A guide for your visit
Your guide to attending your graduate’s ceremony
Whether you're a parent, family member, or friend, this page has all the essential details to help you prepare for the big day.
Current students can find information about ceremonies, academic dress, photography, and additional resources on MyPort. If you’ve already graduated, explore our alumni section for support with award documents, events, benefits, and more.
How to prepare
- Confirm ceremony date and time: Make sure you know when and where the ceremony will take place. The graduate will confirm the date and time for you.
- Get your tickets: The graduate will book 2 complimentary tickets via their Student View, available for download 48 hours before the ceremony. Guest tickets will be emailed to the email address provided during booking. Do not take screenshots, as only the original e-Ticket can be scanned. Additional tickets may be available for purchase later, and we'll email your graduate if any become available to purchase for their ceremony. The ticket booking system will open in mid-April and the deadline for guaranteeing your place at their graduation ceremony is 2 May 2025.
- Confirm how to get here: The ceremony will take place at Portsmouth Guildhall, located near Portsmouth and Southsea train station. If you are travelling by car, there is on-street parking around the campus and several nearby car parks, including Alec Rose Lane, Gunwharf Quays, and Isambard Brunel Road. Parking is also available at Portsmouth Grammar School; this can be booked in advance via their website
- Book accommodation and post-ceremony activities: Numerous accommodation options are available in the city centre, and some may be booked through the university. If you fancy a celebratory meal too, explore places to eat in the city and make sure to book!
- Book photography: If you would like to book a package for your graduate, please use our online system. Before booking, please check that your graduate has not already booked.
- Decide what to wear: Graduation ceremonies are formal events, so we expect graduates and their guests to dress smartly. Please consider comfort in sitting, standing, and walking, especially with your footwear. Improper attire may result in denial of entry to the ceremony.
Information for international guests
- Visa support letters: Graduates can request visa support letters for guests during ticket booking.
- Applying for a Standard Visitor visa: Guests may need to apply for a Standard Visitor Visa to attend the ceremony.
Ceremony dates
You or your graduate can find their course from the list below to find out when you can attend their ceremony between 22 and 31 July 2025.
If any changes are made to the ceremony schedule, we’ll inform those affected as soon as possible.
Times are given in British Summer Time (BST).
Undergraduate courses
BA (Hons) Accounting with Financial Management
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Accountancy with Finance
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Accounting with International Finance
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Advanced Dental Nursing Professional Practice
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
CertHE Aeronautical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
FDeng Aeronautical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Animation
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Applied Computing (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Applied Languages
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Architecture
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
BEng Aviation Engineering Management
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
FdEng Aviation Engineering Management
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Biology
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
HND Business
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Business with Business Communication
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems
Wednesday 23 July 10.00am
BA (Hons) Business Leadership and Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
FDA Business and Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Business and Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Business and Supply Chain Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies with Criminology
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
DipHE Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Community Justice
Tuesday 29 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Community Justice Learning
Tuesday 29 July 1.00 pm
HND Computing
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
FdSc Computing
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Affects
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Computer Games Art
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Computer Games Design
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Enterprise
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Production
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Networks
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Computing
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
HNC Construction
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
BEng (Hons) Construction Engineering Management
Tuesday 22 July 4.00pm
BSc (Hons) Counter Terrorism, Intel and Cybercrime
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Creative Computing with Foundation Year
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Creative Media Technologies
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Creative Writing
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Crime and Criminology
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Criminology and Cybercrime
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Criminology and Forensic Studies
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Criminology with Environmental Justice
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Criminology with Psychology
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Cyber Security and Forensic Computing
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Data Science and Analytics
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
CertHE Dental Nursing
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography and Medical Imaging
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Digital Marketing
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Drama and Performance
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
FdA Early Years Care and Education
Wednesday 30 July 10.00am
BA (Hons) Economics and Management
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Econ) Economics
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Econ) Economics, Finance and Banking
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Education Studies
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
BEng (Hons) Electronic Systems Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
BEng (Hons) Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) English Literature
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science and Management
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) European Business Administration
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Fashion and Textile Design
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Film Production
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Film Studies
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Film Studies and Creative Writing
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Finance with Business Communication
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Financial Management
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
CertEd Further Education and Skills
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
CertEd Further Education and Training
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
HND General Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Geography
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Geography
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Geology
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BSc Gestalt Counselling
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
DipHE Gestalt Counselling
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Global Communication and Media
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) History
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BSc Humanistic Counselling
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Illustration
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Interactive Technologies
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Business
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) International Business Communication
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) International Development
