Term and Semester Dates

Current year

Term dates 2026/27

Term	Start date	End date
Autumn	Monday 21 September 2026	Friday 11 December 2026
Spring	Monday 4 January 2027	Thursday 25 March 2027
Summer	Monday 19 April 2027	Friday 4 June 2027

Semester dates 2026/27

Semester	Start date	End date
One	Monday 21 September 2026	Friday 22 January 2027
Two	Monday 25 January 2027	Friday 4 June 2027
Three	Monday 7 June 2027	Friday 10 September 2027

Please note that the Semester 1 exam and assessment period ends on Saturday 23 January 2027

Students must be in attendance at the University from the first day of each term. The dates exclude travelling time. When applying to the University check the specific arrangements for your programme, which can be found in the information you should receive from your school. Teaching requirements for all students may fall outside of term time.

Postgraduate students

The end of the academic year for postgraduate taught students is the penultimate Friday in September. All other term and semester dates are as indicated above.

We expect that full-time postgraduate research students will study throughout the whole academic year, working for at least 40 hours per week (pro rata for part-time students). Holiday can be taken as agreed with your supervisor, in line with the postgraduate research student holiday policy.

There is only one term for postgraduate research students, the start date of which coincides with the start of the academic year. However, there are multiple start dates throughout the academic year for new postgraduate research students and these are agreed on a Faculty basis.

Non-standard study periods

Some programmes offered at our branch campuses, as well as some programmes that are delivered at Newcastle, have term dates that differ from those given above. In these cases, students will be notified of term dates separately.

Exam dates

Further information on examination and resit periods is available on the Student Progress website. You are required to make yourself available for exams at all times during all three of the exam periods. You should, therefore bear the dates of these periods in mind, especially when making arrangements for vacation employment and any overseas travel. We can't accept individual requests regarding the timing of exams.

Closure dates

The University will be closed on the following days during the academic year.

2026

• Thursday 24 December (University Closure Day)
• Friday 25 December (Christmas Day)
• Monday 28 December (Boxing Day Bank Holiday)
• Tuesday 29 December (University Closure Day)
• Wednesday 30 December (University Closure Day)
• Thursday 31 December (University Closure Day)

2027

• Friday 1 January (New Year's Day Public Holiday)
• Friday 26 March (Good Friday)
• Monday 29 March (Easter Monday)
• Monday 3 May (Public Holiday)
• Monday 31 May (Public Holiday)
• Monday 30 August (Public Holiday)
• Monday 27 December (University Closure Day)
• Tuesday 28 December (University Closure Day)

 

Future years