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Intake calendar 2027–28
When each country opens for admission — plan your application backwards from the intake.
| Country | Jan | Feb | Apr | May | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Next deadline |
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| UK | · | · | · | · | · | · |
30 Nov 2026
Apply by · Jan 2027 intake
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| USA | · | · | · | · | · | · |
15 Jan 2027
Apply by · Fall 2027 intake
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| Canada | · | · | · | · | · |
12 Mar 2027
Apply by · Sep 2027 intake
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| Australia | · | · | · | · | · | · |
30 Nov 2026
Apply by · Feb 2027 intake
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| New Zealand | · | · | · | · | · | · |
01 Dec 2026
Apply by · Feb 2027 intake
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| Ireland | · | · | · | · | · | · |
01 Feb 2027
Closes · Sep 2027 intake (CAO)
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| Europe | · | · | · | · | · | · |
15 Jan 2027
Apply by · Summer 2027 intake
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| Dubai | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Rolling
Applications open year-round
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| Singapore | · | · | · | · | · | · |
31 Jan 2027
Apply by · Aug 2027 intake
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| Malaysia | · | · | · | · | · | · |
18 Dec 2026
Apply by · Feb 2027 intake
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UCAS and CAO dates close. Every other date here is a named university’s own published apply-by date, shown as a guide for the country — others set their own, and competitive courses fill earlier. Checked October 2026. We confirm exact dates for your shortlist, free.
What each date means
- UK
- January starts are set per university and cluster between late October and mid-December.
- USA
- No national deadline. Funded PhD places close earliest, from about 1 December; many master's run into February and March.
- Canada
- No national deadline. Several faculties close on 1 December 2026, well before the general date.
- Australia
- No national deadline. Competitive courses close earlier, and some universities run rounds that shut from mid-2026.
- New Zealand
- No national deadline. Medicine, optometry and pharmacy close around a year ahead; most other programmes run to early December.
- Ireland
- The CAO date is for undergraduate entry. Postgraduate applications go direct to the university and have their own dates.
- Europe
- German public universities mostly use 15 January and 15 July, but plenty set earlier dates, and uni-assist needs weeks to process a file before the university's own deadline.
- Dubai
- UAE branch campuses take applications year-round and close a course when it fills, so there is no date to miss — but a January start still needs a visa, so apply months ahead.
- Singapore
- Set per school rather than per university; some close as early as mid-November.
- Malaysia
- Public universities also take a September intake, on dates that vary; private universities accept applications year-round.
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