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Development and Languages
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Enterprise and Business Communication
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) International Human Resources and Business Communication
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) International Relations
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Relations and Languages
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Relations and Politics
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Relations with Languages
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) International Trade and Business Communications
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Journalism
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Journalism with Creative Writing
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Journalism with Media Studies
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Language Studies
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
LLB (Hons) Law
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
LLB (Hons) Law with Business
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
LLB (Hons) Law with International Relations
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
LLB (Hons) Law with Legal Practice
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Leadership, Business and Management
Friday 25 July 4.00pm
FdA Learning Support
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Marine Environmental Science
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
FdEng Marine Systems Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Marketing
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Marketing with Psychology
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Mathematics
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Mathematics for Finance and Management
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Statistics
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
HNC Mechanical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Media and Communication with Foundation Year
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Media Studies
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Modern Languages
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Music Technology
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Musical Theatre
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BN (Hons) Nursing (Adult)
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BN (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Palaeontology
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
MPharm Pharmacy
Friday 25 July 10.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Studies
Friday 25 July 10.00 pm
BA (Hons) Photography
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Physics
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Policing and Investigation
Tuesday 29 July 1.00 pm
BA (Hons) Politics
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BEd (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Product and Design Innovation
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing
Tuesday 29 July 1.00 pm
Graduate Diploma Professional Policing Practice
Tuesday 29 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Project Management
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Property Development
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Social Work
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Sociology
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Sociology with Criminology
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Sociology with Psychology
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Psychology
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Sport, Health and Exercise Science
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Sport Management
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
BA (Hons) Television Broadcasting
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BA (Hons) Television Production
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
BSc (Hons) Virtual and Augmented Reality
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
Postgraduate courses
MSc Accounting and Data Analytics
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
MSc Accounting and Finance
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
PgDip Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
MSc Advanced Aquatic Biology
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MSc Advanced Exercise Physiology
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MSc Advanced Manufacturing
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MSc Applied Computing (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL with Professional Experience
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Performance
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MSc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MArch Architecture
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MArch Architecture and Professional Practice
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MSc Biomedical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MSc Biotechnology
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MSc Building Information Management
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
MA Business and Computer Studies (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MA Business Communication for International Leadership
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MA Business Communication for International Leadership with Professional Experience
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MSc Business and Management
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MA Business Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Civil Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
MEng Civil Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
MSc Clinical Exercise Science
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MSc Computer Network Administration and Management
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
MEng Computer Science
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
MA Conservation Architecture
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
PgCert Conscious Sedation for Dentistry
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
MSc Construction Project Management
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
LLM Corporate Governance and Law
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
MRes Creative Practice
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MA Creative Technologies
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
MA Creative Writing
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
MSc Criminal Justice
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Criminal Psychology
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Crisis and Disaster Management
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MPhil (School of Criminology and Criminal Justice)
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
MSc Cybercrime
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Cybercrime, Terrorism and Security
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MSc Cyber Security and Forensic Information Technology
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MSc Data Analytics
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
MSc Digital Business Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
MA Digital Marketing
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MSc Economic Crime
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Economics, Finance and Marketing
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
MA Education Studies
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
PgCert Educational Leadership and Management
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Educational Leadership and Management
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MEng Electronic Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Engineering Geology
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MSc Environmental Geology and Land Contamination
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MPhil (Environment and Life Sciences)
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MSc Energy and Power Systems Management
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
PgDip Engineering Competence (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Engineering Management
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Engineering and Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Engineering Project Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
PGCE English
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
Professional Certificate in English
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Environmental Geology and Land Contamination
