Warwick term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are University of Warwick'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.

Warwick term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2026 termMonday 5 October 2026Saturday 12 December 202610 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSunday 13 December 2026Sunday 10 January 2027
Spring Term 2027 termMonday 11 January 2027Saturday 20 March 202710 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSunday 21 March 2027Sunday 25 April 2027
Summer Term 2027 termMonday 26 April 2027Saturday 3 July 202710 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Campus arrivals run from Thursday 24 September to Sunday 27 September 2026.
  • Welcome Week runs from Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October 2026.
  • Some courses have non-standard start dates, so students should check their offer letters.

Warwick term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2027 termMonday 4 October 2027Saturday 11 December 202710 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSunday 12 December 2027Sunday 9 January 2028
Spring Term 2028 termMonday 10 January 2028Saturday 18 March 202810 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSunday 19 March 2028Sunday 23 April 2028
Summer Term 2028 termMonday 24 April 2028Saturday 1 July 202810 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Some courses have non-standard start dates, so students should check their offer letters.
Source: these dates come from University of Warwick'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 Warwick term start?

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

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

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