Academic calendar
Foundation and Standard Year One (September 2026 start) runs Sep 28, 2026 – Jul 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Foundation and Standard Year One (September 2026 start)Relevant now
- Integrated Year One (September 2026 start)
- Pre-Masters (September 2026 start)
- Foundation and Standard Year One (January 2027 start)
- Pre-Masters (January 2027 start)
- Pre-Masters (May 2027 start)
Campus language
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A
- All Saints
- The main campus area and park around the library and Business School.
B
- Birley
- Birley Fields, the large student residential campus in Hulme.
C
- Cambridge
- Cambridge Hall, a central university-owned accommodation.
G
- Grano
- A popular Italian-style deli and cafe located within the Business School hub.
M
- Man Met
- Commonly used shorthand for Manchester Metropolitan University.
- MMU Sport
- The university's athletic department managing teams and gym facilities.
- MSV
- Manchester Student Village, a large popular off-campus private student hall often used by MMU students.
O
- Oxford
- Oxford Court, a student hall located near the main campus.
T
- The Advice Centre
- The Students' Union service for academic and personal support.
- The Arts School
- Commonly refers to the Manchester School of Art within the university.
- The Hub
- The central social and dining area found within the Business School and student union spaces.
- The Sally
- The Salutation, a historic pub owned by the Students' Union and popular for food and drink.
- The Union
- Refers to both the Students' Union organization and its physical building.
- The Union
- The Students' Union cafe and bar, located in the main Union building.
- The Union
- Manchester Metropolitan University Students' Union (MMUSU).
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 147
- The specific bus service (often the 147 or 'Magic Bus') that connects the campus locations.
- art_school_cafe
- Art School Cafe
- Benzie
- The Benzie Building, used primarily by the Manchester School of Art.
- Brooks
- The Brooks Building, the main site for Health, Psychology, and Education located in Hulme.
- brooks_caf
- Brooks Café
- dalton_food_court_and_starbucks
- Dalton Food Court and Starbucks
- GM
- Geoffrey Manton Building, housing Humanities, Languages, and Social Science.
- JD
- John Dalton Building, home to Science and Engineering faculties.
- Met Card
- The official student ID card which also functions as a pre-paid card for campus spending.
- Moodle
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where lecture notes and coursework are uploaded.
- MyMMU
- The primary student app and online portal for timetables, grades, and news.
- The Business School
- The large modern building housing the Faculty of Business and Law at All Saints.
- The Library
- Specifically refers to the All Saints Library, the main study hub open 24/7.
- the_grove
- The Grove
- the_hub_food_court
- The Hub Food Court
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Foundation and Standard Year One (September 2026 start) runs Sep 28, 2026 – Jul 30, 2027.
- 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.