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Human Resources

Closure days and public holidays

Each year there are eight public holidays and up to six other days when the University is closed.

Forthcoming closure days and public holidays are as follows:

2022

2023

CD = University closure day; PH = Bank/public holiday.

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What were the University Closure Days in past years?

2019

  • Tuesday 1 January 2019 (PH)
  • Wednesday 17 April 2019 (CD)
  • Thursday 18 April 2019 (CD)
  • Friday 19 April 2019 (PH)
  • Monday 22 April 2019 (PH)
  • Monday 6 May 2019 (PH)
  • Monday 27 May 2019 (PH)
  • Monday 26 August 2019 (PH)
  • Tuesday 24 December 2019 (CD)
  • Wednesday 25 December 2019 (PH)
  • Thursday 26 December 2019 (PH)
  • Friday 27 December 2019 (CD)
  • Monday 30 December 2019 (CD)
  • Tuesday 31 December 2019 (CD)

2020

  • Wednesday 1 January 2020 (PH)
  • Thursday 9 April 2020 (CD)
  • Friday 10 April 2020 (PH)
  • Monday 13 April 2020 (PH)
  • Tuesday 14 April 2020 (CD)
  • Wednesday 15 April 2020* (CD) - Additional University Closure Day (2020 only)
  • Friday 8 May 2020 (PH)
  • Monday 11 May 2020* (CD) - Additional University Closure Day (2020 only)
  • Monday 25 May 2020 (PH)
  • Monday 31 August 2020 (PH)
  • Wednesday 23 December 2020 (CD) - Additional University Closure Day (2020 only)
  • Thursday 24 December 2020 (CD)
  • Friday 25 December 2020 (PH)
  • Monday 28 December 2020 (PH)
  • Tuesday 29 December 2020 (CD)
  • Wednesday 30 December 2020 (CD)
  • Thursday 31 December 2020 (CD)

*These two additional paid-leave University closure days were not added to annual leave entitlement balances on MyHR Dashboard and were to be managed locally.

2021

  • Friday 1 January 2021 (PH)
  • Friday 2 April 2021 (PH)
  • Monday 5 April 2021 (PH)
  • Tuesday 6 April 2021 (CD)
  • Wednesday 7 April 2021 (CD)
  • Thursday 8 April 2021 (CD) Additional University Closure Day (2021 only)
  • Friday 9 April 2021 (CD) Additional University Closure Day (2021 only)
  • Monday 3 May 2021 (PH)
  • Monday 31 May 2021 (PH)
  • Monday 30 August 2021 (PH)
  • Thursday 23 December 2021 Additional University Closure Day (2021 only)
  • Friday 24 December 2021 (CD)
  • Monday 27 December 2021 (PH)
  • Tuesday 28 December 2021 (PH)
  • Wednesday 29 December 2021 (CD)
  • Thursday 30 December 2021 (CD)
  • Friday 31 December 2021 (CD)

2022

  • Monday 3 January 2022 (PH)

 

GOV.UK UK bank holidays can be found here.

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