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Ceremony schedule for summer 2026

Summer graduation will take place from Monday 20 July 2026 until Friday 24 July 2026 in the Brighton Centre. 

Monday 20 July 2026

Ceremony 1 at 1.30pm

  • Faculty of Social Sciences
    • School of Global Studies
  • Institute of Development Studies

 

  • Video transcript

    ‘Trumpet Fanfare’ plays.

    A procession of University senior academics and staff in ceremonial robes enters the auditorium, walking down the aisles between the graduands and guests. They ascend the stage and take their seats. Two academics carrying ceremonial torches bow to each other and place the torches on the small raised table at the front of the stage.

    Chancellor: “I declare open this University of Sussex graduation ceremony.

    I am delighted to welcome you formally to this graduation ceremony. A warm welcome to our honoured guests, our distinguished faculty members, and to our professional services colleagues here at Sussex. But the warmest of welcomes is for you, our graduands, and your family and friends who join you here today.

    And to those watching via livestream around the world, we are very pleased to have you with us.

    Graduation is one of the highlights of the university year. As you can see, we have made a bit of an effort with our gowns and bow ties. Some have even brought forward their weekly bath or invested in deodorant, all in honour of you and your fantastic achievement.

    The University of Sussex motto is Be still and know. I hope that today you find a quiet moment to reflect on your accomplishments and the journey that brought you here.

    I know many of you have overcome challenges, balancing studies with home life, supporting children or caring for loved ones, experiencing loss or health issues, surviving on overdrafts, loans, or family help. Today is a celebration not only of your academic achievements, but of your perseverance, your focus, and of those who have helped you along the way.

    Some of you may continue with further study, but for many, today marks the end of your academic journey, one that began all those years ago with your first day at nursery or kindergarten. New people, new names, new foods, new experiences. Your journey has already been epic, and it brings us to today, your glorious day.

    Thank you to family and friends. We are humbled and honoured that you now all have a connection to Sussex.

    In a short while, your name will be read out, hopefully approximating to yours, and you will take the twenty or so steps across this stage, terrified you are going to lose your hat, wondering whether the heels were a good idea, worrying whether your flies are open, and praying you do not trip over your gown and end up in someone’s lap.

    But what an array of laps we have arranged for you this afternoon.

    Seriously though, feel free to express yourselves. As long as it is within the bounds of decency and legality, we can hug, shake hands, high five, fist bump, dance. We have had the lot. You can ignore me if you want. It is your day.

    And in the interest of time, no selfies on the stage. But family and friends, this is your day too. Please have your cameras ready and make as much noise as you like as your hero crosses the stage.

    If any of you are here on your own today, I will be your family or friend if you will have me. No one is alone.

    I call upon the Vice Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, to address the congregation.”

    The Chancellor returns to his seat.

    Vice Chancellor: “Distinguished guests, parents, supporters, friends, colleagues, and above all, our graduands, the Sussex Class of 2026.

    It is my great honour and enormous pleasure to welcome you to this graduation ceremony.

    As our Chancellor reminds us, today is all about you, our graduands.

    This is a day of celebration for you, and of you, and of all that you have achieved during your time at Sussex.

    It is also a moment to acknowledge that many of you have benefited, in countless tangible and less tangible ways, from the love and support of your family, guardians and carers, from the encouragement of your friends, and from the teaching and guidance of Sussex staff. And some of you have been supported by our alumni and donors, who have generously provided scholarships and bursaries.

    Graduands, if you are able, please stand up and turn to face the audience, your friends and loved ones, and offer your thanks with a big, hearty cheer and a round of applause.”

    APPLAUSE

    “Please be seated again.

    Sussex is committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and supportive environment in which every member of our diverse community is able to flourish. Sussex students represent the most wonderful variety of backgrounds, beliefs, and identities. You come each year from over 150 countries around the world.

    We have people in the audience today of many different nationalities, ethnicities, and faiths, with a huge diversity of opinion and belief about almost every matter under the sun. And that diversity of thought is a very special thing, something that Sussex seeks always to uphold and support.

    We have a foundational commitment to freedom of speech and academic freedom. It is our job as a university to create an environment for learning and exploration, in which diversity of belief and opinion can be explored.

    We are living in deeply troubled times. War and conflict, terror, death, destruction of habitats, economic hardship, hunger, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation all give rise to enormous concern among Sussex students.

    Many Sussex students hold passionate opinions about the causes, consequences, and solutions to the urgent problems that face the world. And Sussex supports, and will always support, freedom of expression that is lawful and respectful of others, mindful of the humanity and diversity that is at the heart of our university community.

    Graduands, thank you for all that you have contributed to making our university a place of community, inclusion, and diversity, a warm, open, and welcoming place.

    In the three years that I have been Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost, I have witnessed how Sussex students are the embodiment of energy, hope, and possibility for a better world.

    Alongside your academic work, many of you have taken part in an impressive range of other activities, as student ambassadors, representatives, organisers and leaders of societies and groups, and volunteers on and off campus. Many of you are receiving a Spirit of Sussex award today.

    I commend your commitment to your extra curricular activities. Well done on all you have achieved alongside your formal studies.

    Sussex alumni include heads of state, vice presidents, policy makers, campaigners, CEOs, writers, academics, scientists, entrepreneurs, founders, and people whose actions and relationships remake and renew the social fabric in small positive ways every day.

    Across the globe, in more than 170 countries, Sussex alumni are making the world a progressively better place. And I know you will do that too.

    Celebrate who you are today. Celebrate the commitment, the hard work, and the self belief that got you here. Celebrate those who helped you reach this moment.

    Thank you for being such brilliant Sussex students, and on behalf of the whole University, I wish you all the very best with everything that comes next.”

    She returns to her seat.

    Chancellor: “I call upon the Head of the School of Global Studies, Professor Geert De Neve.”

    The Head of School goes to the lectern on the right hand side of the platform, facing the audience, bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    The Chancellor stands when the first graduand name is announced.

    Head of School: “Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology:

    Kelly Askew

    Kiana Bamsi-Yazdi

    Iyanah Bhathena

    Delores Clarke

    Grace Fensome Green (Also the recipient of the David Pocock Prize for the highest marked assessment from a dissertation module)

    Anna Germaine Chatwin

    Harry Harris

    Grace Mitchell

    Arianna Ramirez Novas

    Makenzie Rogers

    Francesca Seaborne

    Kirrin-Rae Still

    Ethan Watson.

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and History:

    Lucia Claxton

    Joseph Aaron

    Espin Solis

    Roberto Lazzarin

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and History with a study abroad year:

    Anwen Jameson

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and International Development:

    James Alison

    Eva Bianchi Burgos

    Evianne Charles

    Noor Chaudhary

    Anouska Dresser

    Jyothi Hanumantha

    Mira Knox

    Andrew Malarkey

    Minori Matsuzawa

    Georgia McIntosh

    Beth Roberts

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with French:

    Matilda Bentley

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with German:

    Emily Hickling

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with Italian:

    Alexandra Waller

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Development:

    Asfandyar Ali Khan

    Jan Andre Dela Santa

    Max Mathieson-Law

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations:

    Isabelle Van Wensveen

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography:

    Mariyam Jumau Ahmed

    Nadya Bertotti

    Jenny Buckland

    Ella Carlisle

    Beth Chambers

    Olivia Coggles

    Maya Culverwell

    Molly De Ritter

    Charlotte Dennis

    Sean Elliott

    Jack Fletcher

    William Hanson

    Holly Izzard

    Imogen Larsen

    Raffi Melkonian Payne

    Poppy Milner Smith

    Nathan Oliver-James

    Daisy Thompson

    Ruby Tipple-Peters

    Oscar Turner-Burgess

    Amber Verleysen

    Juno Wise

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography with a study abroad year:

    Arthur English

    Eleanor Hickey

    Joel Macpherson

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Anthropology:

    Anna-Ruby Grant

    Oana Laibach

    Shiqin Ong

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and International Development:

    Isabel Callender

    Ava Collins

    Robin Hammond

    Rosie Hart

    Holly Hepburn

    Elsey Kirby

    Leif Lukic

    Louisa Papadopoulou

    Daniel Prinz

    Sebastian Ritter und Edler von Peter

    Kriti Sriram

    Theo Wells

    Fenya Wright

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and International Development with a study abroad year:

    Daisy Palmer (Also the recipient of the Andrew Pickup thesis prize for the best International Development thesis).

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and International Relations:

    Lacie Gigg

    Joshua Greenwood-Jona

    Lucas Guyomar

    Elias Howarth

    Tegan Morris

    Lewis Taylor

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and International Relations with a professional placement year:

    Elizabeth Ogundeji

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and International Relations with a study abroad year:

    Maya Coates

    Inez Zajaczkowska

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography with French:

    Naomi Hanna Kemper

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography with French with a study abroad year:

    Lucy Halsall

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography with Japanese with a study abroad year:

    Stevens Matthew

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography with Mandarin Chinese:

    Oscar Eatwell

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Development:

    Sayed AbdelQader Bin Ahmed AlSaqqaf

    Fara Akinkugbe

    Timothy Bond

    Barnaby Broadhead

    Catriona Cromarty (Also the recipient of the Pramit Chaudhuri Prize for the best performance in International Development)

    Charlotte Ensor

    Chaeyeon Han

    Jooyeon Han

    Rosa Patricia Hernandez Lugo

    Miles Hoppe

    Eden Inbar

    Maisie Jeffers

    Antonia Jones‑West

    Jehanzeb Khuhro

    Amelia Le Ray

    Joanna Llopis

    Alister Marsden

    Risa Matsushima

    Millie McCoy

    Melissa McIntyre

    Sasha Mehmet

    Alex Elisante Mrema

    Joy Philgona Ouko

    Gregory Paxton

    Ellen Pearce

    Oliver Rowe

    Luca Wien

    Miya Yagisawa

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Development with a study abroad year:

    Oscar Bourdillon

    Grace Broomhead

    Tobias Morgan

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Development with Arabic:

    Najia Benhamza

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Development with French with a study abroad year:

    Mia Bonn

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Development with Spanish:

    Matilde Fontana

    Johnny Welsh

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Development with Spanish with a study abroad year:

    Coco Jordan

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations:

    Jomana Mohamed Salaheldin Abbas

    Laila Khaled Azmy Abdelghany Abdelgawad

    Mohammed Zaidan Khalaf Aljabry

    Joud Mohammad Ratib Aljuneidi

    Iwan Barnett

    Dylan Caddick

    Emma Climaco Merle

    Ingrid Johanna Gismarvik

    Maia Harrison

    Taylan Hussein

    Anna Kantande

    Uliana Lysenko

    Anna Marsden

    Adelaide Matson

    Edea Mele

    Shadrack John Constantine Melkenbeek

    Ayaka Mukai

    Fatima Naanaa

    Yassine Ouerda

    Rebecca Ramos Veverines

    Harry Reynard

    Kasyful Wafii Islam Rifai

    Anna Sahura (Also the recipient of the Norman Angell prize, awarded to the student with the best essay in International Relations)

    Seow Hsien Ting Cristabel

    Quantaya Simon‑Mercer

    Anna Maximilian

    Chancellor, this concludes the first part of the presentation of graduands from the School of Global Studies.”

