Important Dates

Term dates

All students are required to keep full term, which means students must be resident in Cambridge for the entirety of term time. Find below the upcoming term dates for the next three academic years.

	Full Michaelmas Term	Full Lent Term	Full Easter Term
2021-2022	Tuesday 5 October - Friday 3 December	Tuesday 18 January - Friday 18 March	Tuesday 26 April - Friday 17 June
2022-2023	Tuesday 4 October - Friday 2 December	Tuesday 17 January -Friday 17 March	Tuesday 25 April - Friday 16 June
2023-2024	Tuesday 3 October - Friday 1 December	Tuesday 16 January - Friday 15 March	Tuesday 23 April - Friday 14 June

Travel days

Travel day is a day at the end of full term where the majority of people are expected to leave their rooms for the vacation.

Graduations

Graduation ceremonies, for undergraduates, take place usually near the beginning of July, when all results have been released. Timings differ for other degrees, more information can be found on the documents on this page.

Congregation Dates 2022

Homerton graduands may be presented in absentia at any congregation held at Senate House but may only be presented in person on specified dates. Upcoming dates are below:

2nd July 2022 - General Admission***
23rd July 2022 - Postgraduate congregation ***
10th September 2022 MA only congregation ***
22nd October 2022 MA & Celebration day only congregation ***
26th November 2022 - Postgraduate congregation ***

* No congregation from Homerton College, but your degree can be conferred in absentia if you contact Praelectors' Secretary at least two weeks in advance

*** These are in-person, and guests are premitted in the Senate House. All events are subject to changes/cancellation in accordance to any changes in guidelines.

Subject Dinners

Subject Dinners are designed to bring together all students in the College in a particular discipline, from first year undergraduates to final year PhDs, together with their Directors of Studies and Supervisors, other Fellows in that field and guests, who may be formal visiting speakers or alumni. The dinners are free of charge (students can only attend the dinner relating to their subject area) and typically take place in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. The Senior Tutor’s Office will be in touch with students with an invitation to their dinner and booking instructions.

Subject Dinner Dates 2021-2022

Thursday 4th November	Economics
Thursday 11th November	Land Economy
Thursday 18th November	English and Linguistics
Thursday 25th November	Mathematics
Thursday 20th January	Classics Music
Thursday 27th January	Geography, Philosophy and Architecture History, History with Politics and History with Modern Languages
Thursday 3rd February	Archaeology, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, History of Art, Law and Theology
Thursday 24th February	Human, Social, and Political Sciences Modern & Medieval Languages Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
Friday 25th February	Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Thursday 3rd March	Chemical Engineering and Engineering Computer Science
Thursday 10th March	Education and Management Studies
Thursday 17th March	Natural Sciences