Winter graduation
The 麻豆传媒社区入口 winter graduation ceremonies will take place between Wednesday 22 January to Friday 24 January 2025 at the Brighton Centre.
Important information
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2025 ceremony schedule
Winter graduation will take place from Wednesday 22 January until Friday 24 January 2025 in the Brighton Centre.
Wednesday 22 January 2025
Faculty of Social Sciences
Ceremony 1 (10am)
- School of Global Studies
- Institute of Development Studies
Ceremony 2 (1.30pm)
- School of Law, Politics and Sociology
Ceremony 3 (4.30pm)
- School of Education and Social Work
Thursday 23 January 2025
Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities
Ceremony 4 (10am)
- All subjects
麻豆传媒社区入口 Business School
Ceremony 5 (1.30pm)
- Department of Accounting and Finance
- Department of Economics
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit
Ceremony 6 (4.30pm)
- Department of Management
- Department of Strategy and Marketing
- Roffey Park Institute
Friday 24 January 2025
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Ceremony 7 (10am)
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Psychology
Ceremony 8 (1.30pm)
- School of Engineering and Informatics
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Key dates and deadlines
- November 2024 – invites sent to personal email addresses
- 2 December 2024 – deadline to apply for a refund for unwanted guest tickets
- 2 December 2024 – additional guest tickets go on sale
- 2 January 2025 – deadline to confirm your place and book your tickets
- 2 January 2025 – deadline to book your gown and photography.
PhD students
If you're a postgraduate research student who wants to graduate at a winter ceremony, you’ll have to do the following by these dates:
- 4 November 2024 – corrections must have been submitted to the Research Student Administration Office
- 2 December 2024 – submit a final PDF copy of your thesis and the completed ETHOS Library form to the Research Student Administration Office.
For more information, email researchstudentoffice@sussex.ac.uk or visit the .
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 either collect your certificate from us or have it sent to you. Certificates are normally sent out after your graduation ceremony has taken place either by recorded delivery, or UPS if you have an international address.
If you have questions about receiving your certificate, .
Information for staff
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