Academic calendar
BSUL (June entry) Semester 1 runs Jun 1, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- BSUL (June entry) Semester 1Relevant now
- PGCE Autumn Term
- Undergraduate Semester 1Taught Postgraduate Trimester 1
- BSUL (March entry) Semester 2
- BSUL Hackney (September 2026 entry) Semester 1
- BSUL (September entry) Semester 1
- BSUL (June entry) Semester 2
- PGCE Spring Term
- Undergraduate Semester 2
- Taught Postgraduate Trimester 2
- BSUL Hackney (September 2026 entry) Semester 2
- BSUL (September entry) Semester 2
- PGCE Summer Term
- Taught Postgraduate Trimester 3
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
B
- BSUSU
- Bath Spa University Students' Union, the representative body for students.
G
- Gardens
- The Gardens halls of residence located at the Newton Park campus.
L
- Lakeside
- The Lakeside halls of residence located at the Newton Park campus.
N
- Newton
- Shorthand for the Newton Park campus.
- Newton Park
- The main campus accommodation area, often used to distinguish from city-center housing.
S
- Sion
- Shorthand for the Sion Hill campus.
- SU
- Common shorthand for the Students' Union.
T
- The Commons
- Often used to refer to the dining and social spaces within the Commons building.
- The Deli
- The sandwich and snack outlet located within the Commons building.
- The Refectory
- The main dining hall and canteen located at the Newton Park campus.
- The Spa
- A common shorthand nickname for Bath Spa University used by students and locals.
- Twerton Mill
- A popular off-campus student accommodation site frequently used by Bath Spa students.
W
- Waterside Court
- Off-campus student accommodation often referred to simply as Waterside.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- caf_locksbrook
- Café Locksbrook
- cafe_commons
- Cafe Commons
- Corsham Court
- The specialist center for postgraduate study and research located in Wiltshire.
- Locksbrook
- The Locksbrook Road campus, a major facility for the Bath School of Art, Film and Design.
- Main House
- The historic Grade I listed manor house at the heart of the Newton Park campus.
- Minerva
- The university's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used for course materials and assignments.
- MTC
- The Michael Tippett Centre, the university's primary venue for music and performing arts.
- MyBathSpa
- The central student portal and mobile app for accessing timetables and university services.
- Sion Hill
- The campus building located in the Lansdown area of Bath, primarily for Art and Design.
- The Commons
- The central academic building at Newton Park housing the library, cafe, and digital labs.
- the_general_store
- The General Store
- the_refectory
- The Refectory
- U2
- A bus service connecting student residential areas like Oldfield Park to the Newton Park campus.
- U5
- The primary First Bus service that connects Bath city center directly to the Newton Park campus.
- Unicard
- The multi-purpose student ID card used for building access, library loans, and printing.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- BSUL (June entry) Semester 1 runs Jun 1, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 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.