Academic calendar
2026B Semester runs Jul 27, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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A
- Ashfield
- Ashfield Residences, a modern student accommodation block.
B
- Belgrove
- Belgrove Student Village, one of the older on-campus housing options.
- Blue Bird
- The Blue Bird Cafe, a popular spot for coffee and light meals.
C
- Centra
- The on-campus convenience store where students get 'chicken fillet rolls'.
- Chicken Fillet Roll
- The unofficial national dish of Irish students, frequently bought at Centra.
G
- Gaucho
- While primarily a UCSB term, it is occasionally used in international exchange contexts; however, 'UCD student' is the standard.
- Glenomena
- Glenomena Student Village, typically housing upper-year and graduate students.
L
- L&H
- Literary and Historical Society, the university's oldest debating society.
- LawSoc
- The UCD Law Society, known for hosting high-profile guests and events.
M
- Merville
- Merville Student Village, a large on-campus residential complex.
P
- Pi
- The Pi Restaurant located in the O'Brien Science Centre.
- Pulse
- Pulse Cafe located in the Health Sciences building.
S
- SVP
- The UCD branch of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
T
- The Clubhouse
- The main student bar and restaurant located in the Student Centre.
- The concourse
- The main walkway through the Newman and Tierney buildings.
- The Lake
- The iconic campus lake, a central meeting point for students.
- The Res
- General shorthand for on-campus student residences.
- The Secret Lake
- A smaller, more secluded pond area on the edge of campus.
U
- UCD AFC
- University College Dublin Association Football Club.
- UCDSU
- University College Dublin Students' Union, the representative body for students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brightspace
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used for course materials and assignments.
- James Joyce
- The James Joyce Library, the main university library.
- Leap Card
- The student travel card used for discounted fares on Dublin Bus and the DART.
- Newman
- The Newman Building, housing the College of Arts and Humanities.
- O'Brien
- The O'Brien Centre for Science.
- Quinn
- The Quinn School of Business building.
- restaurante_piatto
- Restaurante Piatto
- SISWeb
- The online portal for registration, fee payment, and checking grades.
- Sutherland
- The Sutherland School of Law building.
- The 46A
- The most famous bus route serving the campus, connecting it to the city centre.
- Tierney
- The Tierney Building, which houses university administration and the registry.
- UCARD
- The official student identification card used for library access and payments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2026B Semester runs Jul 27, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 20 approved campus terms and 12 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.