Our graduation award ceremonies are a major highlight of the academic year, and a fantastic opportunity for you to celebrate your hard work and academic achievement with your family and friends.
Dates and venues
Dates and venues for our winter 2025 graduation ceremonies are:
Cambridge, 1-2 December 2025 The Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge CB2 3QJ
Chelmsford, 17-19 November 2025
Chelmsford Cathedral, New Street, Chelmsford CM1 1TY
Writtle, 17 November 2025
Chelmsford Cathedral, New Street, Chelmsford CM1 1TY
Students studying at our overseas partners should contact their place of study for their graduation ceremony arrangements.
Dates and times of graduation ceremonies for individual faculties can be found below.
Cambridge
Monday 1 December
3pm:
Cambridge School of Art
Cambridge School of Creative Industries
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – all courses and Police Education (7 Forces Hertfordshire)
Tuesday 2 December
6pm:
School of Education
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Police Education (7 Forces Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire)
Monday 1 December
3pm:
School of Management – Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour courses
6pm:
School of Management – Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Tourism courses
School of Economics, Finance and Law
Tuesday 2 December
3pm:
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
6pm:
School of Allied Health and Social Care
School of Midwifery and Community Health
Tuesday 2 December
11am:
School of Computing and Information Sciences
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
School of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Sciences
3pm:
School of Life Sciences
Chelmsford
Monday 17 November
4pm:
School of Education – Primary Education (undergraduate only)
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Police Education (7 Forces Essex and Norfolk; DOC Location Graduate Diploma)
6.30pm:
School of Education – Primary Education (postgraduate only); Early Childhood; Education
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Police Education (7 Forces Kent and Suffolk)
Tuesday 18 November
11am:
School of Economics, Finance and Law
School of Management
Wednesday 19 November
11am:
School of Nursing – Adult Nursing; Child Nursing
1.30pm:
School of Allied Health and Social Care – Operating Department Practice; Paramedic Science
School of Nursing – Nursing Associate; Mental Health Nursing; Registered Nurse apprenticeships
4pm:
School of Allied Health and Social Care – Medical Sciences; Public Health and Leadership; Clinical Therapies; Social Care
School of Medicine – Medical and Healthcare Education
6.30pm:
School of Medicine – Medicine
School of Midwifery and Community Health
Monday 17 November
1.30pm:
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Tuesday 18 November
11am:
Business: MSc International Project Management
1.30pm:
Healthcare: BSc (Hons) Business and Healthcare Management; BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care; MBA Health and Social Care
4pm:
Business: BSc (Hons) Business; BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management; BSc (Hons) Business and Marketing; BSc (Hons) International Business Management; MSc International Marketing
6.30pm:
Business: MBA Business Administration (International)
Accounting, Law, Hospitality, Events and Tourism: BSc (Hons) Business and Events Management; BSc (Hons) Business and Hospitality Management; BSc (Hons) Business and Law; BSc (Hons) Business and Tourism Management; BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting; LLB (Hons) Law; MSc Accounting and Financial Management; MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management; LLM Law
Peterborough
Tuesday 25 November
2pm:
ARU Peterborough - all courses
Writtle
Monday 17 November
1.30pm:
Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Science