Academic calendar
Trimester 1 2026-2027 runs Sep 14, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Trimester 1 2026-2027Relevant now
- Trimester 2 2026-2027
- Trimester 3 2026-2027
- Trimester 1 2027-2028
- Trimester 2 2027-2028
- Trimester 3 2027-2028
Campus language
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Showing 12 of 12 terms
A
- Atmosphere
- The Students' Union bar and kitchen located in University House, serving food and drinks.
B
- Bramall
- Bramall Court, a student residential hall located near the main campus.
J
- JLEC
- John Lester and Eddie Colman Courts, off-campus student accommodation located near the Frederick Road campus.
P
- PPQ
- Peel Park Quarter, the main on-campus student accommodation.
Q
- Quays News
- The student-led news platform based at the MediaCityUK campus.
S
- Salfood
- The university's official catering brand that manages various cafes and food outlets across all campuses.
- Shock Radio
- The university's award-winning student-run radio station.
T
- The Crescent
- The main road (A6) that runs through the campus, often used to describe the general area around the Peel Building.
- The Library Cafe
- The cafe located within the Clifford Whitworth Library, often used as a study-break spot.
- The Quays
- Refers to the MediaCityUK campus area at Salford Quays.
- The Wall
- A common meeting point or reference to the boundary areas of the Peel Park campus.
U
- USSU
- University of Salford Students' Union, the representative body for all students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- allerton_restaurant
- Allerton Restaurant
- AskUS
- The university's centralized student support service for everything from finance to wellbeing.
- atmosphere_kitchen_and_bar
- Atmosphere Kitchen and Bar
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- broadwalk_convenience_store
- Broadwalk Convenience Store
- Clifford Whitworth
- The main university library located at the heart of the Peel Park campus.
- Lady Hale
- The building primarily housing the Salford Business School and Law programs.
- Mary Seacole
- The main building for Health and Social Care students, located on the Frederick Road campus.
- Maxwell
- The Maxwell Building, a central hub on the Peel Park campus housing many lecture theatres and offices.
- maxwell_food_hall
- Maxwell Food Hall
- MediaCity
- The university's specialist campus located at MediaCityUK, shared with major broadcasters like the BBC and ITV.
- MySalford
- The online student portal used for managing personal details, timetables, and university emails.
- New Adelphi
- The flagship building for arts, music, and performance, located on the Peel Park campus.
- Salford Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, library borrowing, and printing.
- The 50
- The number 50 bus (often a Stagecoach 'Magic Bus') which provides a free link for students between the Peel Park and MediaCityUK campuses.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Trimester 1 2026-2027 runs Sep 14, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 15 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.