LSE term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from London School of Economics and Political Science's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are London School of Economics and Political Science'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.

LSE 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
Winter term 2027 termMonday, 11 January 2027Thursday, 25 March 202711 weeks
Easter vacation vacationFriday, 26 March 2027Sunday, 25 April 2027
Spring term 2027 termMonday, 26 April 2027Friday, 11 June 20277 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • LSE Welcome runs from Friday 18 September to Friday 25 September 2026.
  • Autumn term reading week is Monday 2 November to Friday 6 November 2026.
  • Winter term reading week is Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027.
  • January exams run from Monday 4 January to Sunday 10 January 2027.
  • The winter break runs from Monday 14 December 2026 to Friday 8 January 2027, and the spring break from Friday 26 March to Friday 23 April 2027.
  • The Spring term is mainly used for examinations and assessment.

LSE term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termMonday, 27 September 2027Friday, 10 December 202711 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 11 December 2027Sunday, 16 January 2028
Winter term 2028 termMonday, 17 January 2028Friday, 31 March 202811 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 1 April 2028Monday, 1 May 2028
Spring term 2028 termTuesday, 2 May 2028Friday, 16 June 20287 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • LSE Welcome runs from Friday 17 September to Friday 24 September 2027.
  • Autumn term reading week is Monday 1 November to Friday 5 November 2027.
  • Winter term reading week is Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028.
  • January exams run from Wednesday 5 January to Friday 14 January 2028.
  • The winter break runs from Monday 13 December 2027 to Friday 14 January 2028, and the spring break from Monday 3 April to Friday 28 April 2028.
Source: these dates come from London School of Economics and Political Science'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 LSE term start?

The next term at London School of Economics and Political Science is Autumn term 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 London School of Economics and Political Science's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

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

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