Michaelmas term
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Michaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish universities:
- University of Oxford
- University of Cambridge
- London School of Economics
- King's College London
- University of Wales, Lampeter
- Aberystwyth University
- Durham University
- University of Exeter
- University of Lancaster
- The Honorable Society of King's Inns
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Heythrop College
- University of Manchester
- formerly Newcastle University
- Trinity College, Dublin
Michaelmas term derives its name from the Feast of St Michael and All Angels, which falls on 29 September. The term runs from September or October to Christmas and is the only term name shared by Oxford and Cambridge.
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[edit] The Legal Year
The term also the name of the first of four terms into which the legal year is divided by the Courts of England and Wales.
[edit] Schools
Schools in the United Kingdom which use the name 'Michaelmas term' include:
- Repton School
- Wellington College, Berkshire
- Monmouth School
- Abingdon School
- Bromsgrove School
- Christ's Hospital
- Eton College
- Whitgift School
- Gresham's School
- Norwich School
- Liverpool College
- Manchester Grammar School
- Worksop College
- Clifton College
- Giggleswick School
[edit] See also
- Michaelmas term
- Epiphany term
- Hilary term
- Trinity term
- Easter term
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