Your postgraduate graduation ceremony

Celebrating your success
Graduation ceremony at St Andrews Church
 

Graduation booking is open

 
 

Postgraduate Graduation

Ceremony venue: Plymouth Central Methodist Hall, Eastlake Street, Plymouth, PL1 1BA
Dates: Monday 8 December to Thursday 11 December 2025

Download the December 2025 graduation timetable (PDF)

At a glance – important dates

Registration

Ticket booking opens: Monday 13 October 2025 at 10:00
Ticket booking closes: Monday 27 October 2025 at 10:00
Ticket refund deadline – Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 10:00
All bookings must be made by Monday 27 October 2025. After this date, any remaining tickets will be put on general release for graduates that have requested extra tickets. If you have not booked tickets for yourself and your guests by Monday 27 October, we cannot guarantee your attendance.

Gown hire and photography 

Tickets and gowns can be collected from the Roland Levinsky Building, main campus, on the day of your ceremony.
Please note - tickets will not be posted to you in advance.
  • Ede & Ravenscroft is the official photographer for the ceremonies.
  • Photographs can be taken at the Roland Levinsky Building, main campus, on the day of your ceremony.
  • Ede and Ravenscroft are the official gown suppliers for the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ from whom the University receives a commission. We are aware of some unofficial gown providers that take payment but do not deliver the gown, or they provide an extremely poor-quality garment which may not be in the official university colours.

Eligibility

You may not attend your ceremony if you have any outstanding tuition fee debts. These must be cleared by 17 November 2025 in order to be eligible to attend.
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.

Preparing for your graduation

Information about booking your academic dress, planning your day and everything else you need to know about your graduation is included in our Postgraduate Graduation flyer:
Postgraduate Graduation flyer - December 2025  
Please take some time to read it to ensure you are prepared for your graduation.

Accessibility

The Central Methodist Hall is accessible for visitors with limited mobility via ramps.

Important information about receiving your certificate

Collaborative programmes

If you studied a collaborative programme with a partner institution, please contact your institution for information about your certificate.

Non-collaborative programmes

Once your award has been conferred, your degree certificate will be posted to the home address you have registered on your student portal. Please ensure this information is up to date and correct. You can update your home address by logging in to the . 
Certificates posted to UK addresses are sent using Royal Mail second class. Certificates posted to international addresses are sent using standard international airmail (this is not a tracked service and can take up to 28 days to arrive). 
If your home address is overseas and you wish to receive your certificate by tracked DHL Express Worldwide courier, please contact examsandawards@plymouth.ac.uk, who will guide you accordingly. Please note that the cost for tracked DHL delivery is £20.
 

Postgraduate graduation timetable Dec 2025

10:00 ceremony – Please do not arrive before 08:00 13:00 ceremony – Please do not arrive before 11:00 16:00 ceremony – Please do not arrive before 14:00
Monday School of Nursing & Midwifery
Tuesday Peninsula Dental School, Peninsula Medical School, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions School of Psychology 1 School of Psychology 2
Wednesday School of Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Partnerships Plymouth Business School 1 Plymouth Business School 2, School of Art, Design & Architecture
Thursday School of Biological & Marine Sciences, School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences School of Engineering, Computing & Mathematics
 
 
 
 
 
 

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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
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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.
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