Term Dates 2026 - 2027

Queen Mary's normal hours of operation are 9am-6pm. These are the times in which students should expect teaching, learning and assessment activities to be timetabled. Activities for some programmes may take place outside of these times; students should contact their module organisers for further information.

Semester 1

  • Welcome Week: 14 - 18 September 2026
  • Teaching: 21 September - 11 December 2026
  • Study period: 14 December - 16 December 2026
  • Bank holidays: 25 and 28 December 2026, 1 January 2027

Semester 1 - Examination Period

  • Study period: 4 January - 6 January 2027
  • Examinations: 7 January - 22 January 2027

Semester 2

  • 25 January - 16 April 2027
  • Bank holidays: 26 and 29 March 2027

Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules

  • Study period: 4 May - 5 May 2027
  • Examinations: 6 May - 4 June 2027
  • Bank holidays: 3 May and 31 May 2027

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 2 August - 13 August 2027

Vacation Period

  • 24 December 2026 - 3 January 2027
  • 17 April 2027 - 3 May 2027
  • 7 June 2027 - 17 September 2027*

*Please note that Masters students do not have a summer vacation they are expected to be working on their dissertation or project when they are not attending taught classes. Please see the section for Masters students on the QMUL website for further details.

International Foundation and Pre-Masters Programmes - January Starters

Semester 1

  • Monday 25 January - Friday 16 April 2027
  • Bank holidays: 26 and 29 March 2027
  • Examinations: 6 May - 4 June 2027

Semester 2

  • Monday 3 May - Friday 16 July 2027
  • Bank holidays: 3 and 31 May 2027
  • Examinations: 19 July - 23 July 2027

Late Summer Resit Period

  • 9 August - 13 August 2027

The university term dates for future years are published here: www.qmul.ac.uk/about/calendar