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Graduation

Book your academic dress

Last updated: 19/03/2024 11:37

Graduates are required to dress smart and wear academic dress on their Graduation Day. Here are details on how to order and collect your academic dress.

The deadline for ordering your academic dress is 12:00 on Tuesday 18 June 2024.

How to order your academic dress

Marston Events are our academic dress partners for Graduation.*

Measurements

When ordering you will need the following three measurements:

  1. Height: from the top of your head to the ground. In either metres and centimetres or feet and inches. When measuring your height, do not wear heeled footwear
  2. Hat: the circumference of your head one inch above the eyebrow level and record the measurement in inches or centimetres
  3. Chest: your chest at the widest part around your core.

Academic dress colours

The colours of your gown and hood depend on the degree you have studied and are automatically assigned to you based on your award (as detailed in your first Graduation invitation email in March).

Your gown, hood and hat must be worn throughout your Graduation.

Details of your award

You will also need to provide details of your award:

  • Diploma - Diploma of Higher Education, Graduate Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma
  • Certificate - Certificate of Higher Education, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate in Education
  • Bachelor - BA, BArch, BD, BEd, BEng, BSc, BScEcon, BMedSc, BMid, BMus, BN, BSD, BTh, LLB
  • Extended Bachelor and Integrated Master - BDS, MBBCh, MArch, MChem, MEng, MESci, MMath, MPharm, MPhys
  • Taught Master - LLM, MA, MBA, MClinDent, MEd, MEP, MMus, MPA, MPH, MSc, MScD, MScEcon, MTh
  • Research Master - MPhil, MRes, MScD by Research
  • Doctorate - PhD, DAHP, DClinPsy, DDS, DEdPsy, DHS, DNurs, DNursSci, DSW, EdD, EngD, MCh, MD, SPPD
  • Senior Doctorate - DD, DDSc, DLitt, DMus, DSc, DScEcon, LLD.

Hire costs

Hiring costs are available on the Marston Events website, these have not changed since 2023.

Hire costs are:

  • £47.99 for undergraduates
  • £53.99 for postgraduates
  • £53.99 for PhD students.

An additional £10 will need to be paid for your academic uniform on the day.

You can hire your academic dress for an extended period (five days and the return by post) for an additional £30.

Book your academic dress

Collecting and returning your academic dress

Marston Events will be based at the Centre for Student Life (first and second floor) for the collection and return of your academic dress, see the Graduation schedule for collection times.

Gowns must be returned to the Centre for Student Life on the day of your ceremony

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips are used in all items to monitor the supply and return of items.

Graduates are asked to attend gowning alone to help us manage the footfall at the Centre for Student Life. Guests are asked to wait in the festival area in Main Building car park.

Find out more about deferring your Graduation and managing your booking.

Extended hire and purchase options are available if you wish to keep your gown longer.

*Students can use third-party providers if they wish, providing these meet the University’s standards.

Contact us

Contact Marston Events if you have any questions about booking academic dress.