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2025-26

Semester One

Following items to be received by the University from its partners:

• Confirmation of the courses to be delivered during the year*.
• List of HE tutors and CVs of any new tutors
• Electronic copies of all student handbooks for each validated course.
• Calendar of HE-relevant committee dates.
• Dates, composition and membership of examination and resit boards.
• Confirmation of External Examiner fees.
• Copy of complaints and appeals policy and procedure 2024-25

Mon 1 Sept 2025, unless a separate deadline has been agreed with AQP

*For partners delivering courses with non-standard start dates: please notify the Partnership Office as soon as these courses are confirmed and send a copy of the relevant student handbook on or before the start date.

Teaching at ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ begins (autumn term)

Mon 22 Sept 2025

University Education Committee

Wed 22 Oct 2025

Indicative deadline for proposals for major curriculum changes and new modules to validated courses for 2025/26.

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Collaborative Provision Approval Sub- Committee (CPASC)

Thurs 6 Nov 2025

Partners to submit a list of names of all students on Sussex-validated courses, and the course they are assigned to, as at 1 December 2025.

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Partners to submit their Annual Monitoring Report to the University.

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Teaching at ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ ends (autumn term)

Fri 5 Dec 2025

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ winter vacation

Sat 13 Dec 2025- Sun 5 Jan 2026

Per capita fee invoice sent by the University to partner institution.

Fri 19 Dec 2025

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ semester one assessment period

Mon 5 – Sat 17 Jan 2026

Partner Annual Monitoring Review Event (PAMRE)

Thurs 15 Jan 2026 (in person)

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ intersemester week

Mon 19 – Fri 23 Jan 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Winter Graduation

Wed 21 – Fri 23 Jan 2026

Teaching at ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ begins (spring term)

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Deadline for new course proposals starting 2026/27 for courses recruited through UCAS*

16 February 2026

Collaborative Provision Approval Sub- Committee (CPASC)

Thurs 12 Mar 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ spring vacation

Sat 11 Apr – Sun 3 May 2026

Teaching at ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ resumes (summer term)

Tues 5 May 2026

Following items to be received by the University from its partners:

• Deadline for External Examiner nominations for 2025/26.

For Undergraduate nominations:

Thurs 01 May 2025

for Postgraduate nominations: Mon 01 Aug 2025

Teaching at ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ ends

Sat 30 May 2026

Following items to be received by the University from its partners:

• Deadline for policy changes (inc. examination and assessment regulations) for implementation in 2025/26.

Fri 22 May 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ semester two assessment period

Tues 5 May – Sat 23 May 2026

Collaborative Provision Approval Sub-Committee (CPASC)

Thurs 28 May 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Summer Vacation

Sun 24 May 2026 to Sun 20 Sep

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Progression & Award Boards (Finalists)

Wed 10 & Thurs 11 June 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Progression & Award Boards (Progression)

Wed 24 & Thurs 25 June 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Progression & Award Boards (Postgraduate Taught Courses)

Wed 8 & Thurs 9 July 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Summer Graduation

Mon 20 – Fri 25 July 2026

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Progression & Award Boards (Resit)

Wed 2 Sept & Thurs 3 Sept 2026