Lent term explained

Lent term, named for Lent, the six-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities:

• University of Cambridge^[1]
• Canterbury Christ Church University^[2]
• University of Lancaster^[3]
• University of Liverpool^[4]
• London School of Economics and Political Science^[5]
• Swansea University^[6]

and was the name of the autumn term at the University of Sydney before it swapped over to the two semester system in 1989. It was also formerly used at King's College London, University of Kent, Exeter University, University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Heythrop College, University of London.

The term runs from January to March and thus corresponds to Hilary term at Oxford and Trinity College Dublin, and Epiphany term at Durham. At Sydney, it ran from March to May (10th to 22nd Mondays of the year).

Schools

Schools in the United Kingdom which use the name 'Lent term' include:

See also

• Michaelmas term
• Epiphany term
• Hilary term
• Summer term
• Trinity term
• Easter term

Further reading

• Book: The Royal Calendar, and Court and City Register for England, Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies . 1 . Suttaby . Almanach for the year 1839 . 8 . https://books.google.com/books?id=pUVRAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA8 . 2021-08-19.
• Book: The Illustrated London Almanack for 1877 . 1875 . Illustrated London News . 4 . 2021-08-19.
• University of Sydney, Calendar Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Term dates and calendars. 28 January 2013. University of Cambridge. 28 July 2018.
2. Web site: University Dates 2017-18. Canterbury Christ Church University. 28 July 2018.
3. Web site: Term Dates. Lancaster University. 28 July 2018.
4. Web site: Dates of Meetings Session 2017-18. University of Liverpool. 28 July 2018.
5. Web site: Term dates. LSE. 28 July 2018.
6. Web site: Semester and Term Dates. Swansea University. 28 July 2018.