Academic calendar
Michaelmas Term 2026 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Michaelmas Term 2026Relevant now
- Lent Term 2027
- Easter Term 2027
- Michaelmas Term 2027
- Lent Term 2028
- Easter Term 2028
Campus language
Search the full glossary. Nothing is sampled or hidden when the search field is empty.
Showing 21 of 21 terms
A
- ADC
- Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, the university's oldest and most prominent student theatre society
B
- Bedder
- A college staff member responsible for cleaning student rooms and emptying bins
- Bop
- A college-organized themed party, usually featuring pop music and costumes
- Buttery
- The college cafeteria or canteen used for informal daily meals
C
- Catz
- St Catharine's College
- CU
- Cambridge University Christian Union
E
- Emma
- Emmanuel College
F
- Fitz
- Fitzwilliam College
- Formal
- Formal Hall, a traditional three-course dinner served in the college dining hall where students typically wear academic gowns
G
- Gyp room
- A small communal kitchen area in college accommodation used for preparing snacks and light meals
H
- Hall
- The main dining room of a college, or the meals served within it
J
- JCR
- Junior Combination Room, the student union and common room for undergraduate students
- John's
- St John's College
M
- May Week
- The period in mid-June after exams when students celebrate with garden parties and May Balls
- MCR
- Middle Combination Room, the student union and common room for postgraduate students
- Medwards
- Murray Edwards College
P
- Pidge
- A student's physical mailbox located within the Porters' Lodge
- Plodge
- The Porters' Lodge, the central reception, security, and information hub of a college
- Punting
- The act of propelling a flat-bottomed boat along the River Cam using a long pole
S
- SU
- Cambridge University Students' Union, the central representative body for all students
T
- Tit Hall
- Trinity Hall
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- CamCard
- The official University ID card used for building access, library borrowing, and student discounts
- CamSIS
- The Cambridge Student Information System used for managing personal data, exam entries, and academic records
- churchill_college_dining_hall
- Churchill College Dining Hall
- hughes_hall_dining_hall
- Hughes Hall Dining Hall
- Matriculation
- The formal ceremony and process by which students officially become members of the University and their college
- queens_college_dining_hall
- Queens' College Dining Hall
- Sidge
- The Sidgwick Site, the central campus for most arts, humanities, and social science faculties
- Supervision
- A small-group teaching session, unique to Cambridge and Oxford, usually involving a tutor and one to three students
- The Arc
- The Alison Richard Building, a major hub for social science research and administration
- The Seeley
- The Seeley Historical Library, located within the Stirling Building on the Sidgwick Site
- The UL
- The University Library, the main research library and a legal deposit library
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Michaelmas Term 2026 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 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.