Academic calendar
Welcome Week 2026 runs Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Welcome Week 2026Relevant now
- Semester 1 2026-2027
- Autumn Term 2026
- Christmas Vacation 2026
- Spring Term 2027
- Semester 2 2026-2027
- Easter Vacation 2027
- Summer Term 2027
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
A
- AU
- Athletic Union, the branch of the Students' Union that manages competitive sports clubs.
E
- ECS
- Electronics and Computer Science, a prominent academic department with its own student culture.
G
- Glen
- Glen Eyre, a major student halls of residence complex located near the Highfield campus.
J
- Jesters
- An infamous local nightclub frequently visited by students, known for its 'Gold Card'.
M
- Mayflower
- Mayflower Halls, a city-center student accommodation complex near the train station.
- Monte
- Montefiore Halls, a large student accommodation complex within the Wessex Lane site.
P
- Piazza
- The Piazza Food Court, a central dining area located in Building 42.
- Portswood
- The primary residential and social district for students living off-campus.
R
- RAG
- Raise and Give, the student-led fundraising organization at the university.
S
- Sobar
- A popular student bar in the Portswood area known for its outdoor garden and Tuesday nights.
- Soton
- The common shorthand and nickname for the University of Southampton and the city itself.
- SUSU
- Southampton University Students' Union, the representative body for all students.
T
- Terrace
- The Terrace Restaurant, a dining venue located within the Students' Union building.
- The Bridge
- The Bridge bar and bistro, a student union venue offering food and drinks on Highfield campus.
- The Common
- Southampton Common, a large park adjacent to the Highfield campus used for recreation.
- The Stag's
- The Stag's Head, the main student union pub located on the Highfield campus.
W
- Wessex
- Wessex Lane Halls, a large student residential area that includes Montefiore and South Hill.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- avenue_caf
- Avenue Café
- Blackboard
- The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used for course materials and assignment submissions.
- Building 100
- The Centenary Building, a major teaching and research facility on Highfield campus.
- Building 32
- The EE/ECS Building, home to Electronics and Computer Science labs and offices.
- Building 58
- The Murray Building, a central academic building housing various lecture theatres.
- Building 67
- The Nightingale Building, primarily used by the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences.
- la_piazza
- La Piazza
- MySouthampton
- The official university mobile app for timetables, maps, and student services.
- starbucks_hartley_library
- Starbucks (Hartley Library)
- the_arlott
- The Arlott
- the_terrace_restaurant
- The Terrace Restaurant
- U1
- The most frequent Unilink bus route (U1A/U1E) connecting Highfield, the airport, and the city.
- Unilink
- The university-affiliated bus service connecting campuses, halls, and the city center.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Welcome Week 2026 runs Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 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.