Academic calendar
Graduate Diploma September 2026 Entry Stage 1 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Graduate Diploma September 2026 Entry Stage 1Relevant now
- Master's, MPhil and PhD Term 1
- Master's, MPhil and PhD Term 2Graduate Diploma September 2026 Entry Stage 2
- Master's, MPhil and PhD Term 3
Campus language
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A
- ArtBar
- The student-run bar and social space located in the Kensington campus Darwin Building.
B
- Battersea Cafe
- The dining space located within the Dyson Building at the Battersea campus.
C
- Crit
- A critique session where students present their work to tutors and peers for rigorous analysis.
- Cross-College
- Refers to elective units or projects that involve students from different schools and disciplines.
G
- GradPad
- The primary private postgraduate housing provider (Wood Lane or Griffon Studios) recommended for RCA students.
- Griffon
- The GradPad residence (Griffon Studios) located near the Battersea campus.
R
- RCASU
- Royal College of Art Students' Union, the independent student representative body.
T
- The Canteen
- The main dining area in the Kensington campus providing daily hot meals.
- The Show
- The major annual graduation exhibition where final projects are displayed to the public.
V
- V&A
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, a key institutional partner for History of Design and research programs.
W
- WIP
- The 'Work in Progress' show where students exhibit unfinished projects for feedback.
- Wood Lane
- The GradPad residence located near the White City campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- artbar
- ArtBar
- bertie_the_food_truck
- Bertie the Food Truck
- Darwin
- The main building of the Kensington campus, housing the library and senior common room.
- Dyson
- The centerpiece of the Battersea campus, housing Innovation Design Engineering and photography.
- dyson_caf
- Dyson Café
- Garden House
- The primary building for the School of Communication and School of Humanities at the White City campus.
- Intra
- The internal student portal for administrative tasks, room bookings, and college news.
- Moodle
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used for course materials, briefs, and submissions.
- Rausing
- The Rausing Research Building in Battersea, focused on research and innovation labs.
- RCA ID
- The multi-purpose student identification card required for building access and workshop entry.
- Technical Services
- The department managing the specialized workshops, equipment hire, and technical instruction.
- The Bridge
- The college's professional development and startup support service for students and alumni.
- the_canteen
- The Canteen
- Woo
- The building at the Battersea campus dedicated to Ceramics & Glass and Jewellery & Metal.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Graduate Diploma September 2026 Entry Stage 1 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 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.