STP academic timetables

Audiology, Neurophysiology, Ophthalmic Vision indicative block dates

For timetable queries and exact academic dates for professional and CPD programmes email professionalcpd@aston.ac.uk and visit https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/clinical-science-neurosensory-sciences-msc.

Year 1

• September/October: online – 5 days (14 to 18 September 2026); on campus – 5 days (21 to 25 September 2026); online – 5 days (28 September to 2 October 2026)
• November: online (16 to 20 November 2026)
• January: on campus/online (11 to 15 January 2027)
• March: on campus/online (1 to 5 March 2027)
• May: online (10 May 2027); on campus – 2 days (11 to 12 May 2027)

During Year 1 the ‘Evidence Based Practice’ module has online webinars between 5 to 6:30 during Term 1 (5 dates from Jan to April). These sessions are recorded but live attendance is recommended. These dates will be shared with students.

Year 2

• September/October: online (16 September 2026); 1 week – usually last week of September/beginning of October
• Some additional Term 1 online dates per specialism – will be communicated directly with trainees
• January: 1 week – usually 2nd week of January
• Some additional January online dates per specialism – will be communicated directly with trainees
• March: 1 week – usually 1st week of March
• May: 3 days (10-12 May 2027)

Year 3

• October: 1 week – usually 2nd week of October
• Some additional November online dates per specialism – will be communicated directly with trainees
• January: 1 week – usually 3rd week of January
• Some additional January/February online dates per specialism – will be communicated directly with trainees
• March: 1 week – usually 2nd week of March
• May: poster day – usually mid-May

Online and on campus modes will not be on the same day. Trainees will be provided with a timetable.

Clinical Engineering indicative block dates

• Year 1: September to November – 8 weeks
• Year 2: February to March – 6 weeks
• Year 3: none

For timetable queries and exact academic dates email richard.housden@kcl.ac.uk.

Medical Physics indicative block dates

• Year 1: September to November – 7 weeks
• Year 2: January to March – 11 weeks, October (Radiotherapy only) – 1 week
• Year 3: November (Radiotherapy and INIR only) – 1 week, February – 1 week

For timetable queries and exact academic dates email antonia.pontiki@kcl.ac.uk.

Physiological Sciences indicative block dates

• Year 1: October/November – 6 week teaching block
  • Gastrointestinal science – teaching dates are the same, but teaching may be online, the university will confirm.
• Year 2: September – 2 week teaching block
  • Gastrointestinal science – teaching dates are the same, but teaching may be online, the university will confirm.
• Year 3: September/October – 2 week teaching block
  • Gastrointestinal science, teaching will be at Newcastle or Salford, this will be confirm by the University.

Physical Sciences indicative block dates

• Year 1: October/November – 6 week teaching block
• Year 2: September/October – 2 week teaching block
• Year 3: September – 2 week teaching block

All specialties

• Year 1 will return in March for 2 weeks of teaching
• Year 2 will return in February for 1 week of teaching

Students will have in-person exams in January and May which they will have to attend. Exam dates for January will be released in December and exam dates for May will be released in March.

For timetable queries and exact academic dates please get in touch with Newcastle University.

Infection Science indicative block dates

First year students

Compulsory on campus dates:

• induction block 22 and 23 September 2026
• on campus block A:  9 and 10 February 2027
• on campus block B: 6 and 7 April 2027

Teaching:

• semester 1: Tuesdays online/on campus; 1 October – 17 December 2026
• semester 2: Tuesdays online/on campus; 12 January – 13 April 2027

Second year students

Compulsory on campus dates:

• on campus block A: 5 and 6  November 2026 or 12 and 13 November  2026
• on campus block B: 14 and 15 January 2027

Teaching:

• semester 1: Thursdays online/on campus; 29 September – 15 December 2026
• semester 2: Thursdays online/on campus; 7 January – 13 May 2027

Third year students

Online one to one sessions with students as required. Project presentation day on campus usually the week after ECMIID.

For timetable queries and exact academic dates email pgmicro-admin@qmul.ac.uk.

