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.
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Campus language
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B
- Battels
- The termly bill sent to students for tuition, rent, and other college charges.
- Bevington
- Refers to the college-owned Victorian houses on Bevington Road used for student housing.
- Bop
- A college-wide themed costume party, usually held in the JCR or a designated hall.
E
- EPH
- Eleanor Plumer House, primarily used for graduate student accommodation.
F
- Formal
- Formal Hall, a traditional sit-down dinner where students often wear gowns.
H
- Hall
- The main dining hall where breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served.
J
- JCR
- Junior Common Room, referring to both the undergraduate student body and their common room.
M
- MCR
- Middle Common Room, referring to the graduate student body and their dedicated space.
P
- Pidge
- Short for pigeonhole; the physical mailbox for students located in the Lodge.
R
- Rayne
- The Rayne Building, providing undergraduate accommodation.
- RDB
- The Ruth Deech Building, which houses both student rooms and conference facilities.
- Rustication
- The process of taking a formal leave of absence from studies for a period of time.
S
- SABC
- St Anne's Boat Club, the college's rowing organization.
- SCR
- Senior Common Room, the body of fellows and senior staff of the college.
- Servery
- The area within the Hall where students queue to collect their meals.
- STACS
- St Anne's Coffee Shop, the college's informal cafe and social hub.
- Stanners
- A nickname for students who attend St Anne's College.
- Sub-fusc
- The formal academic dress required for university exams and ceremonies.
T
- Trenaman
- Trenaman House, a residential building for students.
W
- Wolfson
- The Wolfson Building, a primary undergraduate residential block.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Blue Book
- The official college handbook containing essential rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Bod Card
- The University of Oxford ID card, used for library access, building entry, and meal payments.
- Collections
- Internal college exams taken at the start of each term to monitor academic progress.
- college_canteen
- College Canteen
- Hartland
- Hartland House, which contains the college library and administrative offices.
- MOLT
- The Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, a primary venue for talks and events.
- The Dean
- The college official responsible for student discipline and welfare matters.
- The Lodge
- The Porters' Lodge, the main entrance and security hub of the college.
- Tsuzuki
- The Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, located in the Ruth Deech Building.
- Vac
- Short for 'Vacation,' referring to the periods between the three academic terms (Michaelmas, Hilary, and Trinity).
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?
- 20 approved campus terms and 10 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.