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Key dates
From term times to graduation, here are the key dates to note in your diary during The University of Manchester’s academic year.
| 2016/17 academic year | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 starts | 19 September 2016 |
| Winter graduation | 12–16 December 2016 |
| Christmas break starts | 16 December 2016 |
| Christmas break ends | 16 January 2017 |
| Semester 1 exams | 16–27 January 2017 |
| Semester 1 ends | 29 January 2017 |
| Semester 2 starts | 30 January 2017 |
| Easter break starts | 31 March 2017 |
| Easter break ends | 24 April 2017 |
| Semester 2 exams | 18 May – 7 June 2017 |
| Semester 2 ends | 9 June 2017 |
| Summer graduation | 10–21 July 2017 |
| 2017/18 academic year | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 starts | 18 September 2017 |
| Winter graduation | 11–15 December 2017 |
| Christmas break starts | 15 December 2017 |
| Christmas break ends | 15 January 2018 |
| Semester 1 exams | 15–26 January 2018 |
| Semester 1 ends | 28 January 2018 |
| Semester 2 starts | 29 January 2018 |
| Easter break starts | 23 March 2018 |
| Easter break ends | 16 April 2018 |
| Semester 2 exams | 16 May – 6 June 2018 |
| Semester 2 ends | 8 June 2018 |
| Summer graduation | 9–20 July 2018 |
| 2018/19 academic year | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 starts | 17 September 2018 |
| Winter graduation | 10–14 December 2018 |
| Christmas break starts | 14 December 2018 |
| Christmas break ends | 14 January 2019 |
| Semester 1 exams | 14–25 January 2019 |
| Semester 1 ends | 27 January 2019 |
| Semester 2 starts | 28 January 2019 |
| Easter break starts | 5 April 2019 |
| Easter break ends | 29 April 2019 |
| Semester 2 exams | 15 May – 5 June 2019 |
| Semester 2 ends | 7 June 2019 |
| Summer graduation | 8–19 July 2019 |