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Trinity term is the third and final term of the academic year at the University of Oxford, [1] [2] Trinity College Dublin, [3] Canterbury Christ Church University, and some private schools in the United Kingdom. It runs from about mid-April to about the end of June and is named after Trinity Sunday, which falls eight weeks after Easter, in May ...
A Commemoration ball is a formal ball held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in the 9th week of Trinity Term, the week after the end of the last Full Term of the academic year, which is known as "Commemoration Week". Commemoration balls are held by different colleges each year, following a cycle by which each college holds a ...
Full Term in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge refers to the eight weeks within the longer academic term, during which lectures are given and students are required to be in residence. The dates of Full Term may differ from year to year within the fixed dates of the whole term (simply, but ambiguously, referred to as "Term" with a capital ...
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight) Latin name: Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis in Universitate Oxon. ex Fundatione Thomae Pope Militis [3] Motto: Latin: Quod tacitum velis nemini dixeris (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) Established
Internally at least, the weeks in the term are often referred to by the time elapsed since the start of the teaching Term: thus the first week is called "1st week" or "week 1" and the last is "Week 12" or "12th week". The first week of Trinity Term (which marks the conclusion of lecturing for that year) is known as Trinity Week; normally ...
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]
Torpids is one of two series of bumping races, a type of rowing race, held yearly at Oxford University; the other is Eights Week. [2] More than 130 men's and women's crews race for their colleges in twelve divisions: six each of men's and women's; almost 1,200 participants in total.
The proportion of students coming from state schools has been increasing. From 2015 to 2019, the state proportion of total UK students admitted each year was: 55.6%, 58.0%, 58.2%, 60.5% and 62.3%. [150] Oxford University spends over £6 million per year on outreach programs to encourage applicants from underrepresented demographics. [146]