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Term dates and semesters
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general
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https://www.lboro.ac.uk/students/handbook/starting/term-dates/
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https://www.lborolondon.ac.uk/current-students/
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Term dates and semesters

Source: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/students/handbook/starting/term-dates/ Parent: https://www.lborolondon.ac.uk/current-students/

Term dates and semesters

University Senate sets term and semester dates. 'Terms' refer to the time period when taught students are on campus. 'Semesters' refer to the teaching periods for taught modules. Doctoral researchers will find it useful to be aware of the dates below, but their research activity is not directly aligned to terms and semesters. Term Four is for postgraduate taught students only.

Term dates

Term and Year 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28
Autumn term 29 Sept 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 28 Sept 2026 to 18 Dec 2026 27 Sept 2027 to 17 Dec 2027
Spring term 5 January 2026 to 20 March 2026 11 January 2027 to 19 March 2027 10 January 2028 to 31 March 2028
Summer term 13 April 2026 to 10 June 2026 12 April 2027 to 9 June 2027 24 April 2028 to 7 June 2028
Term four (Postgraduate taught students only) 11 June 2026 to 25 Sept 2026 10 June 2027 to 24 Sept 2027 8 June 2028 to 22 Sept 2028

Semester dates

For new students, a Welcome Week (which includes induction and registration activity) is held in the week prior to Semester 1 of each academic year. This Welcome Week commences one week before the formal start of the Semester.

Semester and Year 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28
Semester 1 29 Sept 2025 to 30 Jan 2026 28 Sept 2026 to 5 Feb 2027 27 Sept 2027 to 4 Feb 2028
Semester 2 2 Feb 2026 to 10 June 2026 8 Feb 2027 to 9 June 2027 7 Feb 2028 to 7 June 2028
Semester 3 (Postgraduate taught students only) 11 June 2026 to 25 Sept 2026 10 June 2027 to 24 Sept 2027 8 June 2028 to 22 Sept 2028

University closure dates

During the year, there are certain days when the University is closed. This means that staff will not be on campus, although some facilities (e.g. sports) will still be working as normal.

Christmas/New Year Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Thursday 1 January 2026
Easter Friday 3 April to Tuesday 7 April 2026
May Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2026
Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026
Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September 2026