Important Dates
All dates are referred to the start dates of the standard undergraduate semesters the next two of which are 5 March 2012 and 30 July 2012. Submissions given as being due at the end of a given week, must be handed in by 5pm on the Friday of that week.
March 2012 (First Semester) Commencement
| TASK | DATES and DEADLINES |
| Start Research Work | 3 weeks before Semester 1 begins (13 February) |
| Honours Induction Day | Tuesday 28 February |
| Semester 1 Lectures begin | Monday 5 March (week 1) |
| Submit Research Plan | Friday 16 March (end of week 2) |
| Semester 1 Exams start | Monday 11 June (stuvac; week 14) |
| Semester 2 Lectures begin | Monday 30 July (week 1) |
| Submit draft Literature Survey | Friday 10 August (end of week 2) |
| If revised, submit new Plan | Friday 10 August (end of week 2) |
| Draft Report to Supervisor | Recommended: Friday 21 September (end of week 8) |
| Honours Talks | Scheduled during mid-semester break (24-28 Sept) or soon after |
| Submit Research Report | Friday 25 October (end of week 12) |
| Semester 2 Exams start | Monday 5 November (stuvac; week 14) |
July 2012 (Second Semester) Commencement
| TASK | DATES and DEADLINES |
| Start Research Work | 3 weeks before Semester 2 begins (9 July) |
| Lectures begin | Monday 30 July (week 1) |
| Submit Research Plan | Friday 10 August (end of week 2) |
| Semester 2 Exams start | Monday 5 November (stuvac; week 14) |
| Stop research work | mid-December |
| Restart research work | 3 weeks before Semester 1, 2013 begins (12 February) |
| Lectures begin | Monday 4 March (week 1) |
| Submit draft Literature Survey | Friday 15 March (end of week 2) |
| If revised submit new Plan | Friday 15 March (end of week 2) |
| Draft Report to Supervisor | Recommended: Friday 3 May (end of week 8) |
| Honours Talks | Scheduled during week of 6-10 May or soon after |
| Submit Research Report | Friday 31 May (end of week 12) |
| Semester 1 Exams start | Monday 10 June (stuvac; week 14) |
The Physics Honours noticeboard is in the Physics Tea Room (Room 319)