Academic calendar
Semester 1 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- ADM
- The Faculty of Arts, Design and Media.
B
- BCUSU
- Birmingham City University Students' Union.
- BLSS
- The Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
C
- CEBE
- The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.
- City Centre
- Refers to the main campus cluster including Curzon, Parkside, and Millennium Point.
- City South
- Refers to the Edgbaston-based campus focused on health and education courses.
- Curzon Gateway
- A major student accommodation block located near the Curzon Building.
E
- Eagle and Ball
- The historic pub located within the Curzon Building, managed by the Students' Union.
H
- HELS
- The Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences.
J
- Jennens
- Jennens Court, a popular student accommodation located right next to the City Centre Campus.
S
- Social Kitchen
- The primary food court area located in the Curzon Building.
- Staniforth
- Staniforth House, a large student residence hall near the main campus buildings.
- Starbucks
- The franchised coffee outlet located on the ground floor of the Curzon Building.
T
- The Bridge
- The main cafe and social space located at the City South Campus.
- The Bull
- The Bullring shopping centre, a common meeting point for students just a short walk from campus.
- The Heights
- The Heights student accommodation, commonly used by BCU students due to its proximity to Millennium Point.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Ask
- The 'Ask BCU' help desk service for student enquiries regarding finance, records, and support.
- Curzon
- The Curzon Building, the main hub for business, law, and social science students.
- curzon_food_court
- Curzon Food Court
- eagle_ball
- Eagle & Ball
- iCity
- The university's internal portal and mobile app for news, email, and personal timetables.
- Joseph Priestley
- The Joseph Priestley Building, used for various university professional services and teaching.
- Millennium Point
- A landmark building housing the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.
- Moodle
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- mySRS
- The Student Records System used for enrollment, updating personal details, and viewing official results.
- Parkside
- The Parkside Building, which houses design and media facilities.
- RBC
- The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire building.
- SAMS
- Student Attendance Management System; students must 'tap in' with their ID cards at readers to record attendance.
- Seacole
- The Mary Seacole Building, the primary facility at the City South Campus.
- the_social_kitchen
- The Social Kitchen
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 14 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.