Sheffield term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are The University of Sheffield'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.

Sheffield term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Semester 2026 termMonday, 28 September 2026Saturday, 6 February 202719 weeks
Vacation vacationSunday, 7 February 2027—
Spring Semester 2027 termMonday, 8 February 2027Saturday, 12 June 202718 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Welcome week runs 21 to 26 September 2026.
  • Autumn semester teaching runs 28 September to 19 December 2026 (12 weeks), then 18 January to 6 February 2027 (3 weeks), with a 4 week Christmas vacation between.
  • Spring semester teaching runs 8 February to 20 March 2027 (6 weeks), then 12 April to 12 June 2027 (9 weeks), with a 3 week Easter vacation between.

Sheffield term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Semester 2027 termMonday, 27 September 2027Saturday, 5 February 202819 weeks
Vacation vacationSunday, 6 February 2028—
Spring Semester 2028 termMonday, 7 February 2028Saturday, 10 June 202818 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Welcome week runs 20 to 25 September 2027.
  • Autumn semester teaching runs 27 September to 18 December 2027 (12 weeks), then 17 January to 5 February 2028 (3 weeks), with a 4 week Christmas vacation between.
  • Spring semester teaching runs 7 February to 1 April 2028 (8 weeks), then 24 April to 10 June 2028 (7 weeks), with a 3 week Easter vacation between.
Source: these dates come from The University of Sheffield'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 Sheffield term start?

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

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

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