Invitations for your Graduation ceremony will be sent to you via email (to your university and personal email address). You will then be prompted to log on to the Online Registration Service to register your attendance and order tickets.
If you receive your results:
It is important that you inform us of your decision to attend Graduation as soon as you receive your invitation. Do not wait until you have received your results!
If you do not access the system by the deadline and register your intention, it will be assumed that you do not wish to attend your graduation ceremony.
Even if you are unable to attend your ceremony, you must still log into your Graduation account. Part of the process involves registering important information in relation to Certificate dispatch. If you do not register, your certificate will be posted to your home address.
In exceptional circumstances, you may be able to defer your ceremony to the next suite of ceremonies. You will need to apply to defer your ceremony. Please note that there is a strict deadline for deferment applications.
All students who respond to their invitation before the initial deadline are guaranteed two guest tickets. For more information, please go to our tickets page.
If you study a University of South Wales course with the following partners of the University, you will be invited to attend a University of South Wales graduation ceremony:
Any student who studied a University of South Wales course with a partner who is not in the above list will be invited to attend an award ceremony at the appropriate college and will receive information directly from them.
As a graduand you are automatically allocated a ticket when you register your attendance. You can apply for up to two guest tickets via the graduation registration system, however, we are only able to guarantee tickets if graduands register before their registration deadline.
Standard guest tickets are free. The University of South Wales is one of the few institutions who does not charge graduands or guests to attend their ceremonies. However, any extra guest tickets, beyond the standard allocation of 2, will be subject to a charge of £15.00.
You can bring children, but the ceremony can last up to an hour and a half, so it’s not advisable to bring very young children. Children cannot sit with graduands – they must sit with the guests. We ask that they are taken out of the auditorium if they disrupt the ceremony.
Due to fire regulations in the Graduation ceremony venues all guests, including children, will need a ticket. This includes babies in prams and children sitting on adults’ laps.
Due to the fire regulations in the Graduation ceremony venues, all graduands and guests will require a ticket. Graduands are automatically allocated a ticket when registering their attendance on the graduation registration system. All guests in the ceremony hall, including babies in prams and children sitting on adults’ laps will require a ticket.
Graduands can apply for up to two guest tickets via the graduation registration system. However, we are only able to guarantee tickets if graduands register before their registration deadline.
We understand how important it is for you to share your special day with family and friends. As such, if extra guest tickets are made available for any of the ceremonies, this will be communicated via specific UniLife pages relating to each of the ceremonies. You will be sent further details of how to access these in future correspondence.
Extra guest tickets are allocated on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis. If any extra tickets become available, there will be a charge. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that extra guest tickets will be available for your ceremony.
We politely ask graduands and their guests to not contact the Assessment team to request additional tickets, as we are unable to allocate extra tickets.
Tickets are collected on the day. Please see our pages On Your Graduation Day for more information.
There are venues where you can see live streaming of the ceremonies. Any guests without tickets are welcome to join us on campus on the day of your ceremony and would be able to watch the ceremony at these venues.
Please contact us via Advice Zone Online.
All students attending their graduation ceremony (graduands) are required to wear academic dress. This consists of a gown, hood and cap. Beneath your academic dress, you should wear smart clothes – no shorts, jeans or trainers, please.
Once you have confirmed your attendance at your Graduation ceremony, you will receive an email with further details of the University’s supplier of academic dress Ede and Ravenscroft. You are able to hire or buy your academic dress.
Further information, including details on how to order, will be sent by email once registration has been completed.
Order lines will close two weeks prior to your ceremony date. Following this, you will only be able to hire academic dress on the day of your ceremony.
The cost of hiring academic dress for the day will be approximately £50. There is an additional cost of approximately £20 for an extra weeks hire, after which you must send the gown back to Ede and Ravenscroft. If you order Online you will receive a £5 discount from the price of telephone orders.
You will need to provide Ede and Ravenscroft with your height measurement, your head circumference and the date of your graduation ceremony. Ede and Ravenscroft should hold information on the level of award you are studying and based on this the appropriate academic dress you should wear.
Order lines will close two weeks prior to your ceremony date. Following this, you will only be able to hire academic dress on the day of your ceremony.
Yes, but please be aware that hire on the day will be more expensive, and there is no guarantee that there will be academic dress available.
Ede and Ravenscroft will provide you with a refund on your order if you are not eligible to graduate. You must submit your claim to them in writing at least 7 days before the ceremony, providing your name, name of the University, date of the ceremony and your reference information.
Our gown and hood colours are red and grey. The academic dress varies, depending on your level of award. Download pictures of our academic dress.
There is no official dress code for guests, however the ceremony is a formal occasion and most people choose to dress smartly in accordance with this.
Please contact us via Advice Zone Online.
Visit our Graduation for International students page for more information.
Yes, Tempest Photography provide the official photography for all our graduation ceremonies.
You do not order in advance of the ceremonies – instant proofs will be given to you in the studio when your photographs are taken, so that you can select your favourites and to place your order either at the sales desk or afterwards via the website or by post / telephone.
All packs ordered on the day will receive a free wallet and mini prints with the order.
Tempest offers an extensive range of products which are available to view in advance online at: www.tempest-graduations.co.uk
Tempest will be operating multiple studios on graduation day. These will be open from the time gowns are given out until an hour after the last ceremony. You can visit us before or after your ceremony.
However, if you choose to have your photographs taken prior to your ceremony, this must be completed at least 45 minutes before the start of your ceremony.
Yes, Tempest Photography can provide photographs of you and your family.
Yes, Tempest Photography will also be on hand to capture the moment you cross the stage and are awarded your degree. These images will be available to view immediately after your ceremony and prints can be purchased to take away on the day.
Alternatively visit www.tempest-events.co.uk, allowing 7 days after your event to order your presentation photograph.
Please contact us via Advice Zone Online.
Yes. Both Graduands and guests with additional requirements are provided for, but we do ask that you notify us of your requirements in advance so we can ensure the appropriate services are in place.
You can inform us confidentially of any additional needs when you register your attendance or by logging into the Graduation System. We need to know if it is you (the Graduand) or your guest who has the additional requirement. We check this information regularly and will be in touch if we need any further information.
Our ceremony venue is fully equipped with a dedicated accessible seating. Again, we ask that you notify us via the Graduation System if you or any of your guests are wheelchair users.
Disable parking is available at ICC Wales on a first come, first served basis. Please see the ICC Wales website for more information.
Our ceremony venue is equipped with a hearing aid loop. Please visit the cloakroom at ICC Wales on arrival for further information.
Please contact us via Advice Zone Online.
As per University policy, you will not be eligible to attend your graduation ceremony if you have an outstanding debt owed to the University. This will also apply if you become a debtor after registering for your ceremony.
You will also not receive any official documentation pertaining to your results, including your certificate and/or transcript, until all outstanding debts are cleared.
If you believe you currently owe a debt to the University, please contact the Finance Department on [email protected] as soon as possible.
If you or your guests are travelling to South Wales to attend graduation and wish to book overnight or longer stay accommodation there are a number of options available.
ICC Wales is part of the Celtic collection and accommodation is available to book at the Celtic Manor Hotel.
Alternatively, Newport offers a wide variety of hotels and bed & breakfasts to suit all tastes and budgets.
Please see the Newport City Council website for more information.