    The Chancellor bows his head to the Head of School in acknowledgement and sits down.

    The Head of School sits down.

    The Head of School returns to his seat.

    Vice Chancellor: “I call upon Professor Peter Taylor, to present Professor Deepak Nayyar.”

    Professor Taylor stands and walks to Professor Nayyar’s seat. He bows to Professor Nayyar. Professor Nayyar stands. They move together to the centre of the platform and bow to the Chancellor. Professor Taylor goes to the lectern on the Chancellor’s right side. Professor Nayyar stands facing the audience on the white cross on the stage.

    Professor Taylor delivers the oration, concluding:

    “Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa, Professor Deepak Nayyar.”

    The Chancellor stands. Professor Nayyar stands before him. The Chancellor shakes his right hand and says:

    “By the authority of the Senate of the University, I confer on you the degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa.”

    Professor Nayyar bows to the Chancellor. The Chancellor sits. Professor Nayyar shakes hands with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, who hands him the degree scroll.

    During the applause, Professor Taylor returns to his seat and sits down.

    Professor Nayyar moves to the lectern on the Chancellor’s right side. He delivers his address, beginning:

    “Chancellor…”

    After his address, Professor Nayyar returns to his seat, bowing to the Chancellor as he passes in front of him.

    Vice Chancellor: “I call upon the Head of the School of Global Studies, Professor Geert De Neve.”

    The Head of School goes to the lectern on the right‑hand side of the platform, facing the audience, bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    Head of School: “Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a study abroad year:

    Isabella Barkas

    Abigail Cooke

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Anthropology

    Emily Bubb

    Stephanie Goncalves da Silva

    Freya Tunney

    Hibah Yousuf

    Michella Zoladz

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Development:

    Amina‑Amal Bello Abubakar

    Hamda Jasem Ibrahim Mansoor Almansoori

    Muhammad Nasr Azhar

    Jemma Field

    Tran Van Khanh Ha

    Hina Susanna Hayashi Westerhout

    Min‑Shiuan Hu

    Joan Joshua Jacob

    Theerapat Jaidee

    Yungyeong Kim

    Ragshidaa Krishnakumar

    Kasin Lama Rumba

    Li Kwan Lam

    Daniel Meacock

    Henry Leo Moore

    Vanisha Moothocaroopen

    Javeed Naseem

    Adam O’Reilly

    Sophie Anne Poveda-M’bale

    Yuki Ueda

    Nagi Nidhal Waled

    Xiaoyi Wu

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Development with a study abroad year:

    Joe Beer

    Bruna Pellegrino de Queiroz

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Sociology:

    Izeyor Agwaze

    Matilda Conlon

    Amy Friend

    Androniki Kali

    Niwa Patangwa

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with French:

    Marwa Saeed Salem Suroor Alfalasi

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with German:

    Tetiana Lypak

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Japanese:

    Will Garlick

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Mandarin Chinese:

    Dacian Archer

    Heli Tallentair

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Mandarin Chinese with a study abroad year:

    Aleksandra Soumko‑Malanchuk

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Spanish:

    Hoor Younis Jahangir Al Balushi

    Ahmad Abdulla Darwish Alzarooni

    Zack Busby

    Mónica Faia

    Joseph Thomasson

    Evie Wickham

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and International Development:

    Isabella Van Roosmalen

    Nijmeh Sahar Zaman

    For the degree of Bachelor of Science in Geography

    Florence Bristowe

    Bethany Coulton

    Luke Diamond

    Anna Freemantle

    Lily Hiatt

    Erin Hunt

    Frederick Ireland

    Tyson the dog

    Macey Jackson‑Smith

    Crystal Macklee

    Jemima Matthews

    Bella McInnes

    Isabel Medina‑King

    Freya Murphy

    Olivia Nolan

    Mira Polovinkina

    Joel Scriven

    Eddie Smith

    Catherine Urand

    For the degree of Bachelor of Science in Geography with a study abroad year:

    Amy Martin

    For the degree of Bachelor of Science in Geography, Sustainable Development and Climate Change:

    Nanako Akeroyd

    Eibhlean Collins

    Lyla Downey

    Lucy Hill

    Katie Lanigan

    Nadir Rodrigo

    Madeleine Rumm

    James Webb

    Sean Woodhouse

    For the Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations:

    Patience Chinyere Victor

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Conflict, Security and Development:

    Josh Spencer Chandler

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Environment, Development and Policy:

    Caroline Bailey

    Yasmin Bauer

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Food and Development:

    Adebimpe Rotimi Omolade

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Migration and Global Development:

    Ribka Sofie Imelda Dawir

    Vacant seat

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Social Development:

    Ana Victoria Ponce La Rosa

    For the degree of Master of Science in Climate Change, Development and Policy:

    Nestor Adegoke Akande

    Jas Cory

    Yau Mak

    For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:

    Asad Abbasi (Dying of the Light: Electricity, Extraction and Global China in Pakistan)

    Kate Cherry (The making of neoliberal families: social Conservatism and the privatisation of housing in Britain)

    Arthur de Queiroz Campos Araujo (Regimes of Presence: Indigeneity, Military Power, and the Everyday Production of Territory in the Brazilian Amazon)

    Andrew Dickson (Religious engagement in contemporary british foreign policy: the birth of a postsecular paradigm?)

    Nico Edwards (Decarbonisation as Warfighting Opportunity: Military Climate Governance, the Green-Industrial Transition and Struggles for Socio-Ecological Justice)

    Qurratulain Faheem (Living Ethics: Organ Transplantation and the Making of Moral Subjects in Pakistan)

    Ray Filar (Two visions of hooker liberation: sex worker feminism in the UK prostitutes’ movement, 1975-2025, or, choke: a revenge fantasy)

    Alexis Hawthorne (Performing Wellness: Ghanaian Migrants, Mental Health, and Religious Belonging in the UK)

    Anahita Hosseini‑Lewis (Also the recipient of the Pears Foundation Scholarship and The politics of hegemonic rule in post-revolutionary Iran: rethinking the discourse and practice of Islamic government)

    Saba Karim Khan (IMAGINING A “NAYA PAKISTAN”: SOCIAL MEDIA, POLITICAL MOBILISATION AND CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP IN THE PAKISTAN TEHREEK-E-INSAF)

    Charles MacPherson Seymour Lawrie (Fuel Fixers: Petroleum Imports and the Fragility of Grift in Contemporary Lebanon)

    Ashfiqun Nahar (Impact of working environment on health and well-being of mid-career women in the Bangladesh Civil Service)

    Samuel Parris (The Making of the ‘New World’: Examining the Role of Franco-British Geopolitical Rivalry and Settler Colonialism in US State Formation, 1606–1789)

    Paul‑Hendrik Reiman (Structural Dehumanisation: Conceptualising the Loss of Humanity and its Implication for Human Rights)

    Andrew Thrower (Modelling chalk sea cliff erosion using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry and Leeb Hardness Rebound Impact Testing)

    Armando Van Rankin Anaya (The Making of Mexico: An International Historical Sociology of Sovereignty, State Formation and Social Property Relations (1521–1910))

    Tanja Weis (‘Family Values’ and the Anti‑Queer Transnational: The Architecture of Contemporary Resistance to LGBTQIA+ Rights in Europe; Already received certificate)

    Naimatullah Zafary (Navigating Conflict and Compromise: The Role of NGOs’ National Workers in the Implementation of Community‑Driven Development and National Solidarity Programme through foreign aid in Afghanistan (2001–2021 and beyond))

    After all have been presented, the Head of School says:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the list of graduands from the School of Global Studies.”

    The Chancellor bows his head to the Head of School in acknowledgement and sits down.

    The Head of School and the Vice‑Chancellor sit down.

    CONFERMENT OF AWARDS IN THE INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

    The Vice‑Chancellor stands and says:

    "I call upon the Director of the Institute of Development Studies, Professor Anuradha Joshi."

    The Director goes to the lectern on the right‑hand side of the platform, facing the audience, and bows to the Chancellor as she reaches the lectern.

    "Chancellor, I will now present to you for the degree of Master of Arts in Development Studies:"

    Yejin Kang (Pronounced Yair‑jin Kang; Already received certificate)

    Jasper Woods

    “For Governance, Development and Public Policy:”

    David Christopher

    Vacant seat

    Atheerah Azmil [Atheerah Binti Mohd Azmil] (Pronounced ah‑THEE‑rah ahz‑meel; Would like Atheerah Azmil read out)

    Haddy Sowe (Pronounced Hah‑dee So)

    “For Poverty and Development:”

    Patricia Kydd

    Simone Walters

    “For Power, Participation and Social Change:”

    Alexandra Lesley Gerber Turriff

    "Chancellor, I will now present to you for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:"

    Catherine Angai (Understanding the intersection of behavioural science and power: A case study of the application of behavioural change approaches to anti‑corruption projects in Nigeria)

    Vacant seat

    Rachel Claydon (Materialising and Marketising the ‘good’ Feeding Mother: Lived Experiences of Commercial Children’s Foods amongst Mothers and other Carers in the UK)

    Chris Heitzig [Christopher Heitzig] (Pronounced Chris Height‑Zig; Would like Chris Heitzig read out; Essays on Inequality, Growth, and Development)

    Salonie Hiriyur (Domestic work & platforms in India: envisioning a new feminist data economy; Pronounced Sa‑low‑nee Hiriyur)

    Ru‑Yu Lin (Solastalgia and Transfiguration: emotional and adaptive responses of the Monpa transhumant pastoralists to climate and environmental change of the Himalayan Borderland in Western Arunachal Pradesh, India)

    Rebecca Mitchell‑Tomkins (Precarious lives: what are the barriers and enablers to accessing NHS care for asylum‑seekers and resettled refugees in the South‑East of England?; Already received certificate)

    Julian Neef (Orders in Flux: Infrastructure and the Contested Politics of Order‑Making in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)

    Diana María Ramírez Sarmiento (Citizen Participation in Peacebuilding Programmes and Transformation Processes in a Context of Structural Violence: Experiences from Chaparral, Colombia; Pronounced Deeana María Ramírez Sarmiento)

    After all the graduands have crossed the platform, the Director says:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the list of graduands from the Institute of Development Studies.”

