Academic calendar
Autumn Term 2026 runs Sep 28, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Welcome 2026
- Autumn Term 2026Relevant now
- Winter Break 2026-2027
- January Exams 2027
- Winter Term 2027
- Spring Break 2027
- Spring Term 2027
- Welcome 2027
- Autumn Term 2027
- Winter Break 2027-2028
- January Exams 2028
- Winter Term 2028
- Spring Break 2028
- Spring Term 2028
Campus language
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A
- AU
- Athletics Union, the body governing sports clubs at LSE.
B
- Bankside
- Bankside House, the largest LSE hall located behind the Tate Modern.
- Beaver
- The official mascot of LSE; often used to refer to student teams or identity.
- Butler's Wharf
- Butler's Wharf Residence, located near Tower Bridge.
C
- Carr-Saunders
- Carr-Saunders Hall, a residence hall located in Fitzrovia.
F
- Fourth Floor
- The Fourth Floor Restaurant in the Old Building, a main student canteen.
G
- George IV
- The George IV, an on-campus pub popular for student socializing.
H
- High Holborn
- High Holborn Residence, a centrally located dorm near the main campus.
- Houghton Street
- The pedestrianized street that serves as the main thoroughfare and social heart of campus.
L
- LSESU
- London School of Economics Students' Union.
P
- Passfield
- Passfield Hall, a traditional residence hall located in Bloomsbury.
- Pulse
- The official student newspaper/media outlet of the LSESU.
R
- RAG
- Raising and Giving, the fundraising arm of the Students' Union.
- Rosebery
- Rosebery Hall, a residence hall located in Islington.
T
- T-Room
- A snack bar/cafe located in the Old Building.
- The Beaver’s Brew
- A student-favorite cafe located in the Marshall Building.
- The Garrick
- The Garrick, a ground-floor cafe and restaurant on Houghton Street.
- The Library
- Commonly refers to the British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES).
W
- Wright's Bar
- An iconic independent sandwich shop adjacent to campus heavily used by students.
Z
- Zoo
- Refers to Zoo Bar in Leicester Square, a frequent venue for LSESU-organized club nights.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- bankside_house_catered_hall
- Bankside House (Catered Hall)
- beaver_s_brew_cafe
- Beaver's Brew Cafe
- CBG
- Centre Building, a major academic hub on Houghton Street.
- FAW
- Fawcett House, part of the Towers complex named after Millicent Fawcett.
- fourth_floor_restaurant
- Fourth Floor Restaurant
- Lent
- The winter/spring academic term (Term 2).
- LSE For You
- The online portal for administrative tasks like course selection and timetable viewing.
- LSE ID Card
- Required for building access via turnstiles and borrowing library books.
- lse_garrick
- LSE Garrick
- MAR
- The Marshall Building, located at 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields.
- Michaelmas
- The autumn academic term (Term 1).
- Moodle
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where course materials and readings are hosted.
- NAB
- New Academic Building, located at the northern end of campus.
- OLD
- The Old Building, the historic heart of the LSE campus.
- PAN
- Pankhurst House, part of the Towers complex.
- Reading Week
- Week 6 of the Michaelmas and Lent terms, during which there are no scheduled classes.
- STC
- Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, housing the Students' Union.
- the_shaw_cafe
- The Shaw Cafe
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Term 2026 runs Sep 28, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 20 approved campus terms and 18 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.