Tickets
You don’t need a ticket to attend, but your guests do! Two guests can join you for the ceremony in the main hall free of charge. If you want to bring more guests, you can buy up to three more tickets for £10 each.
Bringing young children?
Graduation is a formal occasion, and the ceremonies can sometimes feel long, especially for our younger guests. If your guests are bringing babies and young children we have a family area where they can enjoy the ceremony in a more relaxed environment, without being worried about disrupting others. This is a tiered seating area separated from the main hall, with a video relay of the ceremonies. Tickets for the family area are free and provided in addition to the tickets for the main ceremony.
All guests will be together before and after the ceremony.
Information about how to book guest tickets will be sent in July. Graduands do not need a ticket and will be sent an email with their seat number, again in July. Keep an eye on your University emails!
Gowns and robes
You’ll be sent information about robe and gown hire when you register to attend. The cost of hiring gowns for the ceremony are:
|
Pre-order before 21 June |
Hire on the day at the venue |
Bachelors Gown |
£48 |
£53 |
Masters Gown |
£53 |
£58 |
Postgraduate Gown |
£58 |
£63 |
Bringing a large bag, suitcase or pushchair?
A free of charge bag drop is available right next to the arena. Signs will direct you there.
Celebration Event
We’ll be hosting a special celebration after the ceremony, where you, your coursemates, lecturers, and guests can let your hair down a little and get together. There’ll be a local DJ too, so you can have a dance! This will be at Zebedee’s Yard, Princes Dock Street, Hull just a short walk from Connexin Live Hull. Tickets are £5.50 per person (including graduands) and include a free welcome drink. Children under 14 attend for free.
Book your tickets for the Celebration Event here
Got more questions?
We will be holding our graduation launch event on Thursday 16 May from 10:00 to 15:00. This will be on the ground floor, circulation area in Student Central and will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about your ceremony. Come and say hello.
Finally, don’t forget to register to attend a ceremony through the Student Portal!
If you have any queries, please contact our Registry team.
All the best for your final assessments and we can’t wait to see you in July!
FAQs
Ceremonies will take place at the Connexin Live on Myton Street in the City Centre.
If you are staying close to the University campus, you might find it more convenient to leave your car and travel by public transport or taxi into the City Centre.
Travel and parking
Directions to campus can be found here.
If you are staying close to the University campus, you may find it more convenient to leave your car and travel into the city centre by public transport or by taxi. You can contact Hull Cars on +441482 828282 or travel by bus.
If you are planning to return to the University, parking is available on campus. See our campus map.
Parking restrictions are in place on the roads surrounding the campus, so you are strongly advised not to park on these roads.
Disabled parking is available on campus. Please contact +44(0)1482 346311 for more information.
Useful links
East Yorkshire buses
Hull Cars
Hull Trains
National Rail enquiries
National Express coaches
Traveline (journey planning)
Accommodation
Hull and East Yorkshire (HEY) Conferences are providing the official accommodation/booking service for the University of Hull graduation ceremonies.
All accommodation booked through HEY Conferences meets the quality-assured inspection scheme standards and has been independently inspected by either the AA or VisitBritain.
Book your accommodation online.
Alternatively, telephone HEY Conferences on +44 (0)1482 391535.
Accommodation on campus
The University offers a range of affordable accommodation right next to campus.
Email beyondevents@hull.ac.uk or call +44(0)1482 465341.
FAQs
Transcripts
Transcripts are downloadable through the Student Portal. If you are a finalist and have had your results conferred through a programme examination board, your transcript will show in full. If you have not yet finished your course you can download your transcript, however it will show as provisional until you have completed your course. If you completed your course prior to the 2023/24 academic year you can purchase a transcript via the Online Payment Portal.
Certificates
Your certificate will be issued at your ceremony.
Replacement Certificates
If you have misplaced your certificate you can purchase a replacement through our Online Payment Portal.
Hull York Medical School
If you are a graduate of Hull York Medical School and require a replacement award certificate please order through the University of York online store.
Employer and Embassy Verifications
If an employer or embassy would like to verify that your certificate is genuine, we request that they use the UK Higher Education Degree Datacheck official service for candidate verification and university authentication.
If you are currently outside the UK
If you would like to attend your Graduation ceremony, are no longer in the UK and your Student visa or Tier 4 visa has expired, please apply for a Standard Visitor visa unless you do not need a visa to return to the UK for a short period. Some nationalities who do not need a visa to travel to the UK now need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) in advance of travelling. Further information can be found here.
You may need to show your Graduation ceremony invite (which you will be emailed) as the reason for your visa application.
If you are no longer in the UK but your Student visa or Tier 4 visa is still valid, you may use your current visa to return to the UK to attend the ceremony. You may need to show your Graduation ceremony invite (email) as the reason for travel.
If you are currently in the UK
Your current visa may still be valid for your Graduation date and this allows you to stay in the UK to attend your Graduation ceremony. If your Student visa expires before your Graduation ceremony, you may be able to remain in the UK if you’re eligible to switch to another visa route (for example, the Graduate Route visa). When you submit a valid in-time visa application, you can remain in the UK under your Student visa conditions until your new visa is issued.
FAQs
Protecting your data
Graduation is a public celebration of the success of our students. The ceremonies are recorded and live-streamed across campus and online. Graduands and guests seated in the venue should be aware that they may appear on this recording.
Security advice
Please cooperate fully with all security checks. All entry constitutes consent to search. A security and ticket check will be carried out on the arena concourse, once through this you will be able to enter and exit the building without further security checks. However if you wish to leave the concourse perimeter for any reason you will be subject to security/ticket checks on returning to the area.
We encourage you to only bring essential items and stress that no large bags or backpacks will be permitted into the venue. We will not allow any large bags, backpacks, holdalls, luggage pushchairs or computer bags into the area. Bags must be under 35cm x 40cm x 19cm. There is no storage or cloakroom facility available so please make alternative arrangements before arriving at the venue
.Large bags, suitcases and pushchairs can be left safely and securely at The Edge (opposite Connexin). This is a secure space and free of charge. A member of security will direct you to The Edge on arrival at Connexin if you have one of the larger items listed above.
Exceptions will only be made for those with medical requirements and/or special needs. For ease of entry, we ask that you let us know by emailing registry@hull.ac.uk ahead of your visit.
Prohibited Items
- Backpacks, holdalls, luggage, computer bags and cushions*
- Glass, cans, aluminium bottles or thermoses of any kind including any liquid products which can be consumed*
- Flammable liquids in any container
- Laser pens/pointers
- Video cameras and professional cameras
- Laptop computers, iPads and Go Pros
- Large/golf umbrellas
- Knives or weapons of any kind
- Illegal drugs or substances
- Alcoholic beverages
- Signs, banners or flags with or without poles, staffs or selfie sticks
- Animals (except service animals to aid persons with disabilities)
- Air horns, whistles, cowbells or other noise-making distractions
- Projectiles (frisbees, beach balls, footballs etc.)
- Aerosol cans (mace pepper spray etc.)
- Fireworks, confetti or glitter bombs
- Glow sticks
- Balloons
- Wheeled footwear, skateboards
- Food
- Masks and helmets
- Large studs and chains
- Any refreshments or refreshment containers
- Anything else with we deem to ruin the enjoyment of the experience for others
*Exceptions will be made for those with medical requirements and/or special needs.
Visitors will be refused entry if they attempt to enter the venue with the prohibited item.