    The Chancellor bows his head to the presenter in acknowledgement and sits down.

    The Director and Vice‑Chancellor sit down.

    CONFERMENT OF DEGREES (AND LATE DEGREES IF REQUIRED)

    The Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Kate O’Riordan, goes to the lectern on the right‑hand side of the platform, facing the audience, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    If there are any late graduands, papers with the graduands’ names and degree titles are passed to the PVC earlier in the ceremony so that she can familiarise herself with the names.

    The PVC says:

    “Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience in the School of Life Sciences:”

    Laurence Momberg

    “For Economics and Finance in the University of Sussex Business School:”

    Sumeet Singh 

    “For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:”

    Charles MacPherson Seymour Lawrie (Fuel fixers: Petroleum Imports and Fragility of Grift in Contemporary Lebanon)

    The Chancellor stands.

    The Chancellor remains standing as the PVC begins to read the names.

    After each name is read, the graduand crosses the platform, shakes hands with the Chancellor, leaves the platform, returns to their seat, and sits down.

    After all the graduands have been presented, the PVC says:

    “Chancellor, you have now met all the graduands at this ceremony and the moment has come for the formal conferral of degrees of the University of Sussex.

    I therefore ask you to confer degrees on those presented to you and to the other graduands who have indicated their wish to graduate in absentia at this ceremony."

    The Chancellor then says:

    “So, this is the big moment

    Graduands, can you please stand again.

    And colleagues behind me, can you also please stand. [Wait for all to stand]

    By the powers invested in me by the Senate of the University of Sussex, I confer degrees on all those referred to by the Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor.

    Congratulations, you are now graduates of the University of Sussex!”

    The PVC sits down, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    CLOSURE OF THE CONGREGATION

    The Chancellor goes to the lectern and says a few words of farewell, concluding with:

    "I now declare this ceremony closed. Please remain seated whilst the procession leaves the stage."

    The Mace bearer returns to stage, collects the mace, and bows to the Chancellor.

    The Chancellor stands and follows the Mace bearer off stage. The other members of the procession leave the stage in reverse order: the Chancellor’s procession, followed by the Academic and Professional Services Procession. 

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Ceremony 2 at 4.30pm

    • Faculty of Social Sciences
      • School of Education and Social Work
      • School of Law, Politics and Sociology
        • Department of Politics 
        • Department of Sociology and Criminology

 

  • Video transcript

    Trumpet Fanfare plays.

    A procession of University senior academics and staff in ceremonial robes enters the auditorium, walking down the aisles between the graduands and guests. They ascend the stage and take their seats. Two academics carrying ceremonial torches bow to each other and place the torches on the small raised table at the front of the stage.

    The Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and says:

    "I declare open this University of Sussex graduation ceremony."

    He says a few words of welcome, after which he says:

    “I call upon the Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, to address the congregation.”

    He resumes his seat.

    The Vice‑Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and delivers her speech. She then says:

    "I call upon the Head of the School of Education and Social Work, Professor Janet Boddy."

    The Head of School goes to the lectern on the right‑hand side of the platform, facing the audience, bowing to the Chancellor as she reaches the lectern.

    He says a few words of welcome, then says:

    “I call upon the Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, to address the congregation.”

    He resumes his seat.

    The Vice‑Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern, delivers her speech, then says:

    "I call upon the Head of the School of Education and Social Work, Professor Janet Boddy."

    The Head of School goes to the lectern on the right‑hand side of the platform, facing the audience, and bows to the Chancellor as she reaches the lectern.

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Childhood and Youth: Theory and Practice:

    Tracy Arie

    Holly Barnett

    Easton Bennett

    Jodie Collyer

    Lily Costello

    Josie Drapkin 

    Maya Hall 

    Kacey Hassell Woolford

    Isobel Iwaszko (Also the recipient of the BA Childhood & Youth Award for Outstanding Courage and Resolve)

    Jasmine Karki

    Morva Keele

    Morrow Kennedy [Culzean Kennedy] (Would like Morrow Kennedy read out)

    AJ Mayer‑Gesto [Ayesha Mayer‑Gesto] (Would like AJ Mayer‑Gesto read out)

    Zofia Newton (Pronounced Zo‑fya Newton)

    Millie Read

    Madeleine Wright

    For Education Studies – Primary and Early Years:

    Aisling French 

    Maia Thomson 

    For Primary and Early Years Education (with Qualified Teacher Status):

    Jamelia Amir

    Katie Boyles

    Esmee Cameron 

    Ulfath Choudhury

    Miranda Creagh 

    J’Mara Cumberbatch

    Zoe Duffell 

    Natalie Elmes

    Emily Goddard

    Danielle Goodman (AR)

    Zachariah Gorst 

    Lucas Salgado Gray

    Sarah Guizani Murillo 

    Caitlin Hills

    Rebecca Jordan

    Lottie Lockyer [Charlotte Lockyer] (Also the joint recipient of CIRCY Award for Outstanding BA Primary and Early Years Dissertation)

    Sophie Mitchell (Also the recipient of the MacQuitty prize awarded to the best‑performing undergraduate across all of the Humanities and Social Sciences)

    Emily Neaves‑Thomas (Also the joint recipient of CIRCY Award for Outstanding BA Primary and Early Years Dissertation)

    Niamh O’Haire 

    Emily Owen

    Amelia Pegg

    Gemma Pellegrinetti 

    Kamila Perez Acevedo 

    Emily Peyton

    Flynn Pope 

    Misha Radaza 

    John Ramonet 

    Jemma Robson

    Maria Sava 

    Emilia Sims 

    Freya Spiller

    Henry Walker 

    For Social Work:

    Paula Langrish (AR)

    For the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education:

    Mia Allen

    Cephas Simon‑Peter Dak‑Adzaklo

    Fathima Shymah Mohamed Monir 

    Rizuwana Parween

    For the Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Drama:

    Lily Moore

    For Modern Foreign Languages:

    Elsa Trouchaud

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Childhood and Youth Studies:

    Barbra Toffee Basirika 

    For Early Years Education:

    Alimot Opeyemi Durojaiye

    For Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher Status):

    Naana Ayisha Ismail

    Jessica Nweze

    For International Education and Development:

    Amanda Nyanhongo (Already received certificate)

    For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:

    Sayanti Banerjee (Narratives of Identity: The Lives and Experiences of Second‑Generation Bangladeshi Women in Brighton)

    Gregory Raymond John Campbell (Still learning to labour: exploring the dynamics of the construction classroom)

    Euralia Chisangano (Inclusive Education in Mainstream Secondary Schools: Meaning and Practice for Regular Teachers of Science in Zambia)

    Aditi Vijay Desai (Education policy and teacher education reforms: interrogating initial teacher education in India’s National Education Policy, 2020)

    Hannah Olle (Navigating complexity: young people’s precarious trajectories from Alternative Provision to post‑16 education, training and employment)

    Anastasia Papanastasiou (An investigation into the role of school history in students' perceptions of national identity: a case study comparison of secondary schools in England and Greece)

    Hayley Preston‑Smith (Reimagining the ‘quality interaction’ with children: early childhood practitioners' experiences pre‑ and post‑pandemic in Southeast England)

    Fezile Sibanda (Echoes of Empire: a collective story of Black Brit‑ish academics working in higher education institutions in England

    For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Criminology:

    Zeynep Lalehan Akgun

    Anika Akthar

    Milla Ausenda Stanford

    Ayesha Azad

    Mia Barrett‑Browne

    Le’Tia Barron

    Belle Bond

    Felix Corbin

    Sarah Creamer

    Hazel Dougan

    Milly Edwards‑Moss

    Amelia Eldridge

    Isaac Fitton

    Iris Flook

    Ashleigh Gaynor

    Alana Grice

    Anna Jones

    Bella Mullin

    Annabel Rushton

    Oliver Sewell

    Gabriel Shiels

    Nazifa Siddika

    Ruby Taylor

    For Criminology (with a study abroad year):

    Keziah Ansah

    Fleur York

    For Criminology and Sociology:

    Caitlin Aley

    Grace Ascherl

    Taslina Begum Uddin

    Gemma Harvey

    Charlotte Hockey

    Dennis Janowski

    Ruby Jaques

    Heather Keeble

    April Leckey

    Olivia Long

    Eloise Murcott

    Holly Newton

    Mia Pullan

    Brooke Somerville Ford

    Madeline Till

    For Criminology with Psychology:

    Anne‑Marie Brebinaru

    Katie Cook

    Maria Emmanuel

    Lily Grundy Blake

    Elizabeth Hall

    Georgia Pitt‑Stevens

    Ella Stevens

    Honor Vartan

    For History and Politics:

    Freya Adams

    Scott Bruce‑Reid

    Ben Chapman

    Ryu Ghedia

    Eden Hassidoff

    Albert Hicks

    Emma Hill

    [Carer]

    Lucy Mackay‑Weed

    William Martin

    Daniel Peters

    Tia Preece

    Daphnee Reid

    James Roberts

    Charlotte Florence Wilson Worley

    Maya Wood

    For History and Politics (with a professional placement year):

    Valentina Wampamba

    For History and Politics (with a study abroad year):

    Sophie Cunningham

    For History and Sociology:

    Lana Bigot

    Florence Jamieson

    Seth Kendall

    Bethany Woor

    For Politics:

    Reuben Adams

    John Bull

    Chan G Lok Fergus

    Bethany Cosser

    Benjamin Haley

    Joel Harper

    Will Hurst

    Grace Angel Isahak

    Edona Kastrati

    Dylan Lee Jin Jee

    Vladimir Lung

    Amelia Marsh

    Takudzwa Mavunga

    Callum Newman‑Smith

    Ruby Reeder

    Alice Talboys

    Quentin Taylor

    Amelie Timmis

    Phoebe Towler

    Maisie Tyzack

    Thomas Worth

    For Politics (with a study abroad year):

    Rafi Murji

    For Politics and International Relations:

    Abdulla Nasser S S Al‑Samikh

    Yasmeen H A Albaghli

    Jacob Ball

    Ben Cox

    Samuel Delaney‑Stone

    Ruby Dighton

    Kamila Hak

    Isabella Halladey

    Maximilian Harris

    Hibo Hasan

    Amelia Lecane

    Louis Lister

    Sebastian Magno

    Sophie Martin

    Maya Momodu

    Evelina Navickaite

    Lerato Neluvhola

    Finnian Rigby

    Jasmine Serieux

    Fares Ali A Shareef

    Evie Southgate

    Solomon Udu‑Smith

    For Politics and International Relations (with a study abroad year):

