Nottingham Trent term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are Nottingham Trent 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.

Nottingham Trent term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Term One 2026 termMonday, 21 September 2026Friday, 11 December 202612 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 12 December 2026Sunday, 10 January 2027
Term Two 2027 termMonday, 11 January 2027Friday, 19 March 202710 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 20 March 2027Sunday, 4 April 2027
Term Three 2027 termMonday, 5 April 2027Friday, 28 May 20278 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • These undergraduate dates apply to Nottingham Law School, the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, the School of Science and Technology, and the School of Social Sciences.
  • For Nottingham Business School, Nottingham School of Art & Design and Property Management and Development courses, Term One runs Monday 21 September to Friday 18 December 2026 and Term Three runs Monday 5 April to Friday 21 May 2027, with Term Two unchanged.
  • Welcome and induction runs Monday 14 September to Friday 18 September 2026.
  • The winter break runs Monday 14 December 2026 to Sunday 10 January 2027 (from Monday 21 December for the Business School group), and the spring break Monday 22 March to Sunday 4 April 2027.
  • The half-year examination period runs 11 to 22 January 2027, the main examination period 4 to 28 May 2027 and the resit examination period 9 to 20 August 2027.
  • Separate dates are published for NTU in Mansfield and for further education courses at Brackenhurst Campus.

Nottingham Trent term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Term One 2027 termMonday, 20 September 2027Friday, 10 December 202712 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 11 December 2027Sunday, 9 January 2028
Term Two 2028 termMonday, 10 January 2028Friday, 31 March 202812 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 1 April 2028Tuesday, 18 April 2028
Term Three 2028 termWednesday, 19 April 2028Friday, 26 May 20285 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Published as standard undergraduate term dates.
  • Term Three begins on Wednesday 19 April 2028 as listed by the university.
Source: these dates come from Nottingham Trent 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 Nottingham Trent term start?

The next term at Nottingham Trent University is Term One 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 Nottingham Trent University's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

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

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