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MA Fashion and Textiles
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MA Fashion Marketing
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MA Film and Television Production
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
MSc Finance
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
MSc Forensic Accounting
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
MSc Forensic Investigation
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Forensic Psychology
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
PGCE Further Education and Skills
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
PGCE Further Education and Training
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Geographical Information Systems
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
PGCE Geography
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Geological and Environmental Hazards
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MSc Global Human Resource Management
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
MA Graphic Design
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MSc Health Psychology
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
PgCert Higher Education
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Human Resource Development
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
MSc Human Resource Management
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
PgDip Human Resource Development and Training Management
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
PgDip Human Resource Management
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences – (American Studies)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences – (Applied Linguistics)
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences – (Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies)
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences – (English Literature)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences – (History)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences - (International Relations)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences – (Security and Risk Management)
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
MRes Humanities and Social Sciences - (Sociology)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MA Illustration
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
PgCert Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
MSc Information Systems
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MA Interior Architecture and Design
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MA International Relations
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MA International Relations and Politics
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MA International Development
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MA International Development and Languages
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MA International Marketing
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MSc International Business and Management
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MSc International Finance and Banking
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
MSc International Human Resource Management
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
MSc International Criminal Justice and Intelligence
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc International Development
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MSc International Development Studies
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MSc Information Systems
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
MSc Information Security and Risk (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MA Journalism
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
LLM Law
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
MA TESOL Leadership and Management
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MSc Leadership and Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MMath Mathematics
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
PGCE Mathematics
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Maritime Studies (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Marketing Analytics
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MSc Mechanical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MEng Mechanical Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MA Media and Communication
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
MRes Media Industries
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
MSc Medical Biotechnology
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
PGCE Modern Foreign Languages
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MA Naval History
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MSc Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Occupational Health and Safety Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
PgCert Occupational Health and Safety Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Occupational Health and Safety Management (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
CertHE Professional Studies (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MA Professional Studies (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Professional Studies (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Professional Engineering (Learning at Work)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Pharmacovigilance
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
PgDip Pharmacovigilance
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
MPharm Pharmacy
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
MA Photography
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MPhys Physics
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MPhys Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
MSc Physician Associate Studies
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
PGCE Primary
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MSc Project Management
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Project Management for Construction
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
MSc Psychology and Learning Disability
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
MSc Psychology
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
MPA Public Administration
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MSc Quantity Surveying
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
MSc Real Estate Management
Tuesday 22 July 4.00pm
MSc Risk and Safety Leadership
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
PGCE Science
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
MRes Science and Health (Biochemistry)
Friday 25 July 10.00pm
MRes Science and Health (Biological Sciences)
Friday 25 July 10.00pm
MRes Science and Health (Environmental Science)
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MRes Science and Health (Environment and Life Sciences)
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MRes Science and Health (Health and Social Care)
Thursday 24 July 10.00am
MRes Science and Health (Marine Science)
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MRes Science and Health (Microbiology)
Friday 25 July 10.00pm
MRes Science and Health (Molecular Mechanism of Disease)
Friday 25 July 10.00pm
MRes Science and Health (Neurosciences)
Friday 25 July 10.00pm
MRes Science and Health (Oral and Dental Health Sciences)
Wednesday 23 July 1.00 pm
MRes Science and Health (Palaeontology)
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
MRes Science and Health (Psychology)
Thursday 24 July 1.00pm
MSc Social Work
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology - BPS Accredited
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MSc Sport Management
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MSc Sports Management
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MSc Sports Performance
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MBA Strategic Leadership
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
MBA Strategic Leadership (SL Apprenticeship)
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
MSc Strategic Quality Management
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
MSc Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
MA TESOL, Leadership and Management
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MRes Theatre Performance
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
MA Theatre: Socially Engaged Practice
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
MA Translation Studies
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
MA Victorian Gothic: History, Literature and Culture
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
MSc Water and Environmental Engineering
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