    James Bishop

    Abbie Brown

    Lottie Chapman

    For Politics and Philosophy:

    Oluwapelumi Adekunle

    Max Broster

    Holly‑May Fairbank Carter

    Reuben Coppuck

    Erin Dooley

    Benjamin Flynn

    Oscar Owens

    Max Prevezer

    Ines Rodrigues

    Euan Watt

    For Politics and Philosophy (with a study abroad year):

    Freya Richards

    For Politics and Sociology:

    Talia Aykurt

    Hope Belgrave

    Rebecca Chen

    Emily Dawes

    Ren Fletcher

    Mio Koyama

    Kit Pilling

    For Sociology:

    Joshua Acott

    Maisie Bayliss

    Honey Beale‑Collins

    Iris Bethell

    Rosie Bolton

    Emma Bye

    Matilda Croose

    Fizza Farishta

    Alexandreia Foster

    Mimi Gillard

    Mia Gould

    Alina Gvarjaladze

    Ethan Harvey

    Loz Higginson

    Charlotte Horn

    Isabella Jimenez‑Laiglesia Trenchard

    Andi Marrow‑Cook

    Pam Murray

    Imogen Pannett

    Imogen Prosser

    Tom Ryan

    Millie Sandford

    Hanna Schweigert

    Archie Smith

    Jake Spender

    Amelia Steijger

    Phoebe Sturgess‑Wenham

    Francesca Taylor

    Billy Tucker

    Sam Westaway

    Layne Williams

    Emily Young

    For Sociology (with a study abroad year):

    Delilah Lewis

    Theodore Smith

    For Sociology and International Development:

    Estella Corr

    Mao Ezaki

    Flora Fishburn

    Aasta Hamilton‑Wright

    Chloe Martin

    Bernice Mubiru‑Lwanga

    Kate Robinson

    Jeremi Strowger

    For Sociology with Cultural Studies (with a professional placement year):

    Louise Mitton

    For Sociology with Media Studies:

    Ertan Arda Akaltun

    Edward Haskew

    Larissa Holtl Wickens

    Nia Lamptey

    For Sociology with Media Studies (with a study abroad year):

    Poppy Payne

    For the degree of Bachelor of Laws in Law:

    Gabriel Sogoye

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Corruption and Governance:

    Razan Abdullah Altuwaijri

    Mamunur Rashid Choudhury

    Vacant seat

    Carolina Ipince Grimm

    Richard Ivie

    Emilie Palummo

    Sebastião Rocha

    Evita Situma

    For Criminology and Criminal Justice:

    Hassan Nasser A Albattat

    Daniella Harman

    For Gender Studies:

    Katinka Angel Pim

    For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:

    Vacant seat

    Ihab A Y Maharmeh (Erasure and resistance. Everyday practices of Palestinian workers in the settler economy)

    Lena Gwenhywar Esthel Marie Raballand (Capture by a thousand cuts: Dissecting mechanisms of state capture and resilience through a case study of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma)

Download the Ceremony 2 video [MP4 3.9GB]

Tuesday 21 July 2026

Ceremony 3 at 10am

    • Faculty of Social Sciences
      • School of Law, Politics and Sociology
        • Department of Law

 

  • Video transcript

    Trumpet Fanfare plays.

    A procession of University senior academics and staff in ceremonial robes enters the auditorium, walking down the aisles between the graduands and guests. They ascend the stage and take their seats. Two academics carrying ceremonial torches bow to each other and place the torches on the small raised table at the front of the stage.

    The Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and says:

    "I declare open this University of Sussex graduation ceremony."

    He says a few words of welcome, after which he says:

    “I call upon the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, to address the congregation.”

    He resumes his seat.

    The Vice-Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and delivers her speech. She then says:

    "I call upon the Head of the School of Law, Politics and Sociology, Professor Jo Moran-Ellis."

    The Head of School goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, facing the audience, bowing to the Chancellor as she reaches the lectern.

    Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Laws in Law:

    Maryam Mohamed Hamed Abdellatif

    Izmahan Abdi

    Seif Azzam F. Abu Hweij

    Temiloluwa Adegbile

    Durotimi Samuel Adesanya

    Alfred Afolabi

    Adwoa Afriyie

    Zara Esther Akaleme

    Saif Yaarab Al‑Busaidi

    Russel Zaid Adnan Al‑Hussainy

    Luma Alharbi

    Aleena Ali

    Thomas Jackson Allen

    Khalifa Almahmoud

    Liyan Alshuaibi

    Denise Alvarez

    Teni Andre

    Kate Anunwa

    Daniela Araujo Saldanha

    Blessing Aroso

    Emilia Ascroft

    Thea Coralie Aucoin

    Emre Aygul

    Jameelah Azab

    Ahmed Baghdadi

    Luke Baldwin

    Charlotte Ballentine

    Stanley Banks

    Sameer Bardai

    Izzy Batchelor

    Mia Bateman

    Hakime Nisa Bedir

    Gabriel Brian Belore‑Gunawan

    Matilda Best

    Lillian Boden‑Thorne

    Poppy Bonner

    Nicholas Boyd

    Georgia Brookshaw

    Julia Bugajska

    Christiana Buison‑Salvador

    Ashley Dawn Burrows [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    Izabel Burton

    Briana Renee Carpenter

    Ismaeel Choudhary

    Umur Dalyan

    Brody Edward Davidson

    Olivia Davies [Prize: first generation scholars achieving the highest grand means in Law]

    Liliana De Freitas Favinha

    Daki Diba

    Beatriz Dos Santos Novo

    Ella Sydney Doyle

    Ella Dye

    Valentina Osama El Kad

    Benjamin Shaul Gaborieau

    Aylin Galip

    Noemi Ghirvu

    Amelia Gibbs [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    Reilly Given [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    Miya Gogna

    Mihaela Golban

    Jessica Golding

    Celyn Green

    Charlotte Green

    Gurseejan Kaur Grewal

    Ellen Gunn

    Jade Haggarty

    Joshua Hamilton

    Ashley Hamshere

    Joshua Harland

    Emily Harwell

    Alana Hearn

    Jasmin Ella Holmes [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    Azizah Hossen

    Evie Hughes

    Amelia Hurst

    Mia Hutchings

    Zahra Idrishi

    Heather Ali Imam

    Maryam Ishaq

    Ana Simona Isip

    Hana Islam

    Arlind Ismaili

    Elsie Iniya James [Prize: first generation scholars achieving the highest grand means in Law]

    Chloe Jeffs

    Brooke Jenner

    Flora Maria Kalogeraki [Prize: first generation scholars achieving the highest grand means in Law]

    Lauren Kelleher

    Esther Keown

    Millie Khazali

    Vaishnavvi Kulam

    Araniya Kumaraguru

    Isabel Kwofie

    Liam Lapslie

    Anthony Lawrence [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    George Lea

    Owain Lehane

    Matthew Pak‑Lam Leung

    Shian Liburd

    Grace Lipki

    Sofia Lockwood

    Sydney Ellen Aislinn Maas

    Tumelo Malunga

    Manpreet Mann

    Jordan Sage Mikaela Mannell

    Summer Marshall‑Phillips

    Benton Alexander Martin

    Sophie Martin

    Neha Marwaha [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    Laura McGivern

    Amber McLaren

    Ayesha Miah

    Alexander Milne

    Idris Mohammed‑Choudhry

    Ciaran Moss

    Malaika Iman Moten [Prize: top marks on the Clinical Legal Education module]

    Kimia Movahedi Yeganeh

    Daniel Munk

    Olivia Munro

    Tanvi Nanda [Prize: top marks on the Clinical Legal Education module; Best Finalist Law Student]

    Khoi Ngo

    Rachel Nguyen

    Xiaoyu Ni

    Jeneva Marie Nitsopoulos

    Jasmine Nlemadim

    Kadie Nsubuga

    Vacant seat

    Michael Douglas O’Brien

    Kasey Ojeda

    Chika Osholelumhe Okoro

    Alexandra Oursaki

    Lucy Parker

    Sofia Pasquarelli

    Roshan Patel

    Sienna Penson

    Medina Perisnaka

    Helene Pham

    Jack Pickett [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School]

    Nicole Portraite Paulo Da Silva

    Tilli Price

    Benjami Xi Rai‑Scott

    Zayaan Rashid

    Michaela Kelsey Rawlingson

    Matilda Rayner

    James Ian Robinson

    Tyra Robinson

    Megan Rodin

    Ava Rouse

    Parneet Kaur Sahil

    Luca Sarkis

    Simar Satsavia

    Jenna Serro

    Holly Shepherd

    Anna Shepherd

    Dillon Sherwood‑Olorenshaw

    Kayla Josephine Siconolfi

    Jasper Smith

    Lydia Smith

    Emma Natasha Somerville

    Katya Spencer

    Aino Kaisla Maria Summa

    Roham Tajermanshadi

    Bronwen Taylor

    Isabella Thompson

    Emily Turp

    Elif Unlu

    Eva Susan Van Etten

    Victoria Vlcek

    Tea Von Teichman Logischen [Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School; Best Overall Law Student]

    Yuqian Wang

    Olivia Ward

    Chloe Ware

    Dylan White

    Lucy Wildon

    Charlotte Willcox

    James Williams

    Ryan Wilson‑Hassan [Francis Taylor Building Prize]

    Raghad Yabroudi

    Shengjun Yi

    Anastasia Janet Zeita Young

    Sinead Yuille

    For the degree of Law (Graduate Entry):

    Mehtab Brar

    Sachal Pirzada Hussain

    For the degree of Law (with a professional placement year):

    Rania Bouzekraoui [Prize: Gazelle Twin Scholarship; Prize: enhancing the life of the Sussex Law School; Prize: first generation scholars achieving the highest grand means in Law]

    Natasha Rendell

    For the degree of Law (with a study abroad year):

    Ruth Gabrat

    Maya Henderson‑Mason

    Catherina Joseph

    Lucas Penman

    For the degree of Law with American Studies:

    Tamsin Andrews

    Oliver Bacon

    Mariama Bah

    Jada Brown

    Thomas Byrne

    Kai Eastmond Knauft [Prize: first generation scholars achieving the highest grand means in Law]

    Frankie Fabbrocini

    Erin Ferguson

    Leo Fryer

    Sandra Gajos

    Jasmine Graham [Prize: American Studies Prize for highest dissertation mark]

