Terms
The university operates a two semester system. The semesters are called Martinmas and Candlemas. The Martinmas semester runs from late September until mid January. There are 11 teaching weeks in this term. Examinations take place just before Christmas. After examinations there is an inter-semester break and then the new semester begins in late January. Teaching stops at the end of April.
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