It’s happening, 2020 is finally coming to an end. Let’s end the year right, and start 2021 in the best possible way.

If you’re staying in London during the break, we’re here for you.

If you’re back home and need a bit of UCL in your life, we’re here for you too.

We’ve got lots of things for you to do during the break, ways for you to help your community, support if you need it, and ways to get festive. Term two starts again on 11 January, but there’s something happening every day until then – all covered on this page.

We have things to do every day during the break, with lots of events run by our amazing clubs and societies. These events aren’t just for Christmas or that weird gap between Christmas and New Year. We’ve got things going on all through the break.  

These events are for all, don’t worry if you’re attending alone – that’s part of the fun. Dive in, get to know other students and make the most of the time without a lecture timetable.

See all the events here

Find and connect with others

There are lots of you staying around during the winter break, you’re not alone. Join our facebook group and connect with others.

Use Care First - the out-of-hours support service

UCL works in partnership with Care First, an independent advice and counselling service, to provide telephone and online support in the evenings and during weekends, bank holidays and UCL closure...

Support at UCL during the break

UCL is closed from 18 December to the 4 Janaury, but there’s still support available for you during this time, including phone support available 24 hours a day.

Top 5 Christmas Adverts

Normally, we tend to gloss over adverts, but not with Christmas adverts! They’re some of the best of telly during this festive period - filled with creativity and warmth. We’ve listed a...

Five Christmas films to watch this holiday

Watching movies, along with eating too much is pretty much a staple of the Christmas period, so we’ve got a few film suggestions to snuggle down to after you’ve had too much to eat.  Many of these...

Get your UCL knitwear...

Be ready for winter with the limited edition hat, scarf and jumper set - all with a lovely embroidered UCL logo…