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Therefore, every college hosts a formal around 25 November to start the Christmas festivities, look forward to the holidays and celebrate the outgoing Michaelmas term.

Oxford University, which hosts about 24,000 students across 39 colleges, asked students to sign a "responsibility agreement" before the start of its Michaelmas term.

He retains a vivid picture of that moment: he was gazing at some Michaelmas daisies when a red admiral flew in.

The Erigeron genus and the aster genus also have some “daisies;” the former sometimes are called fleabanes, for their alleged ability to drive away fleas, and the latter sometimes are called Michaelmas daisies.

Prof Richardson said a group was "drawing in widespread representation and expertise from colleges and departments" about how teaching could proceed and adhere to safety guidelines for its Michaelmas term, which starts on 1 October.