Graduation 2024
Degree Presentation Ceremony – Wednesday 10 July, 2024
Announcements:
All graduands must collect their ticket on campus the week before the graduation day.
Please contact graduation@courtauld.ac.uk if you have any questions.
The ceremony will commence at 12:00: graduands and their guests are encouraged to be in their seats by 11.45 at the latest. All guests and graduands will require tickets to enter.
We all hope that you, your peers, your family and friends together with Courtauld staff can truly celebrate your achievements and success while at The Courtauld.
The Degree Presentation Ceremony will be held in the Concert Hall at the Barbican Centre on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 12:00 pm. The ceremony is expected to last a maximum of one and half hours. After the ceremony we invite graduates and their guests to join us for a reception to be held in the Barbican Foyer from 1:30 pm. The event will be ticket only, so Graduates and their guests should ensure that they hold on to their tickets for entry to the reception.
We selected the Barbican as our 2024 venue to ensure all graduands – from our BA History of Art programme, Graduate Diploma, all post graduate programmes and Research degrees – may attend the ceremony together.
Each graduand should reserve a ticket free of charge for themself. If you intend to bring guests to the presentation ceremony and reception, guest tickets will need to be purchased, at a charge of £25 per person*. Guest tickets will be available on a first come first served basis.
Confirm attendance
Graduands are required to confirm their attendance. The closing date for responses is 17:00, Friday 7 June 2024.
If you are potentially eligible to graduate in July 2024, you should expect to receive a graduation invitation email. Please check that your contact details are up to date in e:Vision and amend if necessary to ensure you receive the invite. If you have not received a Graduation 2024 invitation email by 10 May 2024 please email: graduation@courtauld.ac.uk
Research Students: Please note that if you have been awarded by 31 May 2024, you will be eligible to attend this year’s ceremony. If you have not been awarded by this date, we will be delighted if you would join us at the 2025 ceremony, about which you will be contacted in due course.
Please note that the graduation invitations are sent out before examinations results are known. We recommend that you register for the Graduation ceremony by the deadline given in the email.
If you are unable to attend the Graduation ceremony, please notify graduation@courtauld.ac.uk giving your full name and student number. It is vital that you inform us that you will not attend the ceremony if you have registered to do so.
If you require special arrangements, please email graduation@courtauld.ac.uk with more information, and provide your registered student number and name.
Graduand Guests
Each graduand may reserve guest tickets on a first come first served basis. Please note that a charge of £25 per person applies for guest tickets*. Guest tickets can be reserved via a separate link shared in the email invitation to graduation. Once reserved online, a digital ticket will be sent to the email address provided.
During the booking process, you will be asked if your guests have any access requirements. If you or your guest(s) require special arrangements, please email graduation@courtauld.ac.uk with more information, and provide your registered student number and name.
Please note that as the ceremony is quite long, it is not advised that very young children attend the ceremony. Unfortunately, we do not have crèche facilities for children.
*The following guests may attend for free:
- Children aged from 2-12 (count as guest tickets)
- Children under 2 (no ticket is needed, the child must sit on carer’s lap)
- Carers – if you or your guest requires a carer, please email SAS (graduation@courtauld.ac.uk) as early as possible to provide details.
The deadline for cancelling guest bookings is 28 June 2024. You will be unable to cancel and receive refunds on guest tickets after this date.
Academic Dress & Formal Attire
You are required to wear academic dress (hat, hood and gown) to the ceremony. Graduands are expected to hire and pay for their own academic dress directly through Ede & Ravenscroft (https://graduation-services.edeandravenscroft.com/academic/). Graduands must register at the Box Office before collecting their gowns.
Gowns will be available for purchase on the day of graduation.
Graduation is a formal event and it is expected that you will wear smart clothing beneath your gown. Smart but comfortable shoes are important, please no jeans or trainers.
Photography
Ede & Ravenscroft will be providing professional portrait photography at the Barbican. It will be possible to avail of this service on the day without a reservation on a first come first served basis. Graduands are expected to hire and pay for their own photography directly through Ede & Ravenscroft.
Venue
Europe’s largest multi-arts venue, the Barbican, is located on Silk Street, between Barbican and Moorgate underground stations. Get directions here
It is essential that all guests are able to present their own tickets upon arrival. Please ensure that your guests have their tickets before arriving at the venue as they will be asked to present it.
The foyer of the venue will be open to graduands and guests from 9:00 am.
Please note that Graduands and their guests are expected to be seated in the Concert Hall at 11:45 am (roughly 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony).
A Reception for graduates and their guests will be held in the Barbican foyer after the ceremony, from 1:30 pm. You and your guests should retain your Graduation ticket for entry.
All guests will need to leave the Barbican by 4:00 pm.
Checklist for Graduation
Required for all graduands
- Register your attendance for the Graduation Ceremony on e-vision to secure your ticket.
- Check that your name is correctly spelt and indicate how it should be pronounced on the Graduation Registration form.
- Reserve Guest Tickets if you intend to bring any to the ceremony and reception.
- Digital guest tickets will be sent via email soon after purchase. Please share them with your guests before the day of the graduation ceremony.
- Book your gown, hood and hat with Ede and Ravenscroft in advance if possible.
- Book photography with Ede & Ravenscroft in advance if possible, if desired.
- Collect physical graduand ticket from Vernon Square (2 & 3 July, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm).
On the day
- Ensure you and your guests have the required tickets in advance to enter the venue efficiently.
- Please note that you and your guests will be required to show tickets on entry to both the Graduation Presentation Ceremony and the Reception, so it is vital that you collect your physical graduand ticket from Vernon Square weeks prior to the ceremony and guests will need to possess their own e-tickets (sent via email soon after purchase) to gain entry.
- Arrive at the Barbican via the Silk Street entrance and follow the signs to the foyer on level minus 1.
- Register at the Box Office in the foyer. The Courtauld signs will be visible above the Box Office.
- Collect your gown, hood and hat from Ede & Ravenscroft.
- Details of where to collect your academic dress and cloakroom facilities will be shared closer to the date.
- Attend photography session with Ede & Ravenscroft if desired.
- Photography will be provided between 9:00 am – 11:15 am and 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm.
- Session times will not be allocated. Arriving early to avoid queues is encouraged.
- Details of the location of the photography studios will be shared closer to the date.
- Enter the Hall where the presentation ceremony will take place and be seated by 11:45 am. Graduands will have allocated seating, so please allow enough time for being assigned to your seat. Please ensure your ticket is on hand to present at the doors to gain access.
- The reception will begin at 1:30pm.
- All guests will need to vacate the Barbican by 4:00 pm.
Note: This page will be regularly updated as required.
If you have any queries about the event, please contact graduation@courtauld.ac.uk.