There's many dates around the start of the new academic year that you may need to be aware of. We've listed the key dates below for you.

You can also view all term dates for the upcoming academic year.

Moving Into Halls:
From 14 September

Most students with places in Halls accommodation will move in on the weekend of Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September.

If you have a place in Halls, you’ll receive emails from our Accommodation team with everything you need to know.

For questions, contact your campus accommodation team:

UCA Canterbury 

UCA Epsom 

UCA Farnham 

Welcome Week:
16-20 September

Welcome Week is the perfect time to explore campus, meet new people, and get to know our community.

All week you can join workshops, events and activities designed to help you prepare for the year ahead.   

Sessions will include introductions to:  

Once you’ve fully enrolled, you will be able to view your induction timetable and the general timetable for your course via myUCA.  

You’ll get your personalised course timetable (showing only the sessions for the teaching groups you've been assigned to) during Welcome Week, which will tell you when and where you need to be when teaching begins. 

Teaching Starts:
23 September

The real journey begins on 23 September!

Get ready to meet your classmates, be inspired by your lecturers and use our fantastic industry-standard facilities.