Postgraduate Research courses
PhD (Accounting, Economics and Finance)
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
PhD By Publication (Accounting, Economics and Finance)
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
PhD (Architecture)
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
PhD By Publication (Architecture)
Thursday 31 July 4.00 pm
PhD (Art, Design and Performance)
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
PhD By Publication (Art, Design and Performance)
Thursday 31 July 1.00 pm
PhD (Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
PhD (ESRC South Coast) (Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
PhD By Publication (Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature)
Tuesday 29 July 4.00 pm
Professional Doctorate Business Administration (Organisations, Systems and People)
Friday 25 July 1.00 pm
Professional Doctorate Business Administration (Strategy, Marketing and Innovation)
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
Professional Doctorate in Biomedical Science
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
PhD (Creative Technologies)
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
PhD (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
Wednesday 30 July 1.00 pm
PhD By Publication (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
Professional Doctorate Criminal Justice
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
PhD (Civil Engineering and Surveying)
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
PhD By Publication (Civil Engineering and Surveying)
Tuesday 22 July 4.00 pm
PhD (Computing)
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
PhD By Publication (Computing)
Wednesday 23 July 10.00 am
PhD (Cosmology and Gravitation)
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
PhD (Economics and Finance)
Monday 28 July 4.00 pm
PhD (Education, Languages and Linguistics)
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
PhD By Publication (Education, Languages and Linguistics)
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
Professional Doctorate Education
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
PhD (Environment and Life Sciences)
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
PhD by Publication (Environment and Life Sciences)
Wednesday 23 July 4.00 pm
PhD (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
PhD By Publication (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering)
Tuesday 22 July 10.00 am
PhD (Film, Media and Creative Technologies )
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
PhD By Publication (Film, Media and Creative Technologies)
Thursday 31 July 10.00 am
PhD (Health and Care Professions)
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
PhD by Publication (Health and Care Professions)
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
Professional Doctorate in Health Science
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
PhD (Law)
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
PhD By Publication (Law)
Monday 28 July 10.00 am
PhD (Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
PhD by Publication (Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)
Friday 25 July 10.00 am
PhD (Mathematics)
Tuesday 22 July 1.00 pm
Professional Doctorate in Nursing
Thursday 24 July 10.00 am
PhD By Publication (Operations and Systems Management)
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
PhD (Operations and Systems Management)
Friday 25 July 4.00 pm
PhD (ESRC South Coast) (Psychology)
Thursday 24 July 1.00 pm
Professional Doctorate Security Risk Management
Wednesday 30 July 10.00 am
PhD (Strategy, Marketing and Innovation)
Monday 28 July 1.00 pm
Professional Doctorate Social Work
Tuesday 29 July 10.00 am
PhD (Sport, Health and Exercise Science)
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
Professional Doctorate in Sport, Exercise and Health
Thursday 24 July 4.00 pm
Ceremonies by Date
10.00 am
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
Department of Learning At Work
1.00 pm
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
School of Maths and Physics
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
4.00 pm
School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
10.00 am
School of Computing
1.00 pm
School of Computing
- Cyber Security
School of Environment and Life Sciences
- Biology
4.00 pm
School of Environment and Life Sciences
- Geography
10.00 am
School of Dental, Health and Care Professions
1.00 pm
School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences
- Psychology
4.00 pm
School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences
- Sport and Health Science
10.00 am
School of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Biomedical Sciences
1.00 pm
School of Organisations, Systems, and People
- Project Management/HR
4.00 pm
School of Organisations, Systems, and People
- Business Management
10.00 am
School of Law
School of Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation
- Undergraduate Business Administration
1.00 pm
School of Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation
- Marketing, Risk, and Management
4.00 pm
School of Accounting, Economics, and Finance
10.00 am
School of Education, Languages, and Linguistics
- Languages and Linguistics
1.00 pm
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Community Justice and Policing
4.00 pm
School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature
10.00 am
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice and Cyber Crime
School of Education, Languages, and Linguistics
- Education
1.00 pm
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Criminology
10.00 am
School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies
- Creative Technologies
1.00 pm
School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies
- Film and Media
4.00 pm
School of Architecture, Art and Design
Live streaming for remote guests
Can’t make it in person? Watch the ceremony online via our live stream.
Be sure to check back soon for the 2025 ceremony playlist link.
Future graduation ceremonies
Provisional graduation dates:
- 2026: July 17 – Aug 3
- 2027: July 16 – Aug 2
- 2028: July 14 – 31
Dates will be confirmed via email closer to the time.
What to expect on the day as a guest
- Arrive in Portsmouth: We offer various options to help you reach the city, whether you're travelling by car, train, coach, or taxi. Explore your options, including where to park, our nearest train station, accessible parking and more.
- Collect their cap and gown: Gowning opens on the first floor of Ravelin Sports Centre 2 hours before their ceremony starts. However, if your graduate's ceremony is at 10.00am they can collect their gown between 4.00pm and 6.00pm the day before. Your graduate will also receive a text message when their gown is ready to be collected.
- Head to the venue: Portsmouth Guildhall. Please allow 20-30 minutes to walk from Ravelin Sports Centre to the ceremony venue.
- Arrive at the ceremony: Arrive early, with your guest e-ticket at the ready to ensure you have time to check in before the ceremony starts. Doors will open one hour before the ceremony begins and you should be seated 10 minutes before the ceremony starts. Be sure to arrive on time, as latecomers may not be allowed entry. Guests arriving after the ceremony begins will be directed to the White Swan Building to watch the live stream.
- Attend the ceremony: Enjoy your graduate’s ceremony and celebrate! Ceremonies typically last between 1 – 1.5 hours.
- Photography: Professional photographers will capture moments during the ceremony and in Graduation Village at Ravelin Park. If your graduate has a pre-paid photography package, you can turn up at any time to have your poses taken. Allow at least half an hour for the photo shoot and make sure you leave enough time to get to the Guildhall if having your photos taken before the ceremony. If your graduate hasn't pre-booked you'll still be able to pop up to the first floor of Ravelin Sports Centre and purchase a package on the day – please be prepared – you may need to wait a little while.
- Post-ceremony activities: Celebrate with graduates, friends, and family at Graduation Village in Ravelin Park, where the celebratory reception takes place. You can find Ravelin Park on Hampshire Terrace (PO1 2QG). Afterwards, you can keep the festivities going at various local venues in Portsmouth. Take some time to explore the city and discover the perfect spot to continue your celebrations.
- Return academic dress: After the ceremony, your graduate will need to return their academic dress to the designated collection point by 7.30pm.
Got further questions?
Get in touch
If you have any questions about graduation as a guest, please get in touch with our Graduation team. Note, we're unable to discuss specific details regarding the graduate without their permission.
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