    Tia Kilshaw‑Seal

    Elena Ntorela Kiofiri

    Sadia Malik

    Elise Masson

    Sophia Nesbitt‑Jones

    Princess Obi‑Roberts

    Theo Parfitt

    Alan Prijish

    Sophie Purcell

    Emilia Rowland

    Samuel Threlfall

    For the degree of Law with Arabic:

    Micaiah Kennedy

    For the degree of Law with British Sign Language (with a study abroad year):

    Toluwalase Ooreoluwa Salu

    For the degree of Law with Business and Management:

    Romina Aga

    Titilayo Grace Chiamaka Agwaze

    Abieyuwa Oluwatimilehin Aigbedion

    Viktorija Bednika

    Andreea Berbece Beltrami

    Victoria Renate Beyeler

    Emre Cannur

    Joseph Clark

    Luke Coughlan

    Shwe Diri

    Artina Diznabi

    Zeynep Ekin Ercan

    Heidi Griffith

    CJ Holland [Prize: first generation scholars achieving the highest grand means in Law]

    Isha Iyer

    Arwen Mccaffer

    Adel Sherif Adel Mohamed

    Jenna Morgan

    Ali Hamza Ranjha

    Tyrell Ruby Anne Servina

    Isla Slade [Prize: top marks on the Clinical Legal Education module]

    Finley Tosunlar

    Youssef Emad Abdelfattah Zidan

    For the degree of Law with Business and Management (with a professional placement year):

    Alexandra Birch

    For the degree of Law with Business and Management (with a study abroad year):

    Shayan Valji

    For the degree of Law with Criminology:

    Leen Alarjani

    Lujain Alattas

    Juliet Atkinson

    Neduki Botheju

    Alice Bowers

    Lily Croft

    Leonida Donkor

    Katryn Gilbert

    Tobias Giraldo

    Alice Hand

    Damian Huber

    Ella Karabiber

    Gurleen Kaur

    Danielle Lambert

    Anya Lee

    Holly Malyon

    Owen Mann

    Yahla McDermott

    Skye Mcilhargey

    Minh Thu Nguyen

    Katie O’Flinn

    Esme O’Rourke‑Black

    Imogen Pitchley

    Rose Stockbridge

    For the degree of Law with Criminology (with a study abroad year):

    Jawad Khatau

    Ilayda Yagmur

    For the degree of Law with French:

    Serena Cobbinah

    Alfred McQuade‑Wolff

    For the degree of Law with French (with a study abroad year):

    Kitty Thomas

    For the degree of Law with German:

    Chloe Greenfield

    For the degree of Law with International Relations:

    Grace Cummins

    Zaineh Halasah

    Stella Hovsepyan

    Happiness Ninai Kaduma

    Matvey Kalinchin

    Isabel Ladwa

    Nadda Mahgiub

    Shifra Nesbitt

    Daisy Simpson‑Dancer

    Taisir Souissi

    Sherry Nachilima Solange Thole

    Tianna Valentine

    Lena Wielgosinska

    Tracy Cassandra Alua Yatuka

    For the degree of Law with International Relations (with a study abroad year):

    Jenna Gu

    For the degree of Law with Mandarin Chinese (with a study abroad year):

    Fletcher Goss‑Knight

    For the degree of Law with Politics:

    James Allen

    Mason Balnaves

    Ruby Dineen

    Beverley Gamor

    Nael Junejo

    Abigail Kemp

    Hani Safeeya Binti Mohammad Seffry

    Christopher Moros

    Grace Mucina

    Peter Row

    For the degree of Law with Spanish:

    Matisse Gordon‑Johnson

    Ifza Hamied

    Terri‑Leigh Maslen

    Natalia Mclelland

    For the degree of Law with Spanish (with a study abroad year):

    Alyssa Lynch

    For the degree of Master of Arts in Law:

    Millicent Ann Gerstle [Prize: Best Overall Performance on the MA]

    Finlay Mcewan

    Alexander Norwood

    For the degree of Master of Laws in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice:

    Faisal Hassan A. Alshahrani

    Madeleine Sambou

    For the degree of International Human Rights Law:

    Bilan Mohamed Hirsi

    For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:

    Abrar Redha J. Alrehaili [Thesis: Analysing the Influence of UNCAC and G20 Membership on Anti‑Corruption Measures in Saudi Arabia’s Public Procurement Reforms (2006–2022)]

    Vacant seat

    The Head of School returns to her seat.

    The Chancellor stands and says:

    "Will all graduands please stand."

    The Chancellor says:

    "By the authority vested in me as Chancellor of the University of Sussex, I admit you to the degrees for which you have been presented."

    The Chancellor says:

    "Please be seated."

    The Chancellor says a few closing words.

    The Chancellor says:

    "I declare this ceremony closed."

    Trumpet Fanfare plays.

    The academic procession stands and leaves the stage, walking up the central aisle and out of the auditorium.

    Graduands and guests follow as directed by the ushers.

Download the Ceremony 3 video [MP4 3.2GB]

Ceremony 4 at 1.30pm

    • Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities
      • Art History
      • Drama
      • History including American Studies
      • Music
      • Philosophy

 

  • Video transcript

    Trumpet fanfare plays.

    The Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and says:

    "I declare open this University of Sussex graduation ceremony."

    He says a few words of welcome, after which he says:

    "I call upon the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, to address the congregation."

    He sits.

    The Vice-Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and delivers her speech.

    The Vice-Chancellor says:

    "I call upon the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities, Professor Cornel Sandvoss"

    The Executive Dean goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in American Studies:"

    Skye Dawson

    Ivy Gavin (American Studies Prize for highest ranking student)

    Cameron George (Rupert Wilkinson Award)

    Ruby Hamlyn

    Sean McCord (Rupert Wilkinson Award)

    Jacob O'Flynn

    Liberty Reason

    Evie Richardson

    "For American Studies and English:"

    Ella Breton

    Hana Peltier

    "For American Studies and Film Studies:"

    Finlay Castell

    Saffron Leggatt

    Noah Plesniak

    Laurence Woodford

    "For American Studies and History:"

    Nell Godwin

    William Hunt

    Vacant seat

    Daisy Natt

    Amy Scoble

    Freya Sherlock

    Isabella Taylor

    "For American Studies and Politics:"

    Maymie Alford

    Ava Beverton

    William Bullen

    George Carrington-Johnson

    Charlie Fletcher

    Erin Hope

    Robert Ivackovic

    Michael Kwawu

    Holly Mann

    Charlie Martin

    Evie Panvalkar

    Alexander Robertson

    Amelia Spicer

    "For Art History:"

    Lia Elisabeth Barker

    Amni Yazmeen Binti Ahmad Yari

    Esme Boardman Hoare (Maurice Howard Prize)

    Christopher Darbahani

    Ailish Donovan

    Amilia Duras

    Francisco Encarnacao Pereira

    Amelie Featherstone

    Abigail Joshua Yip

    Amy Lehane

    Mia Murnan

    Mira Natalwala

    Menna Owen

    Zoe Pemble

    Ellie Puddifoot

    Millie Reina

    Mima Semple

    Anona Sullivan

    Ella Taylor

    Catherine Verity (Art History Prize)

    Hannah Walsiyen

    Agnes Williams

    "For Art History (with a study abroad year):"

    Imogen Plumb

    "For Art History and Film Studies:"

    Jemima Biser

    Pluto Williams

    "For Drama and English:"

    Esme Chadwick (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Community Prize)

    Madeline Harrington-Poole

    Lucy Jolly

    Nathan McClure

    Maya Qureshi

    Cerys Skinner

    Rosie Woodgate

    "For Drama and English (with a study abroad year):"

    Evangeline Reilly

    "For Drama and Film Studies:"

    Amy Guthrie-Poole (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Prize for best practical performance research project)

    Abigail McDonald

    Morgan Owen

    "For Drama, Theatre and Performance:"

    Ronni Arrowsmith (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Community Prize)

    Poppy Dyball (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Community Prize)

    Elena Efstathiou

    Isabella Fernandes

    Alice Groves (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Prize for Highest Ranked Student)

    Katy Horton

    Isabelle Knights

    Aleks Velkov (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Prize for best dissertation)

    Charlotte Walker

    Laura Wells (Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Prize for best practical performance research project)

    Lucy Westlake

    "For Economic History:"

    Paul Bennett

    "For English and Art History:"

    Tabitha Ashton-Prevett

    Emma Cruickshank

    Jasmine Donaldson

    Robert Gregson

    Freya Jones

    Lucy Robinson

    Lydia Sealey

    Finlay Torres Lyons

    Evelyn Willis

    "For English and Art History (with a study abroad year):"

    Meg Forshaw

    Holly Tarr

    "For History:"

    Leah Anderson

    Lewis Anderson

    Bailey Astbury

    Jude Atherton

    Ethan Bradstock-Tighe

    Naia Brookes

    Max Cleveland

    Max Cordery

    Daniel Cunningham

    Megan Dobbins

    Dylan Edge

    James Edwards

    Marnix Fouchard

    Tom Francis

    Madeleine Garrett

    Elliot Goode

    Ellie Grant

    Joshua Green

    Sophie Hall

    Dom Hancock

    Ivo Hill Blaske

    Alexander Huntley

    Rose Hutchinson

    Sophie Knowles

    Darcie Lawrence

    Rachel Logue

    Isabel Macdonald

    Julia Maciuszek

    Macy McIntyre

    Harrison Michael

    Callum Nazer

    Alex Norlund

    Bobby Ray

    Kristian Roberts

    Asa Romans

    Reginald Rosser

    Edward Stacey

    Oliver Standen McDougal

    Emily Sutcliffe

    Jake Sweetland

    Scarlett Vavasour

    Sienna Walton

    David Wheeler

    Darcey Williams

    Ellie Williamson

    After the final graduand has crossed the platform, the Executive Dean will then say:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the first part of the presentation of graduands from the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities."

    The Chancellor bows his head to the Executive Dean in acknowledgement and sit down.

    The Executive Dean will sit down.

    CONFERMENT OF AN HONORARY DEGREE AND ADDRESS TO THE CONGREGATION

    Dr Maria Balshaw CBE

    The Vice-Chancellor will stand and say:

    "I call upon Professor Meaghan Clarke to present Dr Maria Balshaw."

    The Vice-Chancellor sits down.

    Professor Clarke goes to Dr Balshaw’s seat. She bows to Dr Balshaw, who stands. Both move to the centre of the platform and bow to the Chancellor. Professor Clarke moves to the lectern on the Chancellor’s right side, and Dr Balshaw stands facing the audience on the Chancellor’s right, on the white cross on the stage.

