Cardiff term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are Cardiff 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.

Cardiff term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn semester 2026 termMonday, 5 October 2026Sunday, 31 January 202717 weeks
Vacation vacationMonday, 1 February 2027Sunday, 31 January 2027
Spring semester 2027 termMonday, 1 February 2027Friday, 18 June 202720 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Dates are provisional and apply to undergraduate modular programmes.
  • Enrolment week runs from Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October 2026.
  • The Christmas break runs from Saturday 19 December 2026 to Sunday 10 January 2027.
  • The autumn examination period runs from Monday 18 January to Friday 29 January 2027.
  • The Easter break runs from Saturday 20 March to Sunday 11 April 2027.
  • The spring examination period runs from Monday 17 May to Friday 18 June 2027, with resit examinations from Monday 16 August to Friday 27 August 2027.
  • Postgraduate, non-modular and health-related programmes may have alternative semester dates.

Cardiff term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn semester 2027 termMonday, 4 October 2027Sunday, 30 January 202817 weeks
Vacation vacationMonday, 31 January 2028Sunday, 30 January 2028
Spring semester 2028 termMonday, 31 January 2028Friday, 16 June 202820 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Dates are provisional and apply to undergraduate modular programmes.
  • Enrolment week runs from Monday 27 September to Friday 1 October 2027.
  • The Christmas recess runs from Saturday 18 December 2027 to Sunday 9 January 2028.
  • The autumn examination period runs from Monday 17 January to Friday 28 January 2028.
  • The Easter recess runs from Saturday 25 March to Monday 17 April 2028.
  • The spring examination period runs from Monday 15 May to Friday 16 June 2028, with resit examinations from Monday 14 August to Friday 25 August 2028.
  • Postgraduate, non-modular and health-related programmes may have alternative semester dates.
Source: these dates come from Cardiff 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 Cardiff term start?

The next term at Cardiff University is Autumn semester 2026, starting Monday, 5 October 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 Cardiff University's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

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

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