Loughborough term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are Loughborough 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.

Loughborough term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termMonday 28 September 2026Friday 18 December 202612 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday 19 December 2026Sunday 10 January 2027
Spring term 2027 termMonday 11 January 2027Friday 19 March 202710 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 20 March 2027Sunday 11 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday 12 April 2027Wednesday 9 June 20278 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • The university also publishes semester dates: Semester 1 runs from 28 September 2026 to 5 February 2027 and Semester 2 from 8 February to 9 June 2027.
  • Semester 3, also called Term four, runs from 10 June to 24 September 2027 for postgraduate taught students.

Loughborough term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termMonday 27 September 2027Friday 17 December 202712 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday 18 December 2027Sunday 9 January 2028
Spring term 2028 termMonday 10 January 2028Friday 31 March 202812 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 1 April 2028Sunday 23 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termMonday 24 April 2028Wednesday 7 June 20286 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • The university also publishes semester dates: Semester 1 runs from 27 September 2027 to 4 February 2028 and Semester 2 from 7 February to 7 June 2028.
  • Semester 3, also called Term four, runs from 8 June to 22 September 2028 for postgraduate taught students.
Source: these dates come from Loughborough 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 Loughborough term start?

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

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

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