Our winter graduation is fast approaching with ceremonies due to be held on 20th January 2022 at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre in Central London and we in the Graduation Team hope that you will join us there!
Where is the Royal Festival Hall?
Graduation is an exciting event in most students lives and gives you the opportunity to celebrate your achievements with friends and family. We feel it’s even more important that all of our students get the opportunity to celebrate all they have achieved in the past two years!
If you’re a student who is due to graduate in one of our upcoming ceremonies, please keep an eye on your inboxes for important information and reminders. The below details give you a quick overview of what you currently need to know about your ceremony.
Invitations
All eligible students were sent their invitations via email on the 4th November 2021. If you cannot locate yours we first ask that you please check your spam/junk folders as well as your personal and Roehampton addresses for your invitations.
If you feel like you should have received an invitation but can’t seem to find it, please reach out to our team at graduation@roehampton.ac.uk so we can investigate for you.
Ceremonies
Your individual ceremony time will be noted on your invitation email but the department breakdown can also be found below:
Ceremony 1 at 09:30am
The Faculty of Business and Law
Partner Institutions: QAHE and QA Ltd, EU Business School and Roe-Online Business Courses
Ceremony 2 at 13:15pm
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences
School of Psychology
School of Life Sciences
Partner Institutions: Aventis, Global College, Schiller, Christ the Redeemer College, Roe-Online Psychology, Humanities and Life Science courses
Ceremony 3: 5:00pm
School of the Arts
School of Education
Partner Institutions: Royal Ballet School, Carshalton, Roe-Online Education courses
Tickets
All students are able to book one student ticket and a maximum of four guest tickets for their ceremony until the 22nd December. Prices are as follows:
Student Ticket– Free of Charge
Guest Ticket (Adult)– £35
Guest Ticket (Child Under 16)– £16
Guest Ticket (Child Under 1)– Free of Charge
If extra guest tickets are available after the initial closing, we will open for further sales on 23rd December and email all those that have already booked.
Robes
All graduation gowns must be hired through our supplier, Ede and Ravenscroft via their website and all students must be wearing the official robing to cross the stage.
Graduation is a formal event and a chance for our students to dress up. Despite the ceremony being held in the winter, it can get warm inside the auditorium and beneath the heavy, thick gowns, so please bare that in mind when choosing an outfit. On the graduation hood there is a small loop to attach to shirt buttons, if you aren’t wearing a shirt or have no buttons bringing safety pins might be something to consider.
Photography
Ede and Ravenscroft offer a wide variety photography packages to choose from, bookable via their website, if you wish to have professional photos taken. The Royal Festival Hall is also located in a beautiful Central London location so there are plenty of photo opportunities in the surrounding areas!
We sincerely hope that you will join us in January and please don’t forget to book your tickets and gown before the deadline of 22nd December!
For more information about the graduation ceremony including the order of the day and our COVID precautions please see our post next month.