Southampton term dates 2026/27

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

These are University of Southampton's published term dates for 2026/27: 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.

Southampton term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2026 termMonday, 14 September 2026Saturday, 23 January 202719 weeks
Vacation vacationSunday, 24 January 2027—
Semester 2 2027 termMonday, 25 January 2027Saturday, 29 May 202718 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Welcome week runs from Monday 14 September to Sunday 20 September 2026.
  • The university also publishes traditional terms: Autumn from Monday 21 September to Saturday 12 December 2026, Spring from Monday 4 January to Saturday 20 March 2027, and Summer from Monday 12 April to Saturday 29 May 2027.
  • The Christmas vacation runs from Sunday 13 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027.
  • The Easter vacation runs from Sunday 21 March to Sunday 11 April 2027.
Source: these dates come from University of Southampton'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 Southampton term start?

The next term at University of Southampton is Semester 2 2027, starting Monday, 25 January 2027.

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

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

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