Medical Physics indicative block dates

• Year 1: September to October – 4 weeks, November – 1 week
• Year 2: December – 1 week. Four additional weeks of teaching between November to March, exact dates depend on pathway.
• Year 3: One day on campus at the end of May/beginning of June to present dissertation poster.

For timetable queries and exact academic dates email mscphys1@liverpool.ac.uk.

Clinical Informatics indicative block dates

• Year 1: September to October – 4 weeks, November – 1 week
• Year 2: December – 1 week, January – 2 weeks, February – 1 week, March – 1 week
• Year 3: One day on campus at the end of May/beginning of June to present dissertation poster.

For timetable queries and exact academic dates email mscphys1@liverpool.ac.uk.

Click this link for details of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures, for the specialties listed below.

For timetable queries and exact academic dates email sbs.pgtadmin@manchester.ac.uk.

• Cancer Genomics
• Clinical Bioinformatics Genomics
• Genomic Counselling
• Genomics
• Pharmaceutical Science

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice

Dates for the rest of the year will be provided by the programme team in due course.

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice

• Monday 21 September to Friday 2 October 2026 – induction and initial teaching block (on campus)
• Monday 5 October to Friday 23 October 2026 – online teaching block (online)
• Monday 12 April 2027 – ‘Principles of Analysis’ exam (on campus)
• Tuesday 13 April to Thursday 15 April 2027 – revision sessions (on campus)
• w/c Monday 10 May 2027 0 ‘Introduction to Blood Sciences’ exams (on campus)

• w/c Monday 21 September 2026 – Professional Practice (in person)
• w/c Monday 5 October 2026 – Introduction to Clinical Bioinformatics (in person)
• w/c Monday 12 October 2026 – Introduction to Histopathology (in person – MMU)
• w/c Monday 19 October 2026 – Introduction to Haematology (online – MMU)
• w/c Monday 9 November 2026 – Research Skills (online)
• w/c Monday 23 November 2026 – Solid Cancer 2 (online)
• w/c Monday 7 December 2026 – Haematological Malignancies 2 (online)
• w/c Monday 8 February 2027 – Haematological Malignancies 1 (in person)
• Monday 15 March and Friday 19 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (online)
• Tuesday 16 March to Thursday 18 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (in person)
• w/c Monday 19 April 2027 – Solid Cancer 1 (in person)

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice
• Monday 28 September 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 5 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 19 October 2026 – Teaching week

• w/c Monday 21 September 2026 – Professional Practice (in person)
• Monday 28 September and Tuesday 29 September 2026 – Introduction to Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science (online)
• Wednesday 30 September to Friday 2 October 2026 – Introduction to Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science (in person)
• w/c Monday 5 October 2026 – Introduction to Clinical Bioinformatics (in person)
• w/c Monday 2 November 2026 – Software (in person)
• w/c Monday 9 November 2026 – Research Skills (online)
• w/c Monday 16 November 2026 – Clinical Bioinformatics Specialist Foundation (online)
• Monday 23 November to Wednesday 25 November 2026 – Principles and Practice of Genomic Counselling (online)
• Thursday 26 November to Friday 27 November 2026 – Principles and Practice of Genomic Counselling (in person)
• w/c Monday 30 November 2026 – Applied Statistics, Data and Quality in Clinical Bioinformatics (in person)
• w/c Monday 8 February 2027 – Service Delivery and Development (in person)
• w/c Monday 22 February 2027 – Diagnostic Sequencing (in person)
• Monday 15 March and Friday 19 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (online)
• Tuesday 16 March to Thursday 18 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (in person)

Year 1

• Monday 14 September to Wednesday 16 September 2026 – Introduction (in person)
• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice (in person)
• Monday 12 October 2026 – Foundations of PTQA (online)
• Monday 19 October 2026 – Foundations of PTQA (online)
• Monday 26 October 2026 – Foundations of PTQA (online)
• Monday 2 November 2026 – Foundations of PTQA (online)
• Monday 16 November to Tuesday 17 November 2026 – Regulation and QA (in person)
• Monday 4 January 2027 – Pre-Introduction to Radiopharmacy (for students without previous Radiopharmacy experience) (online)
• Monday 11 January 2027 – Pre-Introduction to Radiopharmacy (for students without previous Radiopharmacy experience) (online)
• Monday 18 January 2027 – Pre-Introduction to Radiopharmacy (for students without previous Radiopharmacy experience) (online)
• Monday 25 January to Friday 29 January 2027 – Introduction to Radiopharmacy (online )
• Monday 15 February to Wednesday 17 February 2027 – Introduction to Aseptics (online)
• Monday 15 March to Wednesday 17 March 2027 – Introduction to Production and Quality Control (online)
• Monday 12 April to Friday 16 April 2027 – Introduction to Pharmaceutical Science 2: Aseptics/Production/QC (in person)

