Academic calendar
Autumn Trimester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Trimester 2026
- Autumn Trimester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Trimester 2027
- Summer Trimester 2027
Campus language
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A
- AUC
- Athletic Union Council, the governing body for all competitive sports clubs at UCD.
B
- Belgrove
- A large student residence complex located near the sports facilities.
- Blackrock
- Student accommodation located on the Smurfit Graduate Business School campus, separate from Belfield.
- Blue Bird
- A coffee shop located in the Newman (Arts) Building.
C
- Centra
- The full-scale commercial grocery store located within the campus grounds.
D
- D4
- Refers to the affluent Dublin 4 postal district where UCD is located; often used to describe a specific posh accent or lifestyle associated with some students.
- Dramsoc
- The UCD Drama Society, responsible for student theater productions.
L
- L&H
- The Literary and Historical Society, UCD's oldest and largest debating society.
- LawSoc
- The UCD Law Society, one of the largest student societies on campus.
M
- Merville
- One of the original and most central apartment-style student residences.
P
- Pi
- The main restaurant and cafe located within the O'Brien Centre for Science.
- Pulse
- A popular cafe located in the Health Sciences Centre.
R
- Roebuck
- Refers to either Roebuck Hall or Roebuck Castle residences on the south side of campus.
T
- The 39A
- The most frequent and essential bus route connecting UCD to Dublin city center.
- The Clubhouse
- The campus bar and restaurant located in the Student Centre, popular for food and social events.
- The Concourse
- The long internal walkway connecting the Newman Building, the Library, and the Tierney Building.
- The Lake
- The iconic ornamental lake at the center of the Belfield campus, a common meeting point.
- The SU Shop
- Convenience stores operated by the Students' Union, found in various buildings like Newman and Library Link.
- The Village
- The newest and most modern student residence complex on the Belfield campus.
- Trinners
- A slang, often derogatory term for Trinity College Dublin, UCD's traditional rival.
U
- UCDSU
- University College Dublin Students' Union, the representative body for all students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Ag
- The Agriculture and Food Science Centre.
- Brightspace
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where lecturers post course materials and assignments.
- James Joyce
- The James Joyce Library, the main and largest library on the Belfield campus.
- Leap Card
- The public transport smart card used by students for discounted travel on Dublin Bus and Luas.
- Newman
- The Newman Building, which houses the College of Arts and Humanities.
- O'Brien
- The O'Brien Centre for Science, the main hub for STEM subjects.
- Quinn
- The Lochlann Quinn School of Business building.
- ResLife
- The program that organizes social events and support for students living in campus accommodation.
- Richview
- The separate area of campus housing the School of Architecture and Planning.
- SISWeb
- The online student portal used for registration, checking grades, and paying fees.
- Smurfit
- The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, located on a separate campus in Blackrock.
- Sutherland
- The Sutherland School of Law building.
- UCARD
- The official student ID card used for building access, library services, and on-campus payments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Trimester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 approved campus terms and 13 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.