University Terms and Academic Calendar 2026/2027

University Terms

2026-2027
Autumn Term	Monday 21 September – Friday 11 December
Spring Term	Monday 4 January – Friday 26 March
Summer Term	Monday 26 April – Friday 11 June
2027-2028
Autumn Term	Monday 20 September – Friday 10 December
Spring Term	Monday 3 January – Friday 24 March
Summer Term	Monday 24 April – Friday 9 June
2028-2029
Autumn Term	Monday 25 September - Friday 15 December
Spring Term	Monday 8 January - Friday 30 March
Summer Term	Monday 30 April - Friday 15 June

* No teaching on Bank Holidays

Note: The dates given above are for standard University terms: however, for some programmes the dates of required attendance may vary. Term dates for subsequent years may be subject to change.

Academic Calendar 2026-2027

August 2026
Saturday 1 August
Sunday 2 August
Monday 3 August	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 4 August
Wednesday 5 August
Thursday 6 August
Friday 7 August	Referred/deferred examinations begin
Saturday 8 August
Sunday 9 August
Monday 10 August	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 11 August
Wednesday 12 August
Thursday 13 August
Friday 14 August	Clearing Visit Day (A-Level Results) – Penryn/Streatham
Saturday 15 August	Clearing Visit Day (A-Level Results) – Penryn/Streatham
Sunday 16 August
Monday 17 August	Referred/deferred examinations end PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 18 August
Wednesday 19 August
Thursday 20 August
Friday 21 August
Saturday 22 August
Sunday 23 August
Monday 24 August
Tuesday 25 August	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 26 August
Thursday 27 August
Friday 28 August
Saturday 29 August
Sunday 30 August
Monday 31 August	UK Bank Holiday
September 2026
Tuesday 1 September	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 2 September	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600
Thursday 3 September
Friday 4 September
Saturday 5 September
Sunday 6 September
Monday 7 September	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 8 September
Wednesday 9 September
Thursday 10 September
Friday 11 September	UEB, 0900-1300
Saturday 12 September
Sunday 13 September
Monday 14 September	Welcome Week for new Students PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 15 September
Wednesday 16 September	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 1330-1600
Thursday 17 September
Friday 18 September
Saturday 19 September
Sunday 20 September
Monday 21 September	Autumn Term Begins PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 22 September
Wednesday 23 September
Thursday 24 September	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 25 September
Saturday 26 September
Sunday 27 September
Monday 28 September	Audit and Risk Committee, 1100-1500 Professorial and Senior Salaries Committee, 1500-1700 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 29 September	RIEC, 0900-1200 Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee, 1000-1200
Wednesday 30 September	UEB Strategic Planning Meeting, 0900-1700 Education Board, 1400-1600 (in person)
October 2026
Thursday 1 October	UEB Strategic Planning Meeting, 0900-1700
Friday 2 October
Saturday 3 October	Undergraduate Open Day - Streatham and St Luke's
Sunday 4 October
Monday 5 October	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 6 October	Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200 Postgraduate Research Board, 1300-1500 (Teams)
Wednesday 7 October	Induction for new Council Members, 0900-1430 Compliance Committee
Thursday 8 October	UEB, 0900-1300 Health & Safety Committee, 1400-1600
Friday 9 October
Saturday 10 October	Undergraduate Open Day - Penryn
Sunday 11 October
Monday 12 October	Finance and Investment Committee, 1130-1330 Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 13 October	Climate and Environmental Crisis (CEC) Board
Wednesday 14 October	Remuneration Committee, 0900-1100 Governance and Nominations Committee, 1130-1330 Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 15 October
Friday 16 October
Saturday 17 October
Sunday 18 October
Monday 19 October	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 20 October
Wednesday 21 October	Council Strategic Away Day, 1000-1745
Thursday 22 October	Council, 0930-1430
Friday 23 October	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 1330-1600
Saturday 24 October	Undergraduate Open Day - Streatham and St Luke's
Sunday 25 October
Monday 26 October (Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)	UEB, 0900-1300 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 27 October (Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
Wednesday 28 October (Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
Thursday 29 October (Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
Friday 30 October (Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
Saturday 31 October (Devon and Cornwall School Autumn Half Term)
November 2026
Sunday 1 November
Monday 2 November	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 3 November
Wednesday 4 November	Senate, 1400-1700
Thursday 5 November	UEB, 0900-1300 Audit and Risk Committee, 1300-1700
Friday 6 November	Health and Safety Committee, 1000-1200
Saturday 7 November
Sunday 8 November
Monday 9 November	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 10 November
Wednesday 11 November	Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 12 November
Friday 13 November	Research and Innovation Committee, 1000-1200 Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee, 1300-1500
Saturday 14 November
Sunday 15 November
Monday 16 November	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 17 November
Wednesday 18 November	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 0930-1200
Thursday 19 November	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 20 November	Finance and Investment Committee, 1000-1200
Saturday 21 November
Sunday 22 November
Monday 23 November	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 24 November
Wednesday 25 November	Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams) Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee, 1400-1530
Thursday 26 November	ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200
Friday 27 November
Saturday 28 November
Sunday 29 November
Monday 30 November	PSDLT, 1600-1700