Year 1

• Monday 5 October to Friday 23 October 2026 – Introductory and PHYS880: Radiation Physics
• Monday 18 January to Friday 22 January 2027 – PHYS859: Introduction to Clinical Engineering
• Monday 25 January to Friday 29 January 2027 – PHYS860: Medical Information Technology
• Monday 1 March to Friday 5 March 2027 – PHYS850: Professional Practices
• To be confirmed – BIOL63450: Health Informatics at Manchester

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice
• Monday 28 September 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 5 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 19 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 26 October 2026 – Teaching week

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice
• Monday 5 October 2026 – Teaching week

• w/c Monday 21 September 2026 – Professional Practice (in person)
• Monday 28 September and Tuesday 29 September 2026 – Introduction to Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science (online)
• Wednesday 30 September to Friday 2 October 2026 – Introduction to Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science (in person)
• w/c Monday 5 October 2026 – Introduction to Clinical Bioinformatics (in person)
• w/c Monday 12 October 2026 – Counselling and Communication Skills (in person)
• w/c Monday 26 October 2026 – Advanced Genomic Counselling and Ethical Practice (in person)
• w/c Monday 9 November 2026 – Research Skills (online)
• Wednesday 11 November to Friday 13 November 2026 – Genomics and Bioinformatics in Advanced Clinical Care (online)
• Monday 16 November to Tuesday 17 November 2026 – Genomics and Bioinformatics in Advanced Clinical Care (in person)
• Monday 23 November to Wednesday 25 November 2026 – Principles and Practice of Genomic Counselling (online)
• Thursday 26 November to Friday 27 November 2026 – Principles and Practice of Genomic Counselling (in person)
• Monday 22 February to Wednesday 24 February 2027 – Introduction to Genomics in Mainstream Healthcare (online)
• Thursday 25 February to Friday 26 February 2027 – Introduction to Genomics in Mainstream Healthcare (in person)
• Friday 12 March 2027 – Applied Genetics and Genomics (live online)
• Monday 15 March to Wednesday 17 March 2027 – Applied Genetics and Genomics (in person)
• Monday 15 March and Friday 19 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (online)
• Tuesday 16 March to Thursday 18 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (in person)
• Thursday 13 May 2027 – Year 2 preparatory workshop: non credit bearing (in person

• w/c Monday 21 September 2026 – Professional Practice (in person)
• Monday 28 September and Tuesday 29 September 2026 – Introduction to Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science (online)
• Wednesday 30 September to Friday 2 October 2026 – Introduction to Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science (in person)
• w/c Monday 5 October 2026 – Introduction to Clinical Bioinformatics (in person)
• Monday 23 November to Wednesday 25 November 2026 – Principles and Practice of Genomic Counselling (online)
• Thursday 26 November to Friday 27 November 2026 – Principles and Practice of Genomic Counselling (in person)
• Monday 15 March and Friday 19 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (online)
• Tuesday 16 March to Thursday 18 March 2027 – Introduction to Cancer Genomics (in person)
• Thursday 13 May 2027 – Year 2 prepatory workshop: non credit bearing (in person)

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice
• Monday 5 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 12 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 19 October 2026 – Teaching week

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Manchester
• Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October 2026 – Manchester
• Monday 5 October to Friday 9 October 2026 – Manchester
• Monday 19 October to Friday 23 October 2026 – King’s College London
• Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026 – King’s College London
• Monday 2 November to Friday 6 November 2026 – King’s College London

Year 1

• Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026 – Professional Practice
• Monday 28 September 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 5 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 19 October 2026 – Teaching week
• Monday 26 October 2026 – Teaching week