Graduation gowning and photography

Winter Ceremony

Graduation hero image

Invitation to book

If you are graduating on 21 October 2024, you will receive an email invitation by the end of July 2024 to book your tickets, gown and photography. 

If you are graduating on 3 December 2024, you will receive an email invitation by the end of September 2024 to book your tickets, gown and photography. 

The email will provide details on how to register for the ceremony and book guest tickets, photography and gowns via Ede & Ravenscroft’s graduation services. Please ensure you have your Student ID number as it will ask for this.

Those with retrievals will be invited later in October/ November once they have their grades confirmed.

Deadline

Monday 21 October ceremonies:

  • The deadline to register graduands and purchase guest tickets is Monday 7 October.
  • The deadline for guest tickets, photography, and gowning refunds is Monday 14 October.

Tuesday 3 December ceremonies:

  • The deadline to register graduands and purchase guest tickets is Tuesday 19 November.
  • The deadline for guest tickets, photography, and gowning refunds is Tuesday 26 November.

If you are undecided about coming, it is better to register and withdraw later if necessary. After those deadlines, any refund request should be emailed to Ede & Ravenscroft customer service for processing post-ceremony.

Gowning

You will collect your gown on the day of the ceremony at The Barbican. 

For this, you will need to present the booking reference number to the gowning staff from Ede & Ravenscroft. 

The gown collection opens two hours prior to the ceremony to allow time to take photos.  

Photography

Professional photography by Ede & Ravenscroft is available on the day at the Barbican. 

We highly recommend that you book and pay for your photography in advance to reduce wait times, this will include a £7 delivery fee for pictures to be sent to your chosen address. 

You can get your photos taken before the ceremony up to two hours before the ceremony starts. 

If for whatever reason you did not have the chance to take your graduation photographs before the ceremony, you can get them done after, but there may be a larger queue.

After the event

After the event (24 - 48 hours after) you will be sent a link to the photography ordering portal from Ede & Ravenscroft. 

There you can review photos and select the image for each product you have ordered. If you have not received an email with a link within 72 hours of your event taking place, please fill out the contact form below.

Award presentation photography

Ede & Ravenscroft are also now offering award presentation photography. They will photograph each graduate as they are presented on stage. These can be purchased on the day, at the graduation venue. The prices are as follow:

  • Photo only - £10
  • Photo in a mount - £20
  • If you purchase the photo via the website after the event, the photo will cost £5 plus £7 of postage.

This photograph is uploaded to Ede & Ravenscroft's website, usually within 7-10 working days.

Once ordered, photography products will be delivered within six weeks after the ceremony at which they were taken or four weeks after they were ordered, whichever is the later. 

For full terms and conditions visit the supplier website for Ede & Ravenscroft. 

The University has entered into a concession contract with our current gowning and photography suppliers and receives a commission from the hire and sale of academic dress/photography purchases.
 

For more information, please contact [email protected]

Have a look at the pages below and find out more about Graduation.