Michaelmas term Michaelmas term Michaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic year in a number of English-speaking universities and schools in the northern hemisphere, especially in the United Kingdom. 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. The term is also the name of the first of four terms into which the legal year is divided by the Courts of England and Wales and the Courts of Northern Ireland. While the name is not used in the legal systems
Hilary Boulding Hilary Boulding Dame Hilary Boulding, (born 25 January 1957) is a British academic administrator and former media professional. Since 2017, she has been the President of Trinity College, University of Oxford. She formerly worked for the BBC and served as Principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Boulding was born on 25 January 1957. She was educated at Heaton School, a state school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. She studied music at St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Having left university, Boulding joined BBC Scotland: she worked as a television director from 1981