Academic calendar
September 2026 Intake - Autumn Term runs Sep 21, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- September 2026 Intake - Autumn TermRelevant now
- January 2027 Intake - Spring Term
- September 2026 Intake - Spring Term
- September 2026 Intake - Summer Term
- January 2027 Intake - Summer Term
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
L
- LAC
- Legal Advice Centre; the university's pro bono service where students provide legal advice under supervision.
M
- Mini
- Mini-pupillage; a short period of work experience (usually one to five days) for students aspiring to be barristers.
S
- SQE
- Solicitors Qualifying Examination; the centralized assessment for anyone wanting to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales.
T
- TC
- Training Contract; the two-year period of recognized training required to qualify as a solicitor.
U
- ULawSA
- The University of Law Student Association, the primary body representing student interests.
V
- Vac Scheme
- Vacation Scheme; a competitive internship at a law firm, often used as a pathway to a Training Contract.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bloomsbury
- The London Bloomsbury campus, which hosts a large portion of the undergraduate student body.
- Braboeuf Manor
- The historic 16th-century manor house that serves as the center of the Guildford campus.
- ELITE
- The Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard) where students access all course materials, lecture recordings, and reading lists.
- Employability
- The campus-based careers service that provides one-to-one advice, mock interviews, and CV workshops.
- leeds_6th_floor_caf
- Leeds 6th Floor Café
- Library Search
- The university's online portal for accessing legal databases including Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Practical Law.
- london_moorgate_cyber_caf
- London Moorgate Cyber Café
- Moorgate
- The London Moorgate campus, primarily focused on postgraduate and professional legal training.
- nottingham_informal_dining_area
- Nottingham Informal Dining Area
- StEP
- Student Employability Programme; a structured career development framework provided by the university.
- The Hub
- The central student intranet used for administrative tasks, campus news, and accessing student services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- September 2026 Intake - Autumn Term runs Sep 21, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 11 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.