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December	Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200 Finance and Investment Committee (Provisional hold), 1730-1830
Wednesday 2 December	Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)
Thursday 3 December	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 4 December
Saturday 5 December
Sunday 6 December
Monday 7 December	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 8 December	Council, 0900-1700
Wednesday 9 December	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) (Provisional Date)
Thursday 10 December	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) (Provisional Date)
Friday 11 December	Autumn Term ends Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) (Provisional Date)
Saturday 12 December	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Winter Ceremony) (Provisional Date)
Sunday 13 December
Monday 14 December	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 15 December
Wednesday 16 December	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 0930-1200
Thursday 17 December	UEB, 0900-1300 (Provisional hold)
Friday 18 December
Saturday 19 December
Sunday 20 December
Monday 21 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
Tuesday 22 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
Wednesday 23 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
Thursday 24 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)
Friday 25 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)	UK Bank Holiday
Saturday 26 December
Sunday 27 December
Monday 28 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)	UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 29 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)	Closure Day
Wednesday 30 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)	Closure Day
Thursday 31 December (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)	Closure Day
January 2027
Friday 1 January (Devon and Cornwall School Christmas Holiday)	UK Bank Holiday
Saturday 2 January
Sunday 3 January
Monday 4 January	Spring Term Begins Assessment Week (all years) begin PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 5 January
Wednesday 6 January
Thursday 7 January
Friday 8 January
Saturday 9 January
Sunday 10 January	Assessment Week (all years) end
Monday 11 January	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 12 January
Wednesday 13 January	Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 14 January	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 15 January
Saturday 16 January
Sunday 17 January
Monday 18 January	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 19 January
Wednesday 20 January	UEB Strategy Day, 0830 - 1730
Thursday 21 January	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 22 January
Saturday 23 January
Sunday 24 January
Monday 25 January	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 26 January	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 0930-1200
Wednesday 27 January	RIEC, 0900-1200 Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee, 1400-1530
Thursday 28 January	Governance and Nominations Committee, 1200-1400
Friday 29 January
Saturday 30 January
Sunday 31 January
February 2027
Monday 1 February	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 2 February	Postgraduate Research Board, 1330-1530 (Teams)
Wednesday 3 February	Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 4 February	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 5 February	Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee, 1300 -1500
Saturday 6 February
Sunday 7 February
Monday 8 February	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 9 February
Wednesday 10 February	Finance and Investment Committee, 1000-1200 Education Board, 1400-1600 (Teams) Climate and Environmental Crisis (CEC) Board
Thursday 11 February
Friday 12 February
Saturday 13 February
Sunday 14 February
Monday 15 February (Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 16 February (Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)	Compliance Committee Strategic Investment Committee Meeting,1400-1630
Wednesday 17 February (Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)
Thursday 18 February (Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 19 February (Devon and Cornwall School Spring Half Term)
Saturday 20 February	Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham
Sunday 21 February
Monday 22 February	Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1300-1400 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 23 February	Joint RIEC/BEIC, 0900-1200 Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1400-1600
Wednesday 24 February	Council Strategic Away Day, 0900-1700
Thursday 25 February	Council, 0900-1700
Friday 26 February
Saturday 27 February	Offer-Holder Visit Day - Streatham
Sunday 28 February
March 2027
Monday 1 March	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 2 March
Wednesday 3 March
Thursday 4 March	UEB, 0900-1300 Health & Safety Committee, 1400-1600
Friday 5 March	UEB Strategic Planning
Saturday 6 March	Offer Holder Visit Day (Penryn Campus)
Sunday 7 March
Monday 8 March	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 9 March	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting,1430-1700
Wednesday 10 March	Senate, 1400-1700
Thursday 11 March
Friday 12 March
Saturday 13 March	Offer Holder Visitor Day (Exeter Campuses)
Sunday 14 March
Monday 15 March	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 16 March
Wednesday 17 March	Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)
Thursday 18 March	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 19 March
Saturday 20 March	Offer-Holder Visit Day (Exeter Campuses/Penryn Campus)
Sunday 21 March
Monday 22 March	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 23 March	Audit and Risk Committee, 1300-1700
Wednesday 24 March	ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200 Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee, 1400-1530
Thursday 25 March	Finance and Investment Committee, 1000-1200 Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee, 1300-1500
Friday 26 March	UK Bank Holiday Spring Term Ends
Saturday 27 March	Offer Holder Visitor Day (Exeter Campuses)
Sunday 28 March
