Academic calendar
Trimester 1 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Trimester 1 2026Relevant now
- Winter Break 2026-2027
- Trimester 2 2027
- Trimester 3 2027
- Trimester 1 2027
- Winter Break 2027-2028
- Trimester 2 2028
- Trimester 3 2028
Campus language
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Showing 15 of 15 terms
B
- Bainfield
- Bainfield student accommodation, located in the Fountainbridge area.
C
- Cranston
- Cranston House student accommodation.
E
- ENSA
- Edinburgh Napier Students' Association, the university's student union.
F
- Freshers
- First-year students, or the period of orientation events at the start of the academic year.
I
- IS
- Information Services, the department responsible for IT, library, and technical support.
M
- Matriculation
- The formal process of registering as a student and confirming attendance to receive funding.
O
- Orwell
- Orwell Terrace student accommodation, situated near the Haymarket area.
P
- PDT
- Personal Development Tutor, a staff member assigned to support a student's academic progress.
S
- Slateford
- Slateford Road student accommodation, located near the Myreside area.
T
- Team Napier
- The collective brand for all university sports clubs and societies under ENSA.
- The Atrium
- The central dining and social hub located at the Sighthill campus.
- The Glassroom
- The main restaurant and dining area located at the Merchiston campus.
- The Starbucks
- The licensed Starbucks outlet located within the Craiglockhart campus.
- The Union
- Commonly refers to ENSA or the student-focused events held at partner venues like The Three Sisters.
- Triangle Coffee Shop
- A popular cafe spot located within the Sighthill campus building.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Craiglockhart
- The campus housing the Edinburgh Napier Business School.
- edinburgh_espresso_labs
- Edinburgh Espresso Labs
- hydra_restaurant
- Hydra Restaurant
- Matric Card
- The official student ID card required for building access, library borrowing, and printing.
- Merchiston
- The campus housing the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment and the School of Arts & Creative Industries.
- merchiston_main_catering_outlet
- Merchiston Main Catering Outlet
- Moodle
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- MyNapier
- The primary student web portal for accessing timetables, results, and administrative services.
- Ridacard
- The student-discounted season ticket for Lothian Buses, the primary transport between campuses.
- Sighthill
- The campus housing the School of Applied Sciences and the School of Health & Social Care.
- sighthill_main_catering_outlet
- Sighthill Main Catering Outlet
- sighthill_nook_caf
- Sighthill Nook Café
- SITS
- The backend student record system, often mentioned in relation to official grade releases.
- The Egg
- The student nickname for the distinctive oval-shaped Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre at Craiglockhart.
- The Jack Kilby
- The Jack Kilby Computing Centre (JKCC), a 24-hour computer lab at the Merchiston campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Trimester 1 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 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.