London Graduation

The graduation ceremony taking place on the 22nd July 2024 will be held at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS. 

Contact londongraduation@uwtsd.ac.uk immediately. The team will check your record and re-send your invitation if appropriate.

Log into MyTSD and enter your student number and password. Go to ‘Student Graduation’ on the Home screen and follow the instructions.

Public car parks are available at:

• Barbican, 8am — midnight
• London Wall, 24h
• Aldersgate, 24h

Designated disabled parking spaces are located in Aldermanbury, Basinghall, Gresham and Coleman Streets. 4-hour maximum stay Monday to Friday; no limit at weekends.

The Barbican is within walking distance of several tube and train stations and bus routes. You can also walk to the Barbican within 30 minutes from much of central London and explore the city on your way. 

Closer to the date of graduation, you will be issued an arrival time. It is important you arrive at your designated slot so that we can manage crowds. 

You will need to be seated 45 minutes before the ceremony is due to start during which time you will be seated in your allocated seat and briefed by the Chief Marshall.

Should you or any of your guests have a disability / specific access requirements that we need to know about or a hearing impairment, please give details in the relevant section on MyTSD and we will endeavour to meet your needs.

Please make staff aware so that assistance can be provided.

You will be able to collect your guest tickets from the Registration desk when you arrive at the Barbican. Guests’ seats are not allocated and guests are able to sit anywhere in the venue apart from the seats reserved for Graduands, Vice-Chancellor’s guests or wheelchair users. Reserved seating will be clearly marked. Entry to the venue is by ticket only and tickets must be handed to the stewards on the doors. Doors to the auditorium will open approximately 45 minutes before the start of the ceremony. 

An email will be sent a week before the ceremony confirming how many guest tickets you have been allocated for the ceremony.  In the meantime, please do not contact the London campus querying the availability of guest tickets.  All guest tickets will be available for collection on the day of the ceremony from the Registration desk.

Graduands must wear academic dress for their presentation at the congregation. We also require the wearing of relatively formal dress. The hood needs to be securely fastened to either a jacket, shirt or blouse.

At the start of the ceremony, graduates and guests will stand as the academic staff process into the hall. Following a welcome, you will be addressed by the Vice-Chancellor and/or other senior officials of the University.

After a reading of the Proclamation, graduates will be presented to the Vice-Chancellor (or her nominee). Ushers will prompt you to leave your seats and line up to be presented at the appropriate time.  It is important you sit in the correct seat number you have been given and stay in the order you have been seated.

Your name will be read out at which point you will ascend the stage, walk towards the Vice-Chancellor and doff your cap. You will then leave the stage and a member of staff will guide you back to your seat.

The Vice-Chancellor will then ask all students who are to be admitted to stand and she will then formally present you to your award. You should “doff” in response and remain standing to receive the University’s Greetings.

Looking towards the Vice-Chancellor, nod your head slightly and either touch the front peak of your cap or raise it very slightly.

Ceremonies normally last approximately 90 minutes.  Other than for your presentation you are required to remain in your seat for the duration of the ceremony.

The ceremonies will be streamed live here.

You MUST ensure that you have cleared any outstanding academic debts to the University. Please contact the Finance Office immediately to discuss your options.

If you have outstanding academic debts and have not made arrangements with the Finance Office to clear them, you will be excluded from the graduation ceremonies.

As a Graduating student of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, you are automatically part of the Alumni Association. As an Alumni Member, we will keep you informed about University news and developments – it’s a great way for us to keep in touch with each other!

If you need to update your contact details this can be done by completing Update your Details.

Certificates will be posted to students whose awards are confirmed at a Summer Award Board within approximately eight weeks of the graduation ceremonies.

Students whose awards are confirmed at Award Boards held at other times of the year will receive their certificates approximately eight weeks after the Board. You will receive an invitation to celebrate your achievement at a graduation ceremony despite the fact that you may have received your certificate already.

If after this time you should have any query regarding your certificate, please contact Registry.

Certificates will not be released to students who have not made arrangements with the Finance Office to clear outstanding debts.