Liverpool term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are University of Liverpool'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.

Liverpool term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
12 weeks teaching 2026 termMonday, 28 September 2026Friday, 18 December 202612 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 19 December 2026Sunday, 10 January 2027
3 weeks teaching and assessment 2027 termMonday, 11 January 2027Friday, 29 January 20273 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 30 January 2027Sunday, 31 January 2027
7 weeks teaching 2027 termMonday, 1 February 2027Friday, 19 March 20277 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 20 March 2027Sunday, 11 April 2027
5 weeks teaching 2027 termMonday, 12 April 2027Friday, 14 May 20275 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 15 May 2027Sunday, 16 May 2027
3 weeks teaching and assessment 2027 termMonday, 17 May 2027Friday, 4 June 20273 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • The university publishes its academic year as periods of teaching and assessment rather than named terms or semesters; entry names above are the university's own row labels.
  • There is a 3 week break from 21 December 2026 to 8 January 2027 and a 3 week break from 22 March to 9 April 2027.
  • Teaching for courses with February 2027 entry starts on 1 February 2027.
  • The dissertation period for postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2026 start runs 7 June to 30 September 2027.
  • Graduation ceremonies run 8 to 9 December 2026 and 19 to 23 July 2027.

Liverpool term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
12 weeks teaching 2027 termMonday, 27 September 2027Friday, 17 December 202712 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 18 December 2027Monday, 10 January 2028
3 weeks teaching and assessment 2028 termTuesday, 11 January 2028Friday, 28 January 20283 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 29 January 2028Sunday, 30 January 2028
9 weeks teaching 2028 termMonday, 31 January 2028Friday, 31 March 20289 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 1 April 2028Sunday, 23 April 2028
3 weeks teaching 2028 termMonday, 24 April 2028Friday, 12 May 20283 weeks
Vacation vacationSaturday, 13 May 2028Sunday, 14 May 2028
3 weeks teaching and assessment 2028 termMonday, 15 May 2028Friday, 2 June 20283 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • There is a 3 week break from 20 December 2027 to 10 January 2028 and a 3 week break from 3 to 21 April 2028, as published by the university.
  • The dissertation period for postgraduate taught programmes with a September 2027 start runs 5 June to 30 September 2028.
  • Graduation ceremonies run 6 to 8 December 2027 and 17 to 21 July 2028.
Source: these dates come from University of Liverpool'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 Liverpool term start?

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

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

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