What happens during the ceremony?

Graduands will be guided by a marshal towards the stage.

You will be required to hand your card (containing your name, course name and allocated seat number) to a marshal on entry to the stage, who will then pass them to the academic staff member for announcement.

Upon hearing your name, you will walk across the stage, doff your mortarboard to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chair of Governors, and then be directed by a marshal back to your seat.