Academic calendar
Postgraduate Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 13, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Postgraduate Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
- Undergraduate Academic Year 2026-2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- Agrics
- Students studying Agriculture-related courses, known for their specific social circle.
B
- BUCS
- British Universities and Colleges Sport; because of Hartpury's sports focus, this term is used constantly regarding competitive fixtures.
C
- Cat's Hill
- One of the older residential blocks on campus typically housing equine or agriculture students.
E
- EPDC
- Elite Performance Development Centre, referring to the high-level sports coaching and training facilities.
- Equines
- Students studying Equine-related courses, frequently seen at the arenas or stables.
G
- Graze
- The primary dining hall and catering outlet located in the heart of the campus.
H
- Hartpury Family
- A term frequently used by staff and students to describe the close-knit, specialized community on campus.
- Hartpury House
- The historic Grade II listed manor house used for some administrative functions and student residence.
- HSU
- Hartpury Student Union, the representative body for all students at the institution.
L
- Legends
- The campus sports bar and social space, often serving food during match days and evenings.
- Limbury
- Self-contained en-suite student accommodation located on the main campus.
N
- Newlands
- A major on-campus student accommodation block consisting of shared-facility houses.
R
- Red Barn
- A campus bistro and coffee shop popular for socialising and light meals.
T
- The Pury
- An occasional shortened nickname for the university used in social media or casual conversation.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- costa_coffee_in_graze
- Costa Coffee in Graze
- Equine Yard Duties
- Mandatory shifts for equine students involving the care and mucking out of horses on campus.
- equine_arena_restaurant_feed_room
- Equine Arena Restaurant (Feed Room)
- Estates
- The campus maintenance and facilities team responsible for dorm repairs and groundskeeping.
- Gloucester Shuttle
- The dedicated bus service connecting the Hartpury campus to Gloucester city centre.
- graze
- Graze
- Home Farm
- The commercial farming unit on campus used for agricultural teaching and practice.
- ID Card
- Mandatory card used for campus security access, library borrowing, and 'cashless' catering payments.
- legends_bar
- Legends Bar
- Margaret Giffen Centre
- The Margaret Giffen Centre for Rider Performance, a specialized equine facility.
- The Hub
- A central student services building housing the Student Union and support offices.
- ULC
- The University Learning Centre, containing the library, study spaces, and IT facilities.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Postgraduate Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 13, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 12 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.