    Professor Clarke delivers her oration, concluding as follows:

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa, Dr Maria Balshaw."

    The Chancellor then stands, and Dr Balshaw stands in front of him. The Chancellor shakes her right hand and says:

    "By the authority of the Senate of the University, I confer on you the degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa."

    Dr Balshaw bows to the Chancellor, who sits down. Dr Balshaw then shakes hands with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, who hands the degree scroll to Dr Balshaw.

    At an appropriate moment during the applause, Professor Clarke returns to her seat and sits down.

    Dr Balshaw moves to the lectern on the Chancellor's right side. She delivers her address, commencing:

    "Chancellor..."

    After her address, Dr Balshaw returns to her seat, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    The Vice-Chancellor stands and says:

    "I call upon the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities, Professor Cornel Sandvoss"

    The Executive Dean of the Faculty goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform (facing the audience), bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in History (with a study abroad year):"

    Morven Jamieson (Maurice Hutt Prize)

    "For History and International Relations:"

    Abigail Carthy

    Eleanor Critten

    Ramona Giles

    Carman Jackson

    Jude Rosser

    George Scott

    Tomos Williams (Rose History Prize)

    Isabelle Wornell

    "For History and International Relations (with a study abroad year):"

    Joshua George

    "For History and Philosophy:"

    Matthew Baston

    Emilia Fairbrass

    Luca Hill

    "For Music:"

    Jake Cockett

    Taylor Desai

    Andrew Fitt

    Ed Hanson

    Daniel Jacoby Cohen (Music Prize for Outstanding Achievement)

    Zhuolong Jia

    Ben Macpherson

    Shreya Sriee Malligeswaran

    Natasha O'Flynn (Gazelle Twin Scholarship and Highest Ranked Student)

    Cass Westwood Flood

    "For Music Technology:"

    Basmala Aissat

    Ruben Bernard

    Archie Chapman (David Osmond Smith Music Prize)

    Jamie Clay

    Jamie Cresswell (David Osmond Smith Music Prize)

    Stanley English

    Tayler Harvey-Gibson

    Anna King (Highest Ranked Student)

    Oliver Mooney

    Miles Murray

    Jasmine Slater (David Osmond Smith Music Prize)

    Kaitlin Smith

    Lawrence Smith

    Gabriel Tramontana

    "For Philosophy:"

    Esme Anderson

    Eva Booth

    Jiaer Chen (Philosophy Prize for best dissertation)

    Harvey Collins (Philosophy Achievement Prize)

    Athena Cooper

    Frederick Fairley

    James Furness

    Freddie Guest

    Gabriel Hamston Clark

    Louis Harvey (Philosophy Prize for best dissertation)

    Star Kelly-Morrow

    Scarlett McPartland

    Tobias Mullen

    Caitlin O'Brien

    Oscar O'Gilvie

    Iola Perry

    Theo Reid-Cain

    Isaac Simpson

    Pamela Studzinska

    Molly Whitton

    Francesca Wight

    "For Philosophy (with a study abroad year):"

    Cecilia Bligaard

    Alex Williams

    "For Philosophy and English:"

    Megan Bigsby

    Lilly Cattini Collins (Department of English Prize for outstanding dissertations)

    Arlo Poulson

    "For Philosophy and Sociology:"

    Erin Arthur

    Alexander Bennett

    Millie Davey-Chandler

    Elizabeth Groombridge

    Lauryn Hill

    Maria Landon

    "For Philosophy and Sociology (with a study abroad year):"

    Finn Mcalone

    "For Philosophy, Politics and Economics:"

    Ali Acar (Philosophy Prize for Highest Ranked Student)

    Nyx Atkins

    Silvio Castellini

    Mehmet Doldur

    Sacha Jary

    Aidan Kaufman

    Tchengiz Kermanshahchi

    Isaac Long

    Mathilda McManus

    Hannah Nahami

    Ayesha Robinson Hewitt

    Blake Wood (Philosophy Prize for Highest Ranked Student)

    "For the degree of Master of Arts in Social and Political Thought:"

    Yahia Salem Cherif (Already received certificate)

    "Chancellor, I will now present to you for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:"

    Lucia Affaticati

    Chiamaka Cynthia Igboayaka

    Afshin Khaef

    Tess Nowell

    Wael Yahya A Otayf

    Timothy Pallot

    Michael Rayner

    Harry Salisbury

    After all the graduands have crossed the platform, the Executive Dean says:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the list of graduands from the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities."

    The Chancellor bows his head to the Executive Dean in acknowledgement and sits.

    The Executive Dean and the Vice-Chancellor sit.

    The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kate O’Riordan, goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    The PVC says:

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Master of Laws in International Human Rights Law in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology:"

    Bilan Mohamed Hirsi

    "For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Music:"

    Zhuolong Jia

    "For Philosophy:"

    Jiaer Chen (Philosophy Prize for best dissertation)

    The Chancellor stands.

    As the PVC reads the names, the Chancellor remains standing.

    After each name is read, the graduand crosses the platform, shakes hands with the Chancellor, and bows. They then leave the platform, return to their place and sit.

    After all the graduands have been presented, the PVC says:

    "Chancellor, you have now met all the graduands at this ceremony and the moment has come for the formal conferral of degrees of the University of Sussex.

    I therefore ask you to confer degrees on those presented to you and to the other graduands who have indicated their wish to graduate in absentia at this ceremony."

    The Chancellor says:

    "So, this is the big moment

    Graduands, can you please stand again.

    And colleagues behind me, can you also please stand."

    [Wait for all to stand]

    "By the powers invested in me by the Senate of the University of Sussex, I confer degrees on all those referred to by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

    Congratulations, you are now graduates of the University of Sussex!"

    The PVC sits, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    The Chancellor goes to the lectern and says a few words of farewell, concluding with:

    "I now declare this ceremony closed. Please remain seated whilst the procession leaves the stage."

    The Mace Bearer returns to the stage, collects the mace and bows to the Chancellor.

    The Chancellor stands and follows the Mace Bearer off stage.

    The other members of the procession leave the stage in reverse order:

    The Chancellor’s procession

    The Academic Procession

    The Professional Services Procession

    Once the procession has fully exited, ushers direct the congregation when to leave.

Download the Ceremony 4 video [MP4 4.1GB]

Ceremony 5 at 4.30pm

    • Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities
      • Cultural Studies and Journalism
      • Creative and Critical Practices
      • Department of Languages
      • English Literature including Liberal Arts
      • English Language and Linguistics
      • Film Studies
      • Media

 

  • Video transcript

    Trumpet fanfare plays.

    The Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and says:

    "I declare open this University of Sussex graduation ceremony."

    He says a few words of welcome, after which he says:

    "I call upon the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, to address the congregation."

    He sits.

    The Vice-Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and delivers her speech.

    The Vice-Chancellor says:

    "I call upon the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities, Professor Cornel Sandvoss"

    The Executive Dean goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing:"

    Alex Allen

    Matilda Barrowman

    Rebecca Ponsford

    Lauren Ralph Beales

    Ren Slade

    Teddie Thompson

    "For Digital Media and Culture:"

    Katia Ahmed Al Ramahi

    Helya Amooei

    Arden Bugaoisan Anthony

    Kate Basco

    Robert Cossey

    Vacant seat

    Lilli Heron

    Syed Rayed Jafri

    Carly Killeen

    Samantha Orquiola

    Katie Revell

    Mercygrace Samuyiwa

    Rohan Shah

    Sophie Yeates

    Evelina Zhytomirska

    "For Digital Media and Culture (with a study abroad year):"

    Charlotte Brandon

    "For English:"

    Ellie Anderson

    Emily Niamh Bascombe

    Emilija Bergelyte

    Sofia Berios

    Leah Bond

    Christopher Chetwood

    Caitlin Cleary

    Tallulah Coates

    Sam Dale

    Kate Davis

    Laila Dominic

    Kitty Edmondson

    Esme Farrant

    Emily Gilbert

    Kate Gullen

    Iman Hassan

    Livia Herbert

    James Hews

    Isabel Highmoor

    Luke Hurst

    Caitlin Kavanagh

    Olivia Kelly

    Aneta Kolodziej

    Alice Levy-Rabstein

    Constance McIntosh

    Anna Murphy

    Mia Mushtaq Thurnhill

    Oliver Nicol

    Eva Noble

    Vera Palacio

    Leah-Louisa Peace

    Florrie Petit

    Amelia Phillips

    Ava Pinches

    Molly Raymond

    Florence Rogers

    Sophie Rosenzweig

    Lydia Rosevere

    Zerda Sar

    Miranda Sheard

    Talon Alexander Shuffler

    Oliver Tonkin

    Alex Wellband

    Scarlett Wesolowski

    "For English (with a study abroad year):"

    Natasha Burch

    Natasha Connolly

    Quincy Coulter Young

    Eve Davis

    Hannah Hickman

    Freya McLaughlin

    Eleanor Seymour

    "For English and Creative Writing:"

    Jamie Birmingham

    Molly Brown

    Emily-Rose Chantrill-Cheyette

    Lucy Eland

    Jodie Fullerton

    Asa Goodman

    Ruby Imade

    Olivia Jackson

    Sadie McPherson

    Grace Saunders

    Hannah Simmonds

    Alex Ward

    Timothy Woodbridge

    "For English and Film Studies:"

    Olivia Ardiff

    Anna Babanini

    Beatrice Campbell

    Evie Daws

    Kelvin Giwa

    Louis Hawkes

    Ruby-Jean Kerr

    Isabella Mecca

    James Scott

    "For English and History:"

    Isobel Dowler

    Davina Kaler

    Ruby Stacey

    "For English and History (with a study abroad year):"

    Lily Goodman

    "For English and Media Studies:"

    Ethan Carrick-Davies

    Amelia Cobbett

    Jed Fletcher

    Bethany Foster

    Elliot Garrard

    Ella Gatehouse

    Tilly-Anne Humphrey

    Emma Morrison

    Lily Mytom

    Delphina Schwartz

    Zi-Wei Yang

    "For English and Media Studies (with a study abroad year):"

    Leila Abbott

    "For English Language and Linguistics:"

    Alice Feltham

    Amelie Houghton-Bell

    Ruby Jarvis

    Phoebe Knight

    Anna Pakes

    Zara Williams

    "For English Language and Linguistics (with TESOL):"

    Amelia Hines

    Emily Holland

    "For English Language and Literature:"

    Daniel Maraviglia

    Salma Nour

    Max O'Donovan

    Cass Purssell

    "For Film Studies:"

    Dillon Bottoni

    Ceyda Bulut

    Benjamin Burtenshaw

    Anya Commons

    Grace Courtenay

    Thomas Day

    Cara Denham

    Jemima Draper

    Rebecca Fletcher

    Jamie Gilbert

    Amelie Griffiths

    Kinga Lesniewska

    Fiona Muncaster

    Emily O'Brien

    Mai Uehara

    Daisy Vickery

    Charlotte Watson

    "For Film Studies (with a study abroad year):"

    Georgia Hunt

    The Executive Dean says:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the first part of the presentation of graduands from the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities."

