Bath term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are University of Bath'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.

Bath term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2026 termMonday, 28 September 2026Friday, 22 January 202717 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 23 January 2027Sunday, 31 January 2027
Semester 2 2027 termMonday, 1 February 2027Friday, 28 May 202717 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • New student arrivals run from Friday 18 September to Sunday 20 September 2026, with Welcome Week and Freshers' Week from Monday 21 September to Sunday 27 September 2026.
  • Semester 1 breaks for a vacation from Monday 14 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027 and resumes from Monday 4 January to Friday 22 January 2027.
  • Semester 2 breaks for a vacation from Friday 26 March to Friday 9 April 2027 and resumes from Monday 12 April to Friday 28 May 2027.

Bath term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2027 termMonday, 4 October 2027Friday, 28 January 202817 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 29 January 2028Sunday, 6 February 2028
Semester 2 2028 termMonday, 7 February 2028Friday, 5 May 202813 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • New student arrivals run from Friday 24 September to Sunday 26 September 2027, with Welcome Week and Freshers' Week from Monday 27 September to Sunday 3 October 2027.
  • Semester 1 breaks for a vacation from 20 December until Friday 7 January 2028 and resumes from Monday 10 January to Friday 28 January 2028.
  • Semester 2 breaks for a vacation from Monday 3 April to Monday 17 April 2028 and resumes from Tuesday 18 April to Friday 5 May 2028.
Source: these dates come from University of Bath'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 Bath term start?

The next term at University of Bath is Semester 1 2026, starting Monday, 28 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 University of Bath's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Family in Bath? School term dates work differently from university terms: see Bath and North East Somerset school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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