Leeds term dates 2026/27

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

These are University of Leeds'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.

Leeds 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 19 March 202710 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 20 March 2027Sunday 18 April 2027
Summer Term 2027 termMonday 19 April 2027Friday 18 June 20279 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Introduction week runs Monday 21 September to Sunday 27 September 2026, with international students' orientation the week before, Monday 14 September to Friday 18 September 2026.
  • Autumn semester teaching runs Monday 28 September to Friday 11 December 2026, with examinations Monday 11 January to Friday 22 January 2027.
  • Spring semester teaching runs Monday 25 January to Friday 7 May 2027 (start dates may vary by School), with examinations Monday 17 May to Friday 4 June 2027.
  • The university is closed 24 December 2026 to 1 January 2027, 25 to 30 March 2027, 3 May 2027, 31 May to 1 June 2027 and 30 to 31 August 2027.
Source: these dates come from University of Leeds'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 Leeds term start?

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

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

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