    The Chancellor bows his head to the Executive Dean in acknowledgement and sits.

    The Executive Dean sits.

    Adam Sisman

    The Vice-Chancellor stands and says:

    "I call upon the Professor of Political Journalism, Ivor Gaber, to present Adam Sisman."

    The Vice-Chancellor sits.

    Professor Gaber goes to Adam Sisman’s seat. He bows to Mr Sisman, who stands. Both move to the centre of the platform and bow to the Chancellor. Professor Gaber moves to the lectern on the Chancellor’s right side, and Mr Sisman stands facing the audience on the Chancellor’s right, on the white cross on the stage.

    Professor Gaber delivers his oration, concluding:

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Doctor of the University (Literature), honoris causa, Adam Sisman."

    The Chancellor stands, and Mr Sisman stands in front of him. The Chancellor shakes his right hand and says:

    "By the authority of the Senate of the University, I confer on you the degree of Doctor of the University (Literature), honoris causa."

    Mr Sisman bows to the Chancellor, who sits. Mr Sisman then shakes hands with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, who hands the degree scroll to him.

    During the applause, Professor Gaber returns to her seat and sits.

    Mr Sisman moves to the lectern on the Chancellor’s right side. He delivers his address, commencing:

    "Chancellor..."

    After his address, Mr Sisman returns to his seat, bowing to the Chancellor as he passes in front of him.

    The Vice-Chancellor stands and says:

    "I call upon the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities, Professor Cornel Sandvoss"

    The Executive Dean goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking:"

    Kyra Ali

    Csenge Angyal

    Emma Berry

    Isobel Cartlidge

    Lukasz Cooper

    Emily Crabbe

    Mason Dilnott

    Rohan Dodd

    Bethan Evans

    Ololade Faponle-Odutayo

    Charlotte Farrell-Poulton

    Isabelle Garforth

    Grace Georgiou

    Grace Olivia Huchison

    Han Kim

    Annabel Lepore

    Asha Loon

    Cairo Matthews

    Joseph Nyagah

    Danielle O'Tola

    Adele Perrin

    Hannah Rose

    Amelie Seddon

    Thomas Spencer

    Charlie Van Den Branden

    Lucas Waugh

    Yang Yanjun

    "For Filmmaking (with a study abroad year):"

    Freddie Hornsey

    Hana Kamran

    Jack Mason

    "For Liberal Arts:"

    Blu Hanna Baker

    Jenna Barrable

    Theo Kelly

    Joshua Mason

    Aliki Michaelidou

    Tabitha Morevan

    Natalie Watford

    "For Media and Communications:"

    Lamita Badran

    Lola-Belle Carey

    Kai Long Chan

    Jiayuan Chen

    Christie Cheung

    Eleanor Davey

    Sade Espendiller e Souza

    Ruby Forbes

    Jessica Garratt

    Clark Greenwood

    Kayla Hanna

    Matthew Iveson

    Hannah Jackson

    Nikolett Kocsis

    Michaela Lamb

    Yuejia Li

    Hiu Ching Man

    Connor Maybery-Mchaffie

    Isabelle Mitchell

    Matthew Morris

    Viren Ravin Parwani

    Ella Pateman

    Daisy Pountain

    Yuxuan Qing

    Maddie Ryan

    Raania Kaiser Waheed

    Madison Williamson

    Po Wong

    Hiu Ching Yip

    "For Media and Communications (with a professional placement year):"

    Jemimah Kayode

    Samara McFarlane

    "For Media and Communications (with a study abroad year):"

    Olivia Barnard

    Hannah Chen

    Noah St Cyr

    "For Media and Journalism:"

    Noa Alimo

    Cleo Badrock

    Dominic Batchelor

    Daniel Ezimah

    Ruby Foley

    Jun Hu

    Milly Jones

    Phoebe Paine

    Huilin Piao

    Jake Stothard

    Sun August

    Gemma Wilson

    Isis Wilson

    Xinjie Wu

    "For Media Production:"

    Stan Brown

    Kin Lok Chan

    Nonny Corbett

    Natalie Davies

    Reece Dawson

    Liyao Ding

    Teonie Drummonds

    Joseph Evans

    Frederick Forber

    Prisha Haresh Hingorani

    Ming Hei Adrian Ho

    Olivia Jephson

    Peiwen Jia

    Yutong Jiang

    Akbar Khan

    Chin To Kwok

    Vacant seat

    Zhiyuan Liu

    Max McCabe

    Louis Miles

    Hana-Sky Morishita Nicholas

    Mylo Aleha Nicholls

    Eman Owais

    Arabella Pinney

    Kitty Prince

    Cicely Robinson

    Oliver Skippings

    Chenjingyi Wang

    Hin Yeung Wong

    Cici Xu

    Vacant seat

    "For Media Production (with a professional placement year):"

    Chau Giang Nguyen Thi

    "For the degree of Master of Arts in Digital Media:"

    Julide Es

    "For Film Studies:"

    Niamh Kelly

    "For Gender and Media:"

    Alannah Van Engeland

    "For Journalism and Media Studies:"

    Lethiwe Mdluli

    "For Media and Cultural Studies:"

    Yewande Oluwakemisola Ifarinde

    Alara Nazli Yilmaz

    "For Media Practice for Development and Social Change:"

    Hestin Kezia Octalina Klaas

    "For Media, Ethics and Social Change:"

    Obada Jarbi

    Anna Kiss

    Madeleine Jade Patten

    "For Sexual Dissidence:"

    Georgia Bennetts

    Katie Marshall

    "Chancellor, I now present to you for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:"

    Eman Salem A Alatawi

    Asma Ahmad Asiri

    Seval Erkul

    Li Xiaozhou

    Ha Nuei Min

    Mariangela Paone

    Mitchel Pass

    Alison Ramsey

    Ellie Turner-Kilburn

    Ecem Yucel

    Jack Zeniewski

    After all the graduands have crossed the platform, the Executive Dean says:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the list of graduands from the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities."

    The Chancellor bows his head to the presenter in acknowledgement and sits.

    The Executive Dean and the Vice-Chancellor sit.

    The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kate O’Riordan, goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    The PVC says:

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Economics in the University of Sussex Business School:"

    Jack Friesner

    "For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking:"

    Ololade Faponle-Odutayo

    The Chancellor stands.

    The Chancellor stands.

    As the PVC reads the names, the Chancellor remains standing.

    After each name is read, the graduand crosses the platform, shakes hands with the Chancellor, and bows. They then leave the platform, return to their place and sit.

    After all the graduands have been presented, the PVC says:

    "Chancellor, you have now met all the graduands at this ceremony and the moment has come for the formal conferral of degrees of the University of Sussex.

    I therefore ask you to confer degrees on those presented to you and to the other graduands who have indicated their wish to graduate in absentia at this ceremony."

    The Chancellor says:

    "So, this is the big moment

    Graduands, can you please stand again.

    And colleagues behind me, can you also please stand."

    [Wait for all to stand]

    "By the powers invested in me by the Senate of the University of Sussex, I confer degrees on all those referred to by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

    Congratulations, you are now graduates of the University of Sussex!"

    The PVC sits, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    The Chancellor goes to the lectern and says a few words of farewell, concluding with:

    "I now declare this ceremony closed. Please remain seated whilst the procession leaves the stage."

    The Mace Bearer returns to the stage, collects the mace and bows to the Chancellor.

    The Chancellor stands and follows the Mace Bearer off stage.

    The other members of the procession leave the stage in reverse order:

    The Chancellor’s procession

    The Academic Procession

    The Professional Services Procession

    Once the procession has fully exited, ushers direct the congregation when to leave.

Download the Ceremony 5 video [MP4 4.3GB]

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Ceremony 6 at 10am

    • University of Sussex Business School
      • SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit)
      • Department of Strategy and Marketing

 

  • Video transcript

    Trumpet fanfare plays.

    The Chancellor stands, goes to the lectern and says:

    "I declare open this University of Sussex graduation ceremony."

    He says a few words of welcome, after which he says:

    "I call upon the Provost, Professor Michael Luck, to address the congregation."

    He sits.

    The Provost stands, goes to the lectern and delivers his speech.

    The Provost says:

    "I call upon the Associate Dean for Education and Students in the University of Sussex Business School, Dr Rashaad Shabab."

    The Associate Dean goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as he reaches the lectern.

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Science in International Business:"

    Abdul Ahad

    Zain Mohammad Rafiq Al-Shaikh Ali

    Bora Biterge

    Giulia Boulos Gergis

    Felipe Brito

    Selin Caglayan

    Giovanna Capasso

    Casper Clark

    Tehya Dempster

    Mohamed Elnggar

    Marina Farag

    Jevantae Freckleton

    Dilpreet Kaur Grewal

    Louis Hardcastle

    Hamza Mohamed Salaheldin Hassanein

    Ezra Hill

    Tassilo Issa

    Yazdan Ameer Kazmi

    Josha Kowlessur

    Mason James Leach

    Muhammad Hamzah Leghari

    Matthew Llong

    Nassima Magbour

    Toby Mann

    Areg Matikyan

    Tabassum Jubaida Namira

    Nabeel Samer Nabeel Naser

    Athaya Kenzie Nugroho

    Queen Religioso

    Ana Beatriz Salles Salomao

    Gemma Smith

    Charlie Soar-Wyatt

    Shehryar Hussain Shah Syed

    Muhammad Mustafa Adnan Tabani

    Osman Emre Tez

    Madeline Unsworth-Rojas

    Liam Watfeh

    Yuqi Zou

    "For International Business (with a professional placement year):"

    Hriday Agarwal

    Thomas Da Graça Barlow

    Chauni Cameron

    Poppy Cowan

    Bruno D'Orta

    Thomas Kenny

    Olivia Misquitta

    Daniel Newbold

    Oliver Parnis England

    Luca Steer

    "For International Business (with a study abroad year):"

    Maliq Cranwell

    Benjamin Devlin

    Mikaeel Kahoul

    Lila Keene

    Ananya Shetty

    "For Marketing and Management:"

