Your graduation ceremony

Celebrating your success
Aerial shot of students at a graduation ceremony
 
 

Graduation booking is open

 

Graduation ceremonies

Ceremony venue:

Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth, PL1 2TR.

Download the full graduation timetable (PDF)

Monday 20 October

  • Peninsula Medical School
  • School of Society and Culture (education and teaching subjects)
  • Plymouth Business School

Tuesday 21 October

  • School of Psychology
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Wednesday 22 October

  • School of Art, Design and Architecture
  • School of Society and Culture (all subjects except education and teaching)

Thursday 23 October

  • School of Biological and Marine Sciences
  • School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Friday 24 October

  • School of Health Professions
  • Partnerships
  • Peninsula Dental School
  • School of Biomedical Science

Eligibility

To attend the October 2025 Graduation Ceremony, your award must be officially confirmed by your faculty office no later than Wednesday 24 September 2025.
If you're unsure about your eligibility status, please reach out to your faculty office as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Preparing for your graduation

Information on booking your academic dress, planning your day, and everything else you need to know for your graduation can be found on the other pages available on this webpage.
Students and guests are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements and other costs, and should ensure that such arrangements include appropriate cancellation and amendment rights, or that they have obtained appropriate insurance to cover such cancellation, amendments or losses.

Information about receiving your certificate

Collaborative programmes

If you studied a collaborative programme with a partner institution, please liaise with your institution about your receiving your certificate.

Non-collaborative programmes

Once your award has been officially conferred, your degree certificate will be posted to the home address listed on your Student Portal.
. Please ensure your address is up to date to avoid delays or mis-delivery. You can update your address by logging in to the Student Portal.
/ Delivery details:
  • UK addresses: Sent by Royal Mail Second Class.
  • International addresses: Sent via Standard Airmail (untracked, may take up to 28 days to arrive).
~ Tracked Delivery Overseas:
If your home address is outside the UK and you would prefer to receive your certificate via tracked DHL Express Worldwide courier, please contact
examsandawards@plymouth.ac.uk, who will guide you accordingly. Please note this option is only available to students attending the University of Plymouth campus.
Future dates and venues
Winter Ceremony: Week beginning 8 December 2025 at Plymouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Plymouth PL1 2BJ

Ceremony timings

All timings are approximate 10:00 ceremony – Please do not arrive before 08:00 13:15 ceremony – Please do not arrive before 11:15 16:30 ceremony – Please do not arrive before 14:30
Pre-booked ticket collection from Plymouth Guildhall (Please collect your ticket before your gowning or photography) 08:00 – 09:45 11:15 – 13:00 14:30 – 16:15
Gown collection (From the robing area also located in Plymouth Guildhall: STUDENTS ONLY) 08:00 – 09:45 11:15 – 13:00 14:30 – 16:15
Photography (In the photography area also located in Plymouth Guildhall) 08:00 – 09:45 11:15 – 13:00 14:30 – 16:15
Entry to the Graduation Hall – Theatre Royal (Students and guests must be seated 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony) 09:30 – 09:45 12:45 – 13:00 15:45 – 16:15
Ceremony 10:00 – 11:15 13:15 – 14:30 16:30 – 17:45
Post ceremony drink (In the Theatre Royal foyer and bar) 11:15 – 12:15 14:30 – 15:30 17:45 – 18:45
Gown return (In the Theatre Royal foyer or Plymouth Guildhall) 11:15 – 12:00 14:30 – 15:15 17:45 – 18:30
 
 
 
 

Update your contact details

It is a requirement of all students to keep their contact details up to date. This includes a residential full address (including postcode/area code/country), telephone number, mobile number and personal email address. Please ensure that you check and update your details regularly. Instructions on how to update your details can be found on the Student Portal.
Student Portal

 
Graduation at the Minster Church of St. Andrew
Graduation mace bearer
Graduation at the Minster Church of St. Andrew
 

Your graduate community

Graduating from Plymouth means you're now part of a thriving alumni community making a difference across the world. We're incredibly proud of you and hope you feel the same way about us.
Your lifelong connection with us offers you many benefits, including careers support for three years after graduation and a host of alumni events around the world to help you to network and stay in touch with your old university friends.
Ankitha graduation

Contact the graduation team

Email: graduation@plymouth.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1752 586399
Address: The Graduation Team, 008 Hepworth House, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
Twitter: @PlymUni
Facebook: /plymouthuni
In any communication regarding graduation ceremonies, please quote your full name, telephone number, student reference number and programme of study. Please note that to be fair to all students, we can only discuss ceremony details with the student who is graduating. Unfortunately this does not include family and friends. Thank you for your understanding.
University of Plymouth graduation, Plymouth Hoe