Academic calendar
Michaelmas Term 2026 runs Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Welcome Week 2026
- Michaelmas Term 2026Relevant now
- Lent Term 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Welcome Week 2027
- Michaelmas Term 2027
- Lent Term 2028
- Summer Term 2028
Campus language
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Showing 19 of 19 terms
B
- Bailrigg
- Bailrigg FM, the student-run radio station.
- Bowland Tower
- The high-rise residential building within Bowland College.
C
- County Main
- The central residential and administrative hub of County College.
G
- Grizzy
- Grizedale College, known for its bar and social scene.
L
- LA1TV
- The university's student-run television station.
- LUSU
- Lancaster University Students' Union.
S
- SCAN
- Student Community Alert Network, the official student newspaper.
- South Campus
- The residential area comprising Cartmel and Lonsdale colleges, located furthest from the main square.
- Sugar
- The Sugarhouse, the student union-run nightclub located in the city center.
T
- The Deli
- The Lonsdale College deli and coffee shop.
- The Northern
- The County College bar.
- The Red Lion
- The Bowland College bar.
- The Spine
- The main covered walkway that runs through the center of the campus from north to south.
- The Trough
- The food service and bar located in Furness College.
- The Underpass
- The bus station and main vehicle thoroughfare located directly underneath Alexandra Square.
- The Winning Post
- The Fylde College bar, themed around sports.
- Town
- The Lancaster city center, as opposed to the Bailrigg campus.
- Trevor
- The Pendle College bar, officially Pendle Rooms but often referred to by its theme/atmosphere.
W
- Whoops
- Yellow-sticker discounted food items at the campus SPAR, named after the 'Whoops' branding used for clearance items.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Alex Square
- Alexandra Square, the central hub of campus containing the library, shops, and banks.
- barkers
- Barkers
- fuel
- Fuel
- hive
- HIVE
- iLancaster
- The essential mobile app used for checking timetables, bus times, and recording attendance.
- Infolab
- InfoLab21, the building housing the School of Computing and Communications.
- LEC
- Lancaster Environment Centre.
- Lent
- The second academic term of the year (Spring).
- LUMS
- Lancaster University Management School.
- Michaelmas
- The first academic term of the year (Autumn).
- Moodle
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- Purple Card
- The student discount card provided by the Students' Union for local business deals.
- The 1A
- The primary bus route that runs between the campus underpass and the Lancaster city center.
- The LZ
- The Learning Zone, a 24/7 study space in Alexandra Square.
- the_deli
- The Deli
- the_marketplace
- The Marketplace
- the_mill_fylde_bar
- The Mill (Fylde Bar)
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Michaelmas Term 2026 runs Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 17 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.