Tickets

Find out how to book tickets for an upcoming University of Sussex graduation ceremony.

Four graduates posing indoors with bunting overhead.

Booking tickets for a ceremony

If you have been invited to attend graduation, you automatically get a free graduand ticket to your graduation ceremony when you confirm your attendance. This ticket is only for you.

You’ll be sent an invitation with how to book your place and buy guest tickets.

Initially, there’s a limit. You can buy:

Only students can buy tickets. Parents and guests of a graduand cannot do this themselves. 

Log on to Sussex Direct to book your place and buy any guest tickets. If you've got problems logging into Sussex Direct, you will need to call IT Services on 01273 678090. The phone line will be closed between 1-2pm. 

Cost

If you're graduating your ticket is free. 

Guest ticket prices are:

  • Aged 13 and over: £30
  • Aged 2 to 12: £15

The following guests attend for free:

  • Children under 2: No ticket required, but the child must sit on a parent or carer’s lap.
  • Carers – if you or one of your guests requires a carer ticket, please email graduation@sussex.ac.uk.

We accept the forms of evidence listed below. Documents should be current and, where applicable, dated within the last 12 months.

You can provide:

  • an Attendance Allowance or Carer's Allowance letter of award
  • in the case of visual impairment, a registration card known as the BD8 or a Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI)
  • a recognised Assistance Dog ID Card
  • a Credibility’s Access Card
  • a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award letter
  • a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) award letter
  • an Access Card issued by Nimbus Disability
  • a letter from a medical professional, social worker or support organisation confirming the need for a carer
  • evidence of support provided through a local authority, educational institution, or workplace reasonable adjustments process.

If your documentation is older but remains valid, please contact us to discuss your circumstances.

Please note: Only graduating students can purchase guest tickets. Parents, family members and other guests cannot purchase tickets directly.

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) students

Confirm your attendance by logging into the University of Brighton Student View by entering your University of Brighton student number and password (date of birth DDMMYY). You’ll be prompted to change your password. You’ll then be able to confirm whether or not you will be attending.

Initially, there’s a limit. You can buy:

Getting extra tickets

Although there is an initial limit, you can buy extra tickets for your guests. These are released on a specific date before both summer and winter graduation ceremonies.

You can buy as many tickets as you like, but they are sold on a first-come first-served basis. We will work to ensure all your guests are sat together (unless you tell us otherwise).

When to book your tickets

You can book tickets as soon as you receive an email from us inviting you to your graduation ceremony.

Collecting your tickets/wristbands

A couple of weeks before your ceremony, you will receive a QR code for yourself and your guests to gain entry to the Brighton Centre. If you are not arriving with your guest, it is important that you forward their e-ticket to them as they will not be permitted in the venue without this. On arrival, ticket QR codes will be scanned and wristbands will be issued for access to the venue.

Once inside, please proceed to the registration area to register your arrival and collect your graduand seating ticket and gown.

Cancelling your place and getting a refund

To cancel or defer your place email graduation@sussex.ac.uk. Note that there is a refund deadline before summer and winter graduation ceremonies. 

If you are unable to graduate due to outstanding debt or not successfully completing your course, any guest tickets purchased will be refunded automatically.

Terms and conditions

By confirming your attendance you also agree to our terms and conditions. These cover things such as photography at the event and us filming the ceremony.

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