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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)

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