Each year there are normally eight public holidays and up to six other days when the University is closed.
Forthcoming University Closure Days approved by UEB and Public Holidays are as follows:
2026
- Thursday 1 January (PH)
- Friday 2 January (CD)
- Thursday 2 April (CD)
- Friday 3 April (PH)
- Monday 6 April (PH)
- Tuesday 7 April (CD)
- Monday 4 May (PH)
- Monday 25 May (PH)
- Monday 31 August (PH)
- Thursday 24 December (CD)
- Friday 25 December (PH)
- Monday 28 December (PH)
- Tuesday 29 December (CD)
- Wednesday 30 December (CD)
- Thursday 31 December (CD)
2027*
- Friday 1 January (PH)
- Friday 26 March (PH)
- Monday 29 March (PH)
- Tuesday 30 March (CD)
- Wednesday 31 March (CD)
- Monday 3 May (PH)
- Monday 31 May (PH)
- Monday 30 August (PH)
- Friday 24 December (CD)
- Monday 27 December (PH)
- Tuesday 28 December (PH)
- Wednesday 29 December (CD)
- Thursday 30 December (CD)
- Friday 31 December (CD)
2028
- Monday 3 January (PH)
- Wednesday 12 April (CD)
- Thursday 13 April (CD)
- Friday 14 April (PH)
- Monday 17 April (PH)
- Monday 1 May (PH)
- Monday 29 May (BH)
- Monday 28 August (PH)
- Monday 25 December (PH)
- Tuesday 26 December (PH)
The 2028 Christmas Closure Days will be confirmed in Autumn 2027.
CD = University Closure Day
PH = Public (Bank) Holiday