Booking Your Place and Guest Tickets

Booking Your Place

If you would like to attend your graduation ceremony then you must be eligible to attend and you must book a place:

  • There is no charge for you to book your place.
  • To attend you must book in advance.
  • Once you book, we will reserve your seat.
  • We advise that you do not confirm any travel arrangements or accommodation until your graduation place is booked.
  • If you do not book a place, you will graduate in absentia. This does not affect your award or graduate status and you will receive your certificate as normal.


Graduating in Absentia

Graduating in Absentia means you fully graduate without attending your graduation ceremony:

  • You will still receive your graduation award certificate by post (for more information see the Awards page)
  • Your name will be in the graduation brochure (check for an 'on the day' page on the Graduations webpage the day after the graduation ceremony).

If you would like to graduate in absentia, please complete this form


Deferring your place

If you are unable to attend the Spring 2024 ceremonies, you can choose to defer to the Autumn 2024 or Spring 2025 ceremonies. Please note you can only defer a ceremony once, to a ceremony within the next 12 months.

To defer your place please fill out this form

 

Summary Graduand Options:

 

    Attend Graduation Ceremony Defer Graduate in Absentia
What this means   Attend Spring 2024 Graduation Ceremony at Central Hall Westminster / Bridge Water Hall Defer your graduation to a later ceremony You achieve your degree and award without attending a graduation ceremony
Name in graduation brochure   Y Y Y
Award certificate posted   Y Y Y
Attend in person   Y Y X
Cost: Your ticket X X X
  Guest Ticket Y Y X
  Gown hire Y Y X
 

Other optional e.g
Professional
Photography

 Y Y X
Your next steps   Follow the link in your invite email click here click here

 

 

How to book your place

  • All tickets are booked or purchased via Eventbrite.
  • All eligible graduands will receive an invite by email (booking is by invitation only).
  • For timings on when to expect your invitation email please see here

Please do not forget to apply for your visa(if required).

The booking process is as follows:

  1. You will receive an email with a link to book. This link is for you only and must not be shared.
  2. Go to the booking page. You will need to enter a Promo Code to unlock your ticket. When prompted, enter the code provided in your email.
  3. Follow the instructions to book your place. You will not have the option to book guest tickets at this time.
  4. Once booked, you will receive a confirmation email with your e-ticket attached. The email will also contain further instructions and information, including how to purchase guest tickets.
  5. Purchase any guest tickets you require. You will receive a confirmation email with your guest tickets attached.

 

Guest Tickets

In addition to booking your own place, you can also purchase guest tickets for friends and/or family.

  • Each guest ticket is £30
  • There is an initial limit of 2 guest tickets per graduand.
  • Remaining unsold tickets will be placed on general sale, available on a first come first serve basis.  We will email all attendees when these are going to become available.

We advise that your guests do not confirm any travel arrangements or accommodation until your graduation place is booked. 

How to purchase guest tickets

  1. Once you have booked your place, you will receive a confirmation email. In this email there will be a link to the guest ticketing page. 
  2. Go to the guest ticket page. You will need to enter a Promo Code to unlock the tickets. This will be the same code provided in your invitation email.
  3. Follow the instructions to book to purchase any tickets.
  4. You will receive a confirmation with your guest tickets. Please make sure that if your guests will be arriving separately, they have a copy of these tickets so they can be admitted into the venue.

Do you wish purchase more than 2 guest tickets?
 

Additional guest tickets are subject to availability and will be available to purchase in March.

You must book a graduand place first, before you book guest tickets. Any guest ticket bookings that cannot be matched to a confirmed graduand place booking will be cancelled and refunded.