Academic calendar
Semester 1 2026 runs Sep 28, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Vacation 2026
- Welcome Week 2026
- Welcome Week 2026
- Semester 1 2026Semester 1 2026-2027Relevant now
- Semester 2 2026-2027Semester 2 2027
- Semester 2 2026-2027
- Summer Vacation 2026-2027
- Summer Vacation 2027
- Summer Graduation 2027
- Exam Resits 2027
- Exam Resits 2027
- Exam Re-sits 2026-2027
- Welcome Week 2027
Campus language
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A
- AU
- The Athletic Union, the body that manages and supports all university sports clubs.
C
- Christie's
- Christie's Bistro, a high-end cafe and restaurant located in the Old Quadrangle.
F
- Fallow
- Short for Fallowfield, the main residential suburb where the majority of students live.
- Food on Campus
- The collective name for the university-managed cafes and food outlets across campus.
J
- JCR
- Junior Common Room, the student-led committee that organizes events for a specific hall of residence.
L
- Lime
- The Lime Cafe, located within the Samuel Alexander Building.
M
- Magic Bus
- The fleet of discounted Stagecoach buses (routes 142, 143) that run between Fallowfield and campus.
O
- Oak House
- A large, budget-friendly, and highly social halls of residence complex in Fallowfield.
- OP
- Owens Park, a major residential hub in Fallowfield known for its social scene.
- Oxford Road
- The main artery of the university campus and the busiest bus corridor in Europe.
R
- Richmond
- Richmond Park, a popular halls of residence located in Fallowfield.
S
- Spoons
- Refers specifically to The Ford Madox Brown, the Wetherspoons pub located on Oxford Road near campus.
- SU
- The University of Manchester Students' Union, the central hub for student politics and societies.
T
- The Bridge
- The Bridge Cafe, located in the University Place building.
- The Greenhouse
- A popular vegetarian-friendly cafe located in the George Kenyon Building.
- The Mile
- The Curry Mile, a famous stretch of Wilmslow Road known for its high density of South Asian restaurants.
- The Tower
- The Owens Park Tower, a prominent (though currently decommissioned) landmark in the Fallowfield student area.
U
- UMSU
- An older acronym for the Students' Union, still occasionally used by senior staff or in older documents.
- Unsworth
- Unsworth Park, a modern halls of residence located in the Fallowfield campus.
- UoM
- The standard abbreviation for The University of Manchester.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AGLC
- The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons, a 24/7 study space and library facility.
- Bee Network
- The integrated transport system in Greater Manchester, including buses and trams.
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- Kilburn
- The Kilburn Building, home to the Department of Computer Science.
- MECD
- The Manchester Engineering Campus Development, often pronounced 'meck-dee'.
- My Manchester
- The online student portal for managing personal details, timetables, and exam results.
- Stopford
- The Stopford Building, the primary hub for Medical and Biological Sciences students.
- Student ID
- The multi-purpose card used for building access, library borrowing, and student discounts.
- The 142
- The most popular bus route for students traveling between the Fallowfield campus and the city center.
- The Main Library
- The primary university library located on Burlington Street.
- The Tin Can
- A student nickname for University Place, due to its distinctive cylindrical silver exterior.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 2026 runs Sep 28, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 20 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.