Term Dates 2025/2026

Please note, term dates are correct at time of publishing and subject to change at short notice.
Last updated 18th Feb 2026

Postgraduate Programmes – Full-Time and Part-Time Masters (All Campuses) – September 2025 Intake:

  • Term 1: Starts 15th September 2025, ends 19th December 2025
    • Reading Week: Week commencing 27th October 2025
  • Term 2: Starts 5th January 2026, ends 3rd April 2026
    • Reading Week: Week commencing 16th February 2026
  • Term 3: Starts 4th May 2026, ends 31st July 2026
    • Reading Week: Week commencing 15th June 2026

Further Education (Level 3) Programmes (Guildford):

  • Term 1: Starts 8th September 2025, ends 19th December 2025
    • Half Term: Week commencing 27th October 2025
  • Term 2: Starts 5th January 2026, ends 27th March 2026
    • Half Term: Week commencing 16th Feb 2026
    • Easter Holiday: Week commencing 30th March 2026
  • Term 3: Starts 13th April 2026, ends 19th June 2026
    • Half Term: Week commencing 25th May 2026

Postgraduate Programmes – Full-Time and Part-Time Masters (All Campuses) – September 2025 Intake:

  • Term 1: Starts 15th September 2025, ends 19th December 2025
    • Reading Week: Week commencing 27th October 2025
  • Term 2: Starts 5th January 2026, ends 3rd April 2026
    • Reading Week: Week commencing 16th February 2026
  • Term 3: Starts 4th May 2026, ends 31st July 2026
    • Reading Week: Week commencing 15th June 2026

Further Education (Level 3) Programmes (Guildford):

  • Term 1: Starts 8th September 2025, ends 19th December 2025
    • Half Term: Week commencing 27th October 2025
  • Term 2: Starts 5th January 2026, ends 27th March 2026
    • Half Term: Week commencing 16th Feb 2026
    • Easter Holiday: Week commencing 30th March 2026
  • Term 3: Starts 13th April 2026, ends 19th June 2026
    • Half Term: Week commencing 25th May 2026

Term Dates 2026/2027

Please note, term dates are correct at time of publishing and subject to change at short notice.
Last updated 18th Feb 2026

Undergraduate programmes – 2 year accelerated (all campuses)

  • Term 1 starts 7th September 2026, ending 18th December 2026 | Reading week: w/c 26th October 2026
  • Term 2 starts 4th January 2027, ending 30th April 2027 | Reading week: w/c 15th February 2027 | Spring break: 5th – 16th April 2027
  • Term 3 starts Tuesday 4th May 2027, ending 13th August 2027 | Reading week: w/c 14th June 2027

Undergraduate programmes – 3 year (all campuses) 

  • Term 1 starts 7th September 2026, ending 18th December 2026 | Reading week: w/c 26th October 2026
  • Term 2 starts 4th January 2027, ending 30th April 2027 | Reading week: w/c 15th February 2027 | Spring break: 5th – 16th April 2027
  • Term 3 starts Tuesday 4th May 2027, ending 4th June 2027

Undergraduate programmes – Foundation year (all campuses) 

  • Term 1 starts 7th September 2026, ending 18th December 2026 | Reading week: w/c 26th October 2026
  • Term 2 starts 4th January 2027, ending 30th April 2027 | Reading week: w/c 15th February 2027 | Spring break: 5th – 16th April 2027
  • Term 3 starts Tuesday 4th May 2027, ending 4th June 2027

Postgraduate programmes – Full-time and part-time Masters (all campuses) – September 2024 intake only

  • Term 1 starts 14th September 2026, ending 18th December 2026 | Reading week: w/c 26th October 2026
  • Term 2 starts 4th January 2027, ending 2nd April 2027 | Reading week: w/c 15th February 2027 | Spring break: 5th – 16th April 2027
  • Term 3 starts Tuesday 4th May 2027, ending 30th July 2027

Further education (Level 2 and Level 3) programmes (all campuses)

  • Term 1 starts 7th September 2026, ending 18th December 2026 | Half Term: w/c 26th October 2026
  • Term 2 starts 4th January 2027, ending 26th April 2027 | Half Term: w/c 15th February 2027 | Easter Holiday: 29th March – 09th April 2027
  • Term 3 starts 12th April 2027, ending 18th June 2027 | Half term: 31 May 2027