UCAB ENTRY 2025

For students new to HE at UCAB and Top Up Students

We are getting ready to welcome our new students to University Centre Askham Bryan in September 2025*. Keep checking this page as we will be adding to it as more details are confirmed.

*Subject to meeting the conditions of your offer 

Key Dates:

A Level Results Day 14th August 2025– Course Managers will call all offer holders
Welcome Week w/c 8th September 
Semester 1 Starts w/c 15th September

View full term dates here

On this page you will find details on…

• How to enrol
• Where to go when you arrive
• Map of the York Campus 
• Welcome Week Timetables
• Reading List
• Course Newsletters
• Freshers Week Activities
• Kit and Equipment

Overview of enrolment

UCAB enrolment is online, you can complete the process from the comfort of your own home.

Following the call after results day with your Course Manager to confirm your results and your place on one of our degree programmes, you will receive an email inviting you to enrol. Please make sure you check your ‘spam’ box just in case.

During enrolment you will be asked to update, upload and confirm your personal information so before completing the form, you will need to make sure you have the following to hand:

• Details of any qualifications you have achieved
• Proof of identity, such as driving license, birth certificate or passport
• A passport type photograph clearly showing your face

Enrolment Guide

Once enrolled you will receive an email with further details on your first days with us.

Pre-Arrival Check List

Have you arranged your student finance?

If you haven’t already applied, you can use this link to the Government website to apply.

If you are applying for a tuition fee loan you will need to have this in place prior to starting in September.

Have you arranged your accommodation at UCAB?

Once you have booked your accommodation place we will send you a welcome pack – giving you details of when and what time to arrive/ what kind of things to bring / and what you do not need to bring.

Take a look at our accommodation page and handbook for more information about our options and booking.

Do you have any learning support needs?

Please drop an email to HESupport@askham-bryan.ac.uk.We will get in touch with you to make your transition into University Centre Askham Bryan a comfortable one

Supporting Evidence

Make sure you have your ID and education certificates ready to bring on your first day

Map of the York Campus 

Please scroll down and select your course area to find out more information.

University Centre Askham Bryan (UCAB) 2025/26

• HE Welcome Week (New Starters): 8 – 12 September (Onsite)
• HE Returners Start – 15 September

Semester 1: Monday 15 September 2025 – Thursday 18 December 2025

• Friday 24 October – college closed due to training day
• Christmas Study Break: 19 December 2025 – 5 January 2026 (Monday 5 January – college closed due to training day)
• HE TCA Week: 6 – 10 January 2025

Semester 2: Monday 12 January – Friday 24 April 2026

• Easter Study Break: 30 March – 16 April  (Gateshead 6 April – 17 April)
• HE TCA Weeks: 27 April – 8 May (Land based and L5 VN)
• Veterinary Nursing OSCE Examination Week: 12th May – 16th May

UCAB Term Ends: 15 May 2026