BDS Session Dates 2026-27 (Provisional)
| BDS1 | |||||
| 2026 | September | Monday | 14 | Start of academic year / Welcome week | |
| Monday | 21 | Semester 1 teaching starts | |||
| December | Friday | 4 | Semester 1 teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 7 | Start of revision and examination period | |||
| Friday | 18 | End of revision and examination period / end of Semester 1 | |||
| Monday | 21 |
Winter Vacation starts |
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| 2027 | January | Friday | 8 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 11 | Semester 2 teaching starts | |||
| March | Thursday | 25 | Semester 2 teaching ends | Spring Vacation starts | |
| Friday | 26 | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | 29 | Easter Monday | |||
| April | Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 19 | Revision week | |||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | |||
| Friday | 28 | End of Semester 2 | |||
| July | Monday | 26 | Start of resit examination period | ||
| August | Friday | 13 | End of resit examination period | ||
| September | Friday | 10 | End of Academic Year | ||
| BDS2-4 | |||||
| 2026 | September | Monday | 21 | Semester 1 teaching starts | |
| December | Friday | 18 | Semester 1 teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 | January | Monday | 4 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Tuesday | 5 | Semester 2 teaching starts | |||
| April | Friday | 2 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 5 | Spring Vacation starts | |||
| Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | |||
| Monday | 19 | Revision/Teaching* | |||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Monday | 17 | Teaching resumes | |||
| Monday | 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| June | Friday | 11 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 14 | Summer Vacation starts | |||
| July | Monday | 19 | Fair Monday Holiday | ||
| Tuesday | 20 | Revision/Teaching* | |||
| Monday | 26 | Start of resit examination period | |||
| August | Friday | 13 | End of resit examination period | ||
| September | Friday | 10 | Teaching ends | ||
| *Some teaching in BDS4 | |||||
| BDS5 | |||||
| 2026 | August | Monday | 3 | Pre-BDS5 Induction | |
| Monday | 10 | Pre-BDS5 Induction | |||
| Monday | 17 | All Clinics start | |||
| September | Monday | 21 | Semester 1 teaching starts | ||
| December | Friday | 18 | Semester 1 teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 | January | Monday | 4 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Tuesday | 5 | Semester 2 teaching starts | |||
| March | Thursday | 25 | Semester 2 teaching ends | ||
| Friday | 26 | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | 29 | Easter Monday | |||
| April | Monday | 5 | Spring Vacation starts | ||
| Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | |||
| Monday | 19 | Teaching | |||
| Monday | 26 | Teaching | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | Revision week | May Day Holiday | |
| Monday | 10 | OSCE - TBC | |||
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | |||
| June | Monday | 21 | Start of Summer Graduation 2027 | ||