Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- Atrium Cafe
- The coffee shop located in the Verena Holmes building.
C
- CCS
- Christ Church Sport, the department managing university gyms, teams, and physical activities.
- CCSU
- Christ Church Students' Union, the representative body for all students at the university.
I
- i-zone
- The university's student information service and primary help desk for all non-academic queries.
L
- Lanfranc
- Lanfranc House, a student accommodation building located close to the North Holmes Road campus.
N
- North Holmes
- The main Canterbury campus site located on North Holmes Road.
P
- Palamon
- Palamon Court, a private student accommodation often used by CCCU students.
- Parham
- Parham Road Student Village, a large student accommodation complex located a short walk from the main campus.
- Petros
- Petros Court, a modern student accommodation block located near the city center.
T
- The Food Court
- The main catering outlet located in the Anselm building on the North Holmes Road campus.
- The Library
- Almost always refers to Augustine House, as it is the primary library facility.
- The Lounge
- The Students' Union bar and cafe located in the St George's Centre, popular for social events and affordable food.
- The SU
- Common shorthand for the Students' Union building or the events hosted by the Union.
- Touchdown
- The cafe located within the Christ Church Sports Centre.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Anselm
- A central campus building housing the main food court and several large lecture theatres.
- Augustine House
- The university's main library and student services hub, located near the city center away from the main campus.
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials, assignments, and grades.
- coffee_pod
- Coffee Pod
- i-zone
- The 'one-stop shop' for student support, located in Augustine House and the Laud building.
- Laud
- A major academic building on the North Holmes Road campus containing classrooms and faculty offices.
- Old Sessions
- Old Sessions House, a historic building on the main campus used for lectures, ceremonies, and offices.
- SafeZone
- A mobile app provided by the university for campus security, emergency assistance, and first aid requests.
- Smartcard
- The official student ID card required for building access, library borrowing, and using campus printers.
- St George's
- The St George's Centre, which houses the Students' Union and student accommodation.
- the_lounge_bar_and_kitchen
- The Lounge Bar and Kitchen
- touchdown_cafe
- Touchdown Cafe
- touchdown_medway
- Touchdown Medway
- Unitemps
- The university's on-campus recruitment service that helps students find part-time work.
- Verena Holmes
- The flagship STEM and health building on the North Holmes Road campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 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.