Birmingham term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are University of Birmingham'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.

Birmingham term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2026 termMonday 28 September 2026Friday 11 December 202611 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday 12 December 2026Sunday 10 January 2027
Spring Term 2027 termMonday 11 January 2027Friday 26 March 202711 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 27 March 2027Sunday 25 April 2027
Summer Term 2027 termMonday 26 April 2027Friday 25 June 20279 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Welcome runs 21 to 25 September 2026.
  • The summer vacation for undergraduates, and the summer research period for taught postgraduates, begins 28 June 2027.
  • Dates may vary for some programmes, particularly professional programmes such as clinical, education and social work courses.

Birmingham term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2027 termMonday 27 September 2027Friday 10 December 202711 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday 11 December 2027Sunday 9 January 2028
Spring Term 2028 termMonday 10 January 2028Friday 31 March 202812 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 1 April 2028Sunday 30 April 2028
Summer Term 2028 termMonday 1 May 2028Friday 23 June 20288 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Welcome runs 20 to 24 September 2027.
  • The summer vacation for undergraduates, and the summer research period for taught postgraduates, begins 26 June 2028.
Source: these dates come from University of Birmingham'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 Birmingham term start?

The next term at University of Birmingham is Spring Term 2027, starting Monday 11 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 Birmingham's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

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

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