Academic calendar
Semester 1 2026 runs Sep 18, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 1 2026Relevant now
- Semester 2 2027
- Semester S 2027
- Semester 1 2027
- Michaelmas Term 2027
- Lent Term 2028
- Semester 2 2028
- Easter Term 2028
- Semester S 2028
Campus language
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A
- Aber
- The universal shorthand for both the University and the town of Aberystwyth.
- AberSU
- Aberystwyth Students' Union, the main representative body for all students.
- AU
- The Athletic Union, the branch of the Students' Union that oversees all sports clubs.
C
- Constitution Hill
- Commonly called 'Coni Hill,' a popular spot for views of the town and university.
- Cwrt
- Cwrt Mawr, a large self-catered student residence on the Penglais campus.
F
- Fferm
- Fferm Penglais, the university's newest and most modern purpose-built student accommodation.
G
- Gogs
- A term for students hailing from North Wales (derived from the Welsh 'Gogledd').
H
- Hwntws
- A term for students hailing from South Wales.
I
- Iberbach
- A cafe located within the IBERS building serving light snacks and coffee.
P
- Panty
- Neuadd Pantycelyn, the university's historic Welsh-medium hall of residence.
R
- Rosser
- Rosser Griffiths, a popular self-catered residence often grouped with Cwrt Mawr.
S
- SSLC
- Student Staff Liaison Committee, the official forum for students to discuss course issues with academic staff.
- Starbucks
- The branded coffee outlet located within the Hugh Owen Library building.
T
- TaMed Da
- The primary restaurant and dining hall located in the Penbryn building.
- The Arts Centre
- Refers to the cafes and food stalls located within the Aberystwyth Arts Centre on campus.
- The Hill
- The steep incline that students must walk up to get from the town center to the Penglais campus.
- The Pier
- The Royal Pier, a focal point for nightlife, featuring a club, arcade, and bar.
- The Seafront
- General term for student residences located on the town's promenade, such as Carpenter and Alexandra Hall.
- The Union
- The Students' Union bar and food outlet, often used for cheap meals and social drinks.
U
- UMCA
- Undeb Myfyrwyr Cymraeg Aberystwyth, the Welsh Students' Union specifically for Welsh speakers and learners.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aber Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, library borrowing, and optional campus payments.
- Aperta
- The university's electronic attendance monitoring system where students tap their ID cards in lectures.
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where all course materials, assignments, and grades are hosted.
- caffibach
- CaffiBach
- ffreutur_pantycelyn
- Ffreutur@Pantycelyn
- Hugh Owen
- The main university library and a primary hub for Arts and Social Sciences lectures.
- IBERS
- The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences building.
- Llandinam
- The main building for Geography, Earth Sciences, and Mathematics.
- Medrus
- The conference and meeting suite located within the Penbryn complex.
- Old College
- The historic, gothic-style original university building located on the seafront.
- Panopto
- The system used by the university to record and host lecture videos for student review.
- The 03
- A common reference to local bus services connecting the campus to parts of the town and surrounding areas.
- the_food_hall
- The Food Hall
- the_union_bar
- The Union Bar
- Visual Arts
- The building housing the School of Art, located separately from the main Penglais campus near the town center.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 2026 runs Sep 18, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 20 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.