Academic calendar
Teaching Block 1 (TB-1) 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Welcome Week 2026
- Teaching Block 1 (TB-1) 2026Relevant now
- Winter Vacation 2026-2027
- Teaching Block 2 (TB-2) 2027
- Summer Vacation 2027
- Welcome Week 2027
- Teaching Block 1 (TB-1) 2027
- Winter Vacation 2027-2028
- Teaching Block 2 (TB-2) 2028
- Summer Vacation 2028
Campus language
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Showing 15 of 15 terms
B
- BME Network
- The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network within the Students' Union.
- BUCU
- Bristol University and College Union, representing academic and professional staff.
C
- Catered
- Refers to accommodation packages that include breakfast and evening meals.
E
- East Village
- The residential hub located in the city centre and Temple Meads area.
H
- HB
- Hiatt Baker Hall, a large residence in the North Village.
J
- JCR
- Junior Common Room; the student-led committee responsible for social events within a specific hall of residence.
L
- Lash
- A common term used by students to refer to a heavy night of drinking or going out.
N
- North Village
- The residential hub located near the Downs, containing halls like Wills, Churchill, and Hiatt Baker.
S
- Source
- The brand name for university-run cafes and food outlets across campus.
- Stoke Bishop
- The collective name for the group of halls located in the North Village, known for its social scene.
- SU
- The Bristol Students' Union, representing student interests and hosting societies.
T
- The Downs
- A large public park adjacent to the Stoke Bishop halls, popular for sports and socializing.
- The Hill
- Refers to the steep walk up Park Street or Constitution Hill to reach the main campus.
- The Refectory
- The main large-scale dining hall located in the Hawthorns building.
- The Triangle
- The Clifton Triangle area, famous for its concentration of student bars, clubs, and shops.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ASSL
- The Arts and Social Sciences Library, the primary library for humanities and social science students.
- badock_hall_dining_room
- Badock Hall Dining Room
- Beacon House
- A prominent study centre and cafe located at the top of the Triangle.
- Blackboard
- The virtual learning environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- churchill_hall_dining_room
- Churchill Hall Dining Room
- clifton_hill_house_dining_room
- Clifton Hill House Dining Room
- Fry
- The Fry Building, the historic home of the School of Mathematics.
- MyBristol
- The official student portal for accessing emails, timetables, and personal records.
- Senate
- Senate House, the central administrative building and student study hub.
- U1
- The dedicated university bus service (Unibus) connecting Stoke Bishop halls to the main campus.
- UCard
- The official University of Bristol smart card used for ID, library access, and building entry.
- wills_hall_dining_room
- Wills Hall Dining Room
- WMB
- Wills Memorial Building, the iconic neo-Gothic tower housing Law and Earth Sciences.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Teaching Block 1 (TB-1) 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 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.