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Glossary of Cambridge-related terminology

Studying at Cambridge

 

Full term

The central portion (three-quarters) of each of the three terms (Michaelmas, Lent and Easter), during which teaching takes place and University officers are expected to be in residence. The dates of Full Term, always running from a Tuesday to a Friday are set out in Statutes and Ordinances and in the Cambridge Pocket Diary.