Summer graduation
The University of Sussex summer graduation ceremonies are due to take place from Monday 21 July until Friday 25 July 2025 at the Brighton Centre.
Important information
Please note: you cannot attend graduation until you have paid any outstanding tuition, accommodation, or other fees to the University. These fees are essential for providing the high-quality teaching, learning, and student support services you have benefited from, including career and entrepreneurial advice available even after you complete your course.
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Ceremony schedule for 2025
Summer graduation will take place from Monday 21 July until Friday 25 July 2025.
Monday 21 July 2025
Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities
Ceremony 1 at 1.30pm
- Cultural Studies and Journalism
- Creative and Critical Practices
- Film Studies
- Media
- Music
Ceremony 2 at 4.30pm
- Art History
- Department of Language Studies
- Drama
- English Language and Linguistics
- English Literature including Liberal Arts
- History including American Studies
- Philosophy
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Faculty of Social Sciences
Ceremony 3 at 10am
- School of Global Studies
- Institute of Development Studies
Ceremony 4 at 1.30pm
- School of Education and Social Work
- School of Law, Politics and Sociology
- Department of Politics
- Department of Sociology and Criminology
Ceremony 5 at 4.30pm
- School of Law, Politics and Sociology
- Department of Law
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Ceremony 6 at 10am
- University of Sussex Business School
- Department of Strategy and Marketing
Ceremony 7 at 1.30pm
- University of Sussex Business School
- Department of Accounting and Finance
Ceremony 8 at 4.30pm
- University of Sussex Business School
- Department of Economics
- SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit)
Thursday 24 July 2025
Ceremony 9 at 10am
- University of Sussex Business School
- Department of Management
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Ceremony 10 at 1.30pm
- School of Life Sciences
Ceremony 11 at 4.30pm
- School of Engineering and Informatics
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Friday 25 July 2025
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Ceremony 12 at 10am
- School of Psychology
- Psychology - including YAB & PPY
- Psychology with Clinical Approaches - including YAB & PPY
Ceremony 13 at 1.30pm
- School of Psychology
- Psychology with Business 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 programmes
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Key dates and deadlines
- Late March 2025 – invites sent to personal and University email addresses
- 25 April 2025 – deadline to apply for a refund for unwanted guest tickets
- From 10am on 29 April 2025 – extra tickets go on sale
- 19 June 2025 – deadline to confirm your place and book your tickets
- 27 June 2025 – deadline to book your gown and photography
PhD students
If you’re a postgraduate research student who wants to graduate at a summer ceremony, you’ll have to do the following by these dates:
- 16 May 2025 – corrections must have been submitted to the Assessment and Exams Office
- 9 June 2025 – submit a final PDF copy of your thesis and the completed ETHOS Library form to the Assessment and Exams Office.
For more information, email PGR-exams@sussex.ac.uk or go to the Sussex Researcher School page about thesis examination.
Attending graduation
Read our information about attendance and eligibility if you need advice about visas, money or any fees that you owe.
Collecting your certificate
If you're attending your ceremony, you will collect your certificate on graduation day, unless you have already received it before the ceremony.
If you choose not to attend your ceremony, you can collect your certificate from the University or have it sent to you. Certificates are normally sent out after your graduation ceremony, either by recorded delivery or UPS if you have an international address.
If you have questions about receiving your certificate, contact the Student Systems and Records Office.
Information for staff
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