6 July |
Provisional dates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2024-25 | Michaelmas 2024 | Tuesday 1 October | Tuesday 17 December |
| Hilary 2025 | Tuesday 7 January | Tuesday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2025 | Wednesday 23 April | Sunday 6 July | |
| 2025-26 | Michaelmas 2025 | Wednesday 1 October | Wednesday 17 December |
| Hilary 2026 | Wednesday 7 January | Wednesday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2026 | Monday 20 April | Monday 6 July | |
| 2026-27 | Michaelmas 2026 | Thursday 1 October | Thursday 17 December |
| Hilary 2027 | Thursday 7 January | Saturday 20 March | |
| Trinity 2027 | Tuesday 20 April | Tuesday 6 July | |
| 2027-28 | Michaelmas 2027 | Friday 1 October | Friday 17 December |
| Hilary 2028 | Friday 7 January | Saturday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2028 | Thursday 20 April | Thursday 6 July |
Dates of Encaenia
- Wednesday 21 June 2023
- Wednesday 19 June 2024
- Wednesday 25 June 2025
Provisional Dates
- Wednesday 24 June 2026
- Wednesday 23 June 2027
- Wednesday 21 June 2028