Monday 29 March	UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 30 March (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 31 March (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
April 2027
Thursday 1 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 2 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
Saturday 3 April
Sunday 4 April
Monday 5 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
Tuesday 6 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 7 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
Thursday 8 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
Friday 9 April (Devon and Cornwall School Easter Holiday)
Saturday 10 April
Sunday 11 April
Monday 12 April	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 13 April
Wednesday 14 April	UEB, 0900-1300 Education Board, 1400 - 1600 (Teams)
Thursday 15 April	Remuneration Committee, 0900-1100 Governance and Nominations Committee, 1200-1400 Strategic Investment Committee Meeting,1330-1600
Friday 16 April	Reserch and Innovation Committee, 1000-1200
Saturday 17 April
Sunday 18 April
Monday 19 April	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 20 April
Wednesday 21 April	Council Strategic Briefing, 1000-1300 Joint Senate and Council Meeting, 1300-1600
Thursday 22 April	Council, 0900-1700
Friday 23 April
Saturday 24 April
Sunday 25 April
Monday 26 April	Summer Term Starts Joint Committee for Consultation and Negotiation, 1400-1500 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 27 April	Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1400-1600
Wednesday 28 April	Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 29 April	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 30 April
May 2027
Saturday 1 May
Sunday 2 May
Monday 3 May	UK Bank Holiday
Tuesday 4 May	Assessments for all students begin PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 5 May	Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee, 1400-1530
Thursday 6 May
Friday 7 May
Saturday 8 May
Sunday 9 May
Monday 10 May	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 11 May
Wednesday 12 May	Finance and Investment Committee, 1000-1200
Thursday 13 May	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 14 May	Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee, 1300-1500
Saturday 15 May
Sunday 16 May
Monday 17 May	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 18 May	Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 0930-1200
Wednesday 19 May	Governance and Nominations Committee, 1100-1300 Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1530 (Teams)
Thursday 20 May	RIEC, 0900-1200
Friday 21 May
Saturday 22 May
Sunday 23 May
Monday 24 May
Tuesday 25 May	Compliance Committee PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 26 May	UEB, 0900-1300
Thursday 27 May	Council, 0900-1700
Friday 28 May
Saturday 29 May
Sunday 30 May	Assessments for all students end
Monday 31 May	UK Bank Holiday
June 2027
Tuesday 1 June (Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)	Grand Challenges Week Climate and Environmental Crisis (CEC) Board PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 2 June (Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)	Grand Challenges Week Open Day - Penryn Education Board, 1400-1600 (in person)
Thursday 3 June (Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)	Grand Challenges Week
Friday 4 June (Devon and Cornwall School Summer Half Term)	Grand Challenges Week Open Day – Streatham and St Luke's
Saturday 5 June	Open Day – Streatham and St Luke's
Sunday 6 June
Monday 7 June	Capital Management Group, 1400-1600 PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 8 June	Postgraduate Research Board, 1330-1530 (in person)
Wednesday 9 June
Thursday 10 June	UEB, 0900-1300
Friday 11 June	Summer Term Ends
Saturday 12 June
Sunday 13 June
Monday 14 June	Annual Departmental Research Review Meetings Begin PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 15 June
Wednesday 16 June	Senate, 1400-1700 Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 0930-1200
Thursday 17 June	Health and Safety Committee, 1400-1600
Friday 18 June	Finance and Investment Committee, 1000-1200
Saturday 19 June
Sunday 20 June
Monday 21 June	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 22 June
Wednesday 23 June	Annual Departmental Research Review Meetings End Senior Leaders Forum, 1400-1700 (in person)
Thursday 24 June	UEB, 0900-1300 Audit and Risk Committee, 1300-1700
Friday 25 June	Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee, 1200-1400
Saturday 26 June
Sunday 27 June
Monday 28 June	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 29 June	Finance and Investment Committee (Provisional hold), 0900-1700 Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee, 1400-1530
Wednesday 30 June	Finance and Investment Committee (Provisional hold), 0900-1100
July 2027
Thursday 1 July
Friday 2 July
Saturday 3 July
Sunday 4 July
Monday 5 July	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 6 July	Cornwall Campuses Strategy Group, 1000-1200
Wednesday 7 July	Remuneration Committee, 0900-1100 Council, 1100-1800
Thursday 8 July
Friday 9 July	UEB, 0900-1300
Saturday 10 July
Sunday 11 July
Monday 12 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date) PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 13 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date)
Wednesday 14 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date)
Thursday 15 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date)
Friday 16 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date)
Saturday 17 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date)
Sunday 18 July
Monday 19 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees (Provisional Date)
Tuesday 20 July	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Wednesday 21 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall (Provisional Date)
Thursday 22 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall (Provisional Date)
Friday 23 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall (Provisional Date)
Saturday 24 July	Congregation for Conferment of Degrees, at Cornwall (Provisional Date)
Sunday 25 July
Monday 26 July (Devon and Cornwall School End of Term)	PSDLT, 1600-1700
Tuesday 27 July
Wednesday 28 July	ECR/PGR RIEC, 0900-1200 Strategic Investment Committee Meeting, 0930-1200
Thursday 29July
Friday 30 July
Saturday 31 July
August 2027