Academic calendar
Semester One 2026-2027 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester One 2026-2027Relevant now
- Semester Two 2026-2027
- Semester Three 2026-2027
- Semester One 2027-2028
- Semester Two 2027-2028
- Semester Three 2027-2028
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
C
- Cafe 1902
- A coffee shop located in the University Library.
- Castles
- A restaurant and cafe outlet located within the Ellison Building.
G
- Glenamara
- Glenamara House, a student residence located on the City Campus.
H
- Habita
- The main bar and social space within the Northumbria Students' Union (NSU) serving food and drinks.
L
- Lovaine
- Lovaine Hall or Lovaine Flats, traditional student housing on the City Campus.
N
- New Bridge
- New Bridge Street student accommodation, located near the City Campus East.
- NSU
- Northumbria Students' Union, the representative body for all students.
P
- Poly
- A historical nickname for the university, referring to its former status as Newcastle Polytechnic.
T
- Team Northumbria
- The official brand for the university's competitive sports teams and athletic union.
- The Hub
- The primary social and catering space located at the Coach Lane Campus.
- The Shield
- Short for Shieldfield, the residential area adjacent to campus where many students live.
- The Toon
- A local term for Newcastle city center, frequently used by students referring to nights out.
- Trebles
- A common drink order in Newcastle nightlife (three shots of spirit in one glass), popular with the student population.
- Trinity
- Trinity Square, a large student accommodation complex located in Gateshead.
V
- V Team
- The student-led volunteering branch of the Northumbria Students' Union.
W
- Winn
- Winn Studios, a student accommodation block in the Shieldfield area.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Ask4
- The third-party internet service provider for most university-managed accommodation.
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- cafe_central
- Cafe Central
- CCE
- City Campus East, the modern campus section housing Business, Law, and Design schools.
- Coach Lane Shuttle
- The free bus service provided for students to travel between City Campus and Coach Lane Campus.
- Ellison
- The Ellison Building, a major complex on City Campus West for Science and Engineering.
- feastival_food_truck
- Feastival Food Truck
- habita
- Habita
- Library Search
- The online system used to locate books, journals, and digital resources in the university library.
- Lipman
- The Lipman Building, which houses the Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences.
- Pandon
- The Pandon Building, primarily used for Computing and Information Sciences.
- Smartcard
- The official student ID card used for building access, library borrowing, and printing.
- Squires
- The Squires Building and Squires Annex, used for various academic departments and workshops.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester One 2026-2027 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 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.