PGT – A. Key Dates and Deadlines

Key Dates and Deadlines

Information on individual programme timetables can be found in the Programme Specific Information section of this handbook.

Please note that some optional course units may be scheduled outside of normal semester time. It is strongly recommended that holidays taken during the summer and/or at other times are arranged after discussion with your project supervisor/PGT Advisor, taking full account of the availability of research staff and equipment and of the timetabling of course units.

First Semester:

Monday 19^th September 2016 – Friday 27^th January 2017
Welcome Week events: Monday 19^th to Friday 23^rd September 2016
Lectures begin: Monday 26^th September 2016

Christmas Break:
Saturday 17^th December 2016 – Sunday 15^th January 2017

Second Semester:
Monday 30^th January 2017 – Friday 9^th June 2017

Easter Break:
Saturday 1^st April 2017 – Sunday 23^rd April 2017

Examination Results publication dates:

Thursday 24^th February 2017 – Semester 1 results

TBC May 2017 – Semester 2 results

TBC November 2017-Publication of Final results

Examination Periods:

16^th – 27^th January 2017 (semester 1 exams)
18^th May – 7^th June 2017 (semester 2 exams)
July (referral exams)

Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) Compulsory Health & Safety Training

Health & Safety training for all new postgraduate students based in the MIB will take place on dates below:

The induction session is compulsory for all new students.

The other courses (biological and chemical safety) are COMPULSORY for all new students planning to work in the MIB labs – failure to attend the complete course will result in the students not being permitted to work in the MIB labs

All sessions will be held in the MIB lecture theatre.

Please book a place on the course, to do so you must logon to the Training Catalogue using your central University username and password: https://app.manchester.ac.uk/training/default.aspx if you cannot book via the link, please email tanya.aspinall@manchester.ac.uk to notify her of the issue and go to the session without booking.