Academic calendar
First Semester 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026Relevant now
- Second Semester 2027
Campus language
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B
- Bloom
- The cafe located in the ground floor of Senate House providing coffee and snacks.
C
- College Hall
- An intercollegiate hall located next to Senate House and the SOAS campus.
- Connaught
- Connaught Hall, an intercollegiate hall of residence in Tavistock Square.
F
- Freshers
- First-year undergraduate students, often used in the context of 'Freshers' Week'.
I
- IH
- International Hall, a large intercollegiate hall of residence in Bloomsbury.
- Intercollegiate
- Events, halls, or services shared between the various constituent colleges of the University of London (e.g., UCL, KCL, LSE).
J
- JCR
- Junior Common Room; refers to both the physical social space in halls and the student committee that represents residents.
R
- Reading Week
- A week in the middle of the term (usually week 6) with no scheduled classes, intended for independent study.
S
- SAS
- School of Advanced Study, the UK's national center for the support and promotion of research in the humanities.
- Senate House Cafe
- The main catering outlet located on the ground floor of the Senate House building.
T
- The Gallery
- The cafe and social space located within the Student Central (formerly ULU) building.
- The Garden
- The Garden Halls, a major intercollegiate residence located on Cartwright Gardens.
U
- ULIP
- University of London Institute in Paris, the university's central academic department in France.
- UoL
- Common acronym for the University of London federal system.
- UOLIA
- Historically referred to the University of London International Academy, now known as University of London Worldwide.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 18+ Student Oyster
- A discounted Transport for London (TfL) travel card providing 30% off travelcards and bus/tram season tickets.
- Eduroam
- The universal Wi-Fi network used across all University of London sites and member institutions.
- IALS
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies building located at 17 Russell Square.
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- Intercollegiate Halls Catering (College Hall, Connaught Hall, International Hall, Garden Halls, etc.)
- Senate House
- The administrative center of the University of London and home to the Senate House Library.
- Senate House Library
- The central library for the University of London, which all UoL students are entitled to join.
- Stewart House
- An administrative and academic building adjacent to Senate House housing several university departments.
- Student Central
- The building on Malet Street that formerly housed the University of London Union (ULU).
- Student Central ID
- The physical card used for access to central university facilities like the Senate House Library.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 9 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.