Glasgow term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are University of Glasgow'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.

Glasgow term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2026 termMonday, 21 September 2026Friday, 18 December 202613 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 19 December 2026Sunday, 10 January 2027
Semester 2 2027 termMonday, 11 January 2027Friday, 28 May 202720 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • The academic year starts with Welcome Week on Monday 14 September 2026, and January Welcome Week runs from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 January 2027.
  • Semester 1 teaching runs from Monday 21 September to Friday 4 December 2026, with examinations from Monday 7 to Friday 18 December 2026.
  • Semester 2 teaching runs from Monday 11 January to Friday 26 March 2027, with the spring vacation from Monday 29 March to Friday 16 April, revision week from Monday 19 to Friday 23 April, and examinations from Monday 26 April to Friday 21 May 2027.
  • The winter vacation runs from Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 8 January 2027, with the university closed from Wednesday 23 December to Monday 4 January.
  • Winter graduation is from Monday 30 November to Friday 11 December 2026 and summer graduation from Wednesday 23 June to Friday 7 July 2027.
  • Resit examinations run from Monday 26 July to Friday 13 August 2027, and the academic year ends on Friday 10 September 2027.

Glasgow term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2027 termMonday, 20 September 2027Friday, 17 December 202713 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 18 December 2027Sunday, 9 January 2028
Semester 2 2028 termMonday, 10 January 2028Friday, 26 May 202820 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • The academic year starts with Welcome Week on Monday 13 September 2027, and January Welcome Week runs from Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 January 2028.
  • Semester 1 teaching runs from Monday 20 September to Friday 3 December 2027, with examinations from Monday 6 to Friday 17 December 2027.
  • Semester 2 teaching runs from Monday 10 January to Friday 24 March 2028, with the spring vacation from Monday 27 March to Friday 14 April, revision week from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April, and examinations from Monday 24 April to Friday 19 May 2028.
  • The winter vacation runs from Monday 20 December 2027 to Friday 7 January 2028, with the university closed from Thursday 23 December to Tuesday 4 January.
  • Winter graduation is from Monday 29 November to Friday 10 December 2027 and summer graduation from Wednesday 21 June to Friday 5 July 2028.
  • Resit examinations run from Monday 24 July to Friday 11 August 2028, and the academic year ends on Friday 8 September 2028.
  • Source for 2027-28: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/policy/sessiondates/session2027-28/.
Source: these dates come from University of Glasgow'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 Glasgow term start?

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

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

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