Graduation Ceremonies

Celebrate your graduation and look forward to the future with family and friends at one of our award ceremonies.

Find all the information you need to attend your graduation ceremony and celebratory reception in January 2026.

The timings for the January 2026 winter graduation ceremonies.

Information on key dates and booking tickets for your ceremony.

Where to be and when, and what happens during your ceremony.

Conditions of entry and contingency plans for 2026 graduation ceremonies.

Key information for staff for the January ceremonies.

Key ceremony information for January 2026.

See photos and watch videos of the graduation ceremonies and receptions in July 2025.

Watch the summer graduation ceremonies held at Bath Abbey in July 2025.

View photos of the summer graduation ceremonies held at Bath Abbey in July 2025.

View and download photos taken at the graduation receptions held at the Bath Recreation Ground.

Read the orations given for our honorary graduates awarded degrees in July 2025.

Read Professor Steve Brammer's oration on Sunil Mittal for the honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration in July 2025.

Read Professor Rachid Hourizi's oration on Sheila Flavell for the honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration in July 2025.

Read Elizabeth Haynes' oration on Dr Nicky Kemp for the honorary degree of Master of the University in July 2025.

We create a number of honorary graduates each year in recognition of their outstanding contribution to society or academia.

The names of our honorary graduates and the degrees they were awarded since the foundation of the University in 1966.

Check the dates of future ceremonies.

Confirmed dates and locations for future award ceremonies.