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Vacation dates
Christmas:
Saturday 19 December 2015 –
Sunday 10 January 2016
Easter:
Saturday 12 March – Sunday 10 April 2016
Postgraduate students:
please check holiday
dates with your University school, as they may
differ for some postgraduate courses.
National holidays
Christmas:
Friday 25 December –
Monday 28 December 2015
New Year’s Day:
Friday 1 January 2016
Easter:
Friday 25 March – Monday 28 March 2016
Early May Bank Holiday:
Monday 2 May 2016
Spring Bank Holiday:
Monday 30 May 2016
Summer Bank Holiday:
Monday 29 August 2016
The University, as well as many businesses,
will be closed on national holidays. The University
will also be closed for several additional days
for the Christmas and New Year holiday, from
Thursday 24 December 2015 until Sunday
3 January 2016 inclusive.
Time changes
The UK puts its clocks forward and back to
make best use of daylight hours. There are two
time changes each year. On Sunday 25 October
2015 clocks will be put back by one hour and on
Sunday 27 March 2016 clocks will be put forward
by one hour.
Latest recommended
arrival dates
Semester 1:
Tuesday 22 September 2015
Semester 2:
Wednesday 27 January 2016
International Welcome dates
Semester 1:
Tuesday 22 September –
Friday 25 September 2015
Semester 2:
Wednesday 27 January –
Friday 29 January 2016
Freshers’ Week dates
Sunday 27 September – Friday 2 October 2015
Semester dates
Semester 1:
Monday 28 September 2015 –
Friday 29 January 2016
Semester 2:
Monday 1 February –
Friday 17 June 2016
Termdates
Autumn:
Monday 28 September –
Friday 18 December 2015
Spring:
Monday 11 January –
Friday 11 March 2016
Summer:
Monday 11 April –
Friday 17 June 2016
Important
Dates
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1 Newcastle University campus
2 Haymarket Metro Station
3 Northumberland Street
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4 Eldon Square Shopping Centre
5 St James’ Park
6 Tyne Bridge
7 Sage Gateshead music centre
8 Quayside cafés, bars and restaurants
9 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
10 BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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