Term dates

A full breakdown of the current and forthcoming term dates at City St George's, University of London.

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2025/26 academic term dates

Clerkenwell & Moorgate Campus: Undergraduate and Post-Registration Students - Term Dates 2025/26

Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.

Autumn term: 25 August 2025 - 05 January 2026 with main student activity 29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025

  • Holidays: 25 August 2025 - 22 September 2025
  • Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 22 September 2025 – 26 September 2025
  • Teaching:  29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025
  • Holidays: 15 December 2025 - 05 January 2026

Spring term: 05 January 2026 – 04 May 2026, with main student activity 05 January 2026 - 13 April 2026

  • Assessment period: 05 – 23 January 2026 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
  • Teaching: 26 January 2026 - 13 April 2026
  • Holidays: 13 April 2026 – 04 May 2026

Summer term: 04 May 2026 - 21 August 2026, with main student activity 04 May 2026 - 22 June 2026

  • Assessment period: 04 May 2026 - 01 June 2026 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
  • Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 01 June 2026 – 22 June 2026
  • Holidays: 01 June 2026 - 10 August 2026 for programmes with no summer term activity; 22 June 2026 – 10 August 2026 for programmes with summer term activity
    • Resits: 10 August 2026 – 21 August 2026

There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.

Clerkenwell & Moorgate Campus: Postgraduate and Post-Registration Students - Term Dates 2025/26

Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.

Autumn term: 25 August 2025 - 05 January 2026 with main student activity 29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025

  • Holidays: 25 August 2025 - 22 September 2025
  • Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 22 September 2025 – 26 September 2025
  • Teaching:  29 September 2025 – 15 December 2025
  • Holidays: 15 December 2024 - 05 January 2025

Spring term: 05 January 2026 – 04 May 2026, with main student activity 05 January 2026 - 13 April 2026

  • Assessment period: 05 – 23 January 2026 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
  • Teaching: 26 January 2026 - 13 April 2026
  • Holidays: 13 April 2026 – 04 May 2026

Summer term: 04 May 2026 - 21 August 2026, with main student activity 04 May 2026 - 22 June 2026

  • Assessment period: 04 May 2026 - 01 June 2026 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
  • Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 01 June 2026 – 22 June 2026
  • Holidays: 01 June 2026 - 10 August 2026 for programmes with no summer term activity; 22 June 2026 – 10 August 2026 for programmes with summer term activity
    • Resits: 10 August 2026 – 21 August 2026

There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.

Tooting campus: Undergraduate and postgraduate term dates 2025/26

2026/27 academic term dates

Undergraduate and Pre-Registration Students: Term Dates 2026/27

Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.

Autumn term: 31 August 2026 – 11 January 2027 with main student activity 5 October 2026 – 18 December 2026

  • Holidays: 31 August 2026 – 25 September 2026
  • Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 28 September 2026 – 2 October 2026
  • Teaching: 5 October 2026 – 18 December 2026
  • Holidays: 21 December 2026 – 8 January 2027

Spring term: 11 January 2027 – 9 May 2027, with main student activity 11 January 2027 – 16 April 2027

  • Assessment period: 11 – 31 January 2027 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
  • Teaching: 1 February 2027 – 18 April 2027
  • Holidays: 19 April 2027 – 7 May 2027

Summer term: 10 May 2027 – 27 August 2027, with main student activity 10 May 2027 – 25 June 2027

  • Assessment period: 10 May 2027 – 6 June 2027 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
  • Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 7 June 2027 – 25 June 2027
  • Holidays: 7 June 2027 – 13 August 2027 for programmes with no summer term activity; 28 June 2027 – 13 August 2027 for programmes with summer term activity
    • Resits: 16 August 2027 – 27 August 2027

There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Medical Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.

Postgraduate and Post-Registration Students: Term Dates 2026/27

Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.

Autumn term: 31 August 2026 – 11 January 2027 with main student activity 5 October 2026 – 18 December 2026

  • Holidays: 31 August 2026 – 25 September 2026
  • Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 28 September 2026 – 2 October 2026
  • Teaching: 5 October 2026 – 18 December 2026
  • Holidays: 21 December 2026 – 8 January 2027

Spring term: 11 January 2027 – 9 May 2027, with main student activity 11 January 2027 – 16 April 2027

  • Assessment period: 11 – 31 January 2027 [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
  • Teaching: 1 February 2027 – 16 April 2027
  • Holidays: 19 April 2027 – 7 May 2027

Summer term: 10 May 2027 – 27 August 2027, with main student activity 10 May 2027 – 25 June 2027

  • Assessment period: 10 May 2027 – 6 June 2027 OR Teaching (and related assessments)
  • Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 7 June 2027 – 25 June 2027
  • Holidays: 7 June 2027 - 13 August 2027 for programmes with no summer term activity; 28 June 2027 – 13 August 2027 for programmes with summer term activity
    • Resits: 16 August 2027 – 27 August 2027

There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health & Medical Sciences, Professional Law, some Bayes Business School programmes and Urdang Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.

Tooting campus: Undergraduate and postgraduate term dates 2026/27

Closure days 2025/26

To be confirmed.

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