From 2026/27, the University will be making some modest but important changes to when our academic year starts and how key dates fall across the year. 

Alongside changes to the academic year, the University is working to make workloads associated with assessment for staff and students more manageable. 

In this interview, Tom Ezard, Associate Dean Education, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences asks Deborah Gill, Vice-President, Education and Student Experience, what the changes are, why they are being made, and the impact they will have on staff and students.

As Deborah mentioned, as part of the new changes, there will a shortened assessment period and earlier marks release date and you can read the details on the Implementing Changes to Academic Year Sharepoint.

Tom continues his interview with Deborah about the Academic Year with a focus on the enhancements that will be made to the way we design and implement assessment. 

For more information about the new Southampton Assessment Load Framework, and support to implement it, visit the Assessment Load Framework SharePoint site. 

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