Academic calendar
Postgraduate Taught Autumn Teaching Weeks 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- Agard
- Agard Court, a student hall of residence.
B
- Blends
- The campus coffee shops located across various sites.
- BUCS
- British Universities and Colleges Sport, the governing body for competitive campus sports.
D
- Derbados
- A common ironic nickname for the city of Derby used by students.
K
- Keddies
- The main food court and canteen area at the Kedleston Road campus.
N
- Nunnery
- Nunnery Court, a student hall of residence.
P
- PAC
- Princess Alice Court, a major student hall of residence.
- Peak
- Peak Court, a student hall of residence.
S
- SPH
- Sir Peter Hilton Court, a student hall of residence.
- St Chris
- St Christopher's Court, a student hall of residence.
T
- The Atrium
- The central social and meeting space within the Kedleston Road building.
- The Union
- Shorthand for the Students' Union building or its services.
- The Union Bar
- The main student social and dining hub at the Kedleston Road site.
U
- UDSU
- University of Derby Students' Union.
V
- VPC
- Vice President (Colleges), a student representative role within the Union.
- VPE
- Vice President (Education), a student representative role within the Union.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used for course materials and assignments.
- Brit Mill
- Britannia Mill, a campus site primarily for creative arts and health students.
- Copper
- The Copper Building, a specific facility located at the Markeaton Street site.
- Ked Road
- Kedleston Road, the university's main and largest campus site.
- Markeaton
- Markeaton Street, the campus site for arts, design, and technology.
- OFGS
- One Friar Gate Square, the building housing Law, Criminology, and Social Sciences.
- Smart Move
- The university's official service for finding private and university-owned accommodation.
- UDO
- University of Derby Online, the primary student portal for grades and schedules.
- Unibus
- The dedicated bus service (routes 6, 6A, etc.) connecting campuses and halls.
- Unicard
- The official student ID card used for building access and library services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Postgraduate Taught Autumn Teaching Weeks 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 10 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.