    Aymen Abdalla

    Jerusalem Abebe

    Miral Abu El Hija

    Mai Akiyama

    Yusur Al-Naseri

    Abdulmajeed Alammari

    Ahmed Algahdari

    Noah Ali Shah

    Yousaf Ali

    Remas B M A Alotaibi

    Moad Amar

    Isabella Anderson

    Abdelrahman Osama Abdellah Awad

    Abdullah Awais

    Priscilla Bailey

    Daniel Baker

    Cameron Barker

    Mae Birdsall

    Sebastien Byrom

    Alisa Cakoni

    Amy Coleman

    Zara Currie

    Layth A H Dahadha

    Diora David

    Charlotte Davidson

    Denis Djemal

    Jamie Dunn

    Kebina Dura

    Walid Khalid Durra

    Annah Dyett-Meade

    Goodness Egede

    Abdelrahman Moetaz Nasreldin Fathalla

    Lerkai Fearon-Bennett

    Stanley Ferszt

    Syafira Amalia Firdausy

    Ryan Forozan

    Mia Frape

    Charlotte Gibbons

    Maia Goalen

    Millie Greensted

    Asmae Harrak

    Noah Hinkson

    Zoheb Hussain

    Victoria Hyland

    Libby Johnson

    Alexis Jones

    Asma Katun

    Abdullah Khurram

    Dareks Knospe

    Anastasia Kushnareva

    Veronika Kuznetsova

    Chuang Li

    Jie Liao

    Tianchen Luo

    Louis Luong

    Finlay McCabe

    Gabrielle McCarthy

    Esha Miah

    Auguste Mockute

    Eltigani Haitham Eltigani Mohamed

    Nailah Morgan-Jones

    Tomoya Nihei

    Princelynne Noka Mapuku

    Brooklyn Oduro

    Sidharth Karthik Rajaratnam

    Hussain Raza

    Kamil Raza

    Madalena Ribeiro Dos Santos

    Lily Robinson-Green

    Lily Rose

    Eryn Russell

    Suzuka Saito

    David Nabil Yousif Salama

    Morolake Salami

    Lily Scheib

    Jia Su

    Ahmed Suliman

    Isabelle Thomeret

    Abbie Thompson

    Lama Alaaeldin Abdelaziz Torky

    Minelle Van Heusden-Mirza

    Erin Voller

    William Wallis

    Ziyang Wang

    Michelle Wern

    Ghalia Zureikat

    "For Marketing and Management (with a professional placement year):"

    Sakina Asad

    Louis Bader

    Alfie Ballard

    Morgan Conington

    Catherine Cook

    Lydia Edmonds

    Samuel Ellyatt

    Grace Ewing

    Amelia Hayter

    Elena Khamitova

    Anniel Nkwantabisa

    "For Marketing and Management (with a study abroad year):"

    Remy Bantick

    "For Marketing and Management with Psychology:"

    Becca Abbott

    Sophie Ackerman

    Zaina Kamal M Al Yahya

    Sai Battalapally

    Sarah Bokor-Ingram

    Leea Bragaru

    Nathan Brown

    Bui Trong Minh Viet

    Yousef Bushnaq

    Halima Choudhry

    Louisa Clare

    Evie Cuthbert

    Jess Davis

    Elena De Pellegrino Farrugia

    Omnia El Bawab

    Katherine Graves

    Nathania Hidayat

    Libby Howells

    Hazem Mohamed G A Raafat Ibrahim

    Alex Kent

    Prisha Kunda

    Chelsy Lamptey

    Lola McCormick

    Yousef Menyawi

    Gergo Molnar

    Elia Moss

    Bethel Mukunga

    Alexandra Orr

    Ozden Nila Ozsahin

    Marta Parkinson

    Anna Pavlova

    Skye Phillips

    Dev Puduppully Ajeesh

    Arun Ram Kissun

    Owen Reed

    Rosie Russell

    Zachary Ryan-Hosier

    Zara Scanlon

    Joseph Swarbrick

    Rose Taylor

    Nicolae Vasilica

    Natasha Kay Vincent

    Jasviena Vishnukanthan

    Gwyneth Whitehouse

    Heidi Wraige

    Grace Wright

    Oliver Wright

    Raymond Zhuo

    Polina Zograf

    "For Marketing and Management with Psychology (with a professional placement year):"

    Dylan Baker

    Shiraz Fanibanda

    Anna Hartley

    Alissa Levi Finz

    Ana Pirenack Marrs

    "For Marketing and Management with Psychology (with a study abroad year):"

    Sofia Augsburger-Salmen

    Jago West

    "For the degree of Master of Science in Energy Policy:"

    Kruthika Anastasia Bala

    Vacant seat

    Norbert Otieno

    Cristina Ullastre Zaragoza

    "For Entrepreneurship and Innovation:"

    Eslam Khalil Ahmed Mahmoud Ghazaly

    "For Global Supply Chain Management:"

    Zaina Bani-Issa

    Lauren Brockwell

    Azahara Corroto Mantas

    Jana Koch

    Padmaja Bhimsen Kulkarni

    Michael Otukwu

    Stella Prawito

    Swati Tiwari

    "For International Management:"

    Sahil Rajesh Athawale

    "For International Marketing:"

    Andreea Brailasu-Popa

    Jan Morissette Pante Gernale

    Natalya Jefferies

    Penelope Lerato Legoabe

    Anastasia Melet

    Mohammed Mousseda

    Suzannah Povey-White

    Selbin Taghizade

    Missa Andreea Vogl

    "For Marketing and Consumer Psychology:"

    Emma Solimeno

    "For Project Management:"

    Ihuoma Kate Ogechi Dike

    Chijioke Ahamefula Emenike

    Samuel Njoroge Mwaura

    Sabina Nwadimkpa Oduaran

    "For Science and Technology Policy:"

    Jacqueline Anowie

    Vacant seat

    "For Strategic Marketing:""

    Mamta Madhukar Kerkar

    "For Sustainable Development:"

    Dina Abdulrazzaq

    Pramila Acharya Rijal

    Vacant seat

    Latifa Alali

    Yahia Alkubaisy

    Adewunmi Samiat Ambali

    Alaa Assaf

    Aruna Salieu Bangura

    Sahil Bharmal

    Francesca Boni

    Christian Chin

    Sara Collins

    Stephanie Currie

    Edwin Farquhar

    Katya Fialkova

    Padraig Foreman

    Dariana Garcia Serra

    Nathaniel Edward Gill

    Saniya Giniatullina

    Maria Goetsch

    Magdalena Howitt

    Nana Imai

    Hanan Isleem

    Eka Iswahyuni

    Accalia Khan

    Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen

    Vacant seat

    Lea Lavergne

    Fatima Alejandra Lopez Solana

    Shirley Malespín Bendaña

    Jonathan Martin

    David Mathew

    Alison Mbugua

    Loise Mburu

    Sara Mccown

    Nuria Mshare

    Vacant seat

    Ratu Selema Navoti

    Annika Ottmann

    Somi Park

    Ksenia Portnova

    Danijela Rajkov

    Nadia Santibanez Santibanez

    Naomi Scott

    Yuki Tatsumi

    Ramakatu Abey Tau

    Djamilla Toure

    Miriam Trinker

    Gyulnas Vaklinova

    Anthony Walkington

    Erica Wang

    Daniel Williams

    Bee Ting Yap

    "Chancellor, I now present to you for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:"

    Asli Ates

    Yongyuan Huang

    Nora Ndege

    Marie Ting

    The Associate Dean says:

    "Chancellor, today we honour Vedika Raajkumar Sunder by awarding her a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Management with Psychology. The award is accepted on her behalf by her sister, Aarika."

    After all have been presented, the Associate Dean says:

    "Chancellor, this concludes the list of graduands from the University of Sussex Business School."

    The Chancellor bows his head to the Associate Dean in acknowledgement and sits.

    The Associate Dean and the Provost sit.

    The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Maria Fasli, goes to the lectern on the right-hand side of the platform, bowing to the Chancellor as she passes in front of him.

    The PVC says:

    "Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Bachelor of Science in International Business:"

    Felipe Brito

    Dilpreet Kaur Grewal

    "For International Business (with a study abroad year):"

    Ananya Shetty

    "For Marketing and Management:"

    Hussain Raza

    "For Marketing and Management with Psychology:"

    Yousef Menyawi

    "For the degree of Master of Science in Energy Policy:"

    Cristina Ullastre Zaragoza

    "For Science and Technology Policy:"

    Jacqueline Anowie

    "For Sustainable Development:"

    Daniel Williams

    The Chancellor stands.

    The Chancellor remains standing as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor reads the names.

    After each name is read, the graduand crosses the platform, shakes hands with the Chancellor, bows, and leaves the platform. They return to their seat and sit.

    After all late graduands have crossed the platform, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor says:

    "Chancellor, you have now met all the graduands at this ceremony, including those who have indicated their wish to graduate in absentia."

    The Chancellor says:

    "Graduands, please stand."

    [Wait for all graduands to stand]

    "By the authority of the Senate of the University of Sussex, I formally confer degrees on all those presented to me today.

    Congratulations — you are now graduates of the University of Sussex."

    The Pro-Vice-Chancellor bows to the Chancellor and sits.

    The Chancellor goes to the lectern and gives a short closing address.

    He concludes:

    "I now declare this ceremony closed. Please remain seated while the procession leaves the stage."

    The Mace Bearer enters, collects the mace, and bows to the Chancellor.

    The Chancellor stands and follows the Mace Bearer off stage.

    The remaining members of the platform party leave in reverse order:

    The Chancellor’s Procession

    The Academic Procession

    The Professional Services Procession

    Once the procession has exited, ushers direct the congregation when to leave.

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Ceremony 7 at 1.30pm

  • University of Sussex Business School
    • Department of Accounting and Finance

 

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Ceremony 8 at 4.30pm

  • University of Sussex Business School
    • Department of Economics
    • Department of Management

 

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Thursday 23 July 2026

Ceremony 9 at 10am

    • Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
      • School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
      • School of Psychology
        • Psychology with Business and Management – including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Cognitive Science – including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Criminology- including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Criminal Approaches- including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Economics- including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Education- including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Neuroscience- including YAB & PPY
        • All postgraduate taught and research courses

 

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Ceremony 10 at 1.30pm

    • Fcaulty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
      • School of Psychology
        • Psychology – including YAB & PPY
        • Psychology with Clinical Approaches – including YAB & PPY

 

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Friday 24 July 2026

Ceremony 11 at 10am

  • Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
    • School of Engineering and Informatics

 

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Ceremony 12 at 1.30pm

  • Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
    • School of Life Sciences

 

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