Newcastle term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from Newcastle University's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are Newcastle University's published term dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28: when each term starts and finishes, with the vacations between them. We take the dates from the university's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Reading weeks, exam periods and welcome week arrangements sit in the notes under each year where the university publishes them.

Newcastle term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2026 termMonday, 21 September 2026Friday, 11 December 202612 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 12 December 2026Sunday, 3 January 2027
Spring Term 2027 termMonday, 4 January 2027Thursday, 25 March 202712 weeks
Easter vacation vacationFriday, 26 March 2027Sunday, 18 April 2027
Summer Term 2027 termMonday, 19 April 2027Friday, 4 June 20277 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • The university also publishes semester dates: Semester One Monday 21 September 2026 to Friday 22 January 2027, Semester Two Monday 25 January to Friday 4 June 2027, and Semester Three Monday 7 June to Friday 10 September 2027.

Newcastle term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2027 termMonday, 20 September 2027Friday, 10 December 202712 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 11 December 2027Sunday, 2 January 2028
Spring Term 2028 termMonday, 3 January 2028Friday, 24 March 202812 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 25 March 2028Monday, 17 April 2028
Summer Term 2028 termTuesday, 18 April 2028Friday, 2 June 20287 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • The university also publishes semester dates: Semester One Monday 20 September 2027 to Friday 21 January 2028, Semester Two Monday 24 January to Friday 2 June 2028, and Semester Three Monday 5 June to Friday 8 September 2028.
  • The Summer Term begins on Tuesday 18 April 2028 as listed by the university.
Source: these dates come from Newcastle University's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. The university's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does Newcastle term start?

The next term at Newcastle University is Autumn Term 2026, starting Monday, 21 September 2026.

Do these dates apply to every course?

They're the university's published dates for standard undergraduate teaching. Postgraduate, medicine, law conversion and some professional courses often run longer or start earlier, and welcome week sits before the first term for new students. Your course handbook is the authority for anything that costs money to get wrong.

Where do these dates come from?

From Newcastle University's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Family in Newcastle upon Tyne? School term dates work differently from university terms: see Newcastle upon Tyne school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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