Academic dress
All students receiving an award must wear academic dress, which can be ordered from our gown provider once the booking system is open from Monday 12th May 2025.
Order your gown
Please note, there is limited availability of gown hire on the day. We recommend you book your gown by no later than Sunday 22nd June 2025, 11.59pm (GMT).
Graduands should wear their gowns and hoods throughout the ceremony. Mortarboards should only be worn when processing out of the Chapel.
Please do not wear your mortarboards when you enter the Chapel.
In addition to academic dress, all graduands should wear smart formal wear to their ceremony.
We warmly encourage students to wear their traditional and/or cultural dress to graduation if they wish to.
Robing will take place in the Shannon Suite.
Gown hire costs
Undergraduate: Foundation, Bachelors, Certificates, and Diplomas
Postgraduate: Master's, PGCert, PGDip, and PGCE
PhD
Staff graduands
Please contact our Graduation Team so that the team can arrange your three complimentary guest tickets and gown hire with the supplier.