Ceremony dates

Information updated 27 March 2023

Please note:

All arrangements will be subject to the latest UK Government guidance on large scale events and any restrictions that may be in place at the time and you should be aware that they may be subject to cancellation or amendment on short notice due to events outside our control.

Therefore, we recommend that you do not make any non-refundable travel bookings, and for the avoidance of doubt, you are responsible for all bookings you make. If Loughborough University’s graduation ceremonies need to be postponed or relocated, or cannot take place as planned due to circumstances beyond the University’s control, Student Records & Operations will notify all graduands at the earliest possible time and publish notice of the position online.

Summer 2023

The summer ceremonies will be held at the Loughborough campus from Tuesday 18 July 2023 to Friday 21 July 2023 inclusive.  The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday 18 July 2023 

Ceremony 1 - 10.00

  • Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Ceremony 2 - 13.45

  • School of Science

Ceremony 3 - 16.00

  • Loughborough University London
  • School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Wednesday 19 July 2023

Ceremony 1 - 10.00

  • School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Ceremony 2 - 13.45

  • Loughborough Business School (formerly 'School of Business and Economics'):
    • Postgraduate Research programmes
    • Postgraduate Taught programmes
    • All Economics programmes (EC programme codes) 

Ceremony 3 - 16.00

  • Loughborough Business School (formerly 'School of Business and Economics'):
    • Undergraduate Business programmes (BS programme codes)

Thursday 20 July 2023

Ceremony 1 - 10.00

  • School of Design and Creative Arts

Ceremony 2 - 13.45

  • School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences:
    • Postgraduate Research programmes
    • Postgraduate Taught programmes (PS programme codes)
    • Undergraduate Biosciences programmes
    • Undergraduate Psychology programmes

Ceremony 3 - 16.00

  • School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
    • PGCE programmes (ET programme codes)
    • Undergraduate Sport programmes

Friday 21 July 2023

Ceremony 1 - 10.00

  • School of Social Sciences and Humanities:
    • Division of English (HT programme codes)
    • Division of International Relations, Politics and History (PI programme codes)

Ceremony 2 - 13.45

  • School of Social Sciences and Humanities:
    • Division of Communication and Media (CX programme codes)
    • Division of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy (SS programme codes)
    • Division of Geography and Environment (GY programme codes)

Invitations to book a place at the ceremony will be sent via email at the end of April.  If there are two ceremonies for your School and you are unsure which ceremony your programme will be in, this information will be visible when you log into the MyGraduation portal.  


Winter 2023

The winter 2023 ceremonies are provisionally scheduled for Thursday 14 and Friday 15 December 2023 on the Loughborough campus.  Further information will be published in the autumn.