We can't wait to celebrate with you
We're excited to announce confirmed dates for our 2026 Graduation which will be held at our Colchester Campus in Essex, UK.
We will contact all students who may be eligible to attend a ceremony, by email before the end of the spring term, with more information including how to book their place at Graduation.
If you are unsure which graduation you may be eligible to attend or have any questions, please email the Graduation and Awards Team or call 01206 872174
To attend Graduation, it is essential that you pre-book your place before the booking deadline published for each Graduation. Should you wish to bring guests, you must purchase tickets for them via the Graduation Booking System when it opens.
Upcoming Graduations
Graduation 2026 (Colchester, UK)
Monday 13 to Friday 17 July 2026
Students who have had, or are due to have, an award conferred between 18 July 2025 and 2 July 2026 will be eligible for Graduation in 2026, although students must still meet the full eligibility criteria.
Booking for Graduation is essential. Phase one of booking will open during week commencing 23 March 2026 and will close at 4pm on Friday 1 May 2026. Students wishing to attend should confirm their space through the Booking System to secure their place at Graduation, and will be able to book up to two guest tickets during phase one. Graduate and guest tickets cannot be guaranteed after this.
Phase two of bookings will open during week commencing 26 May 2026, at which time any remaining guest tickets will be released and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Booking will close completely at midnight on Thursday 2 July 2026.
A schedule of ceremonies across the week can be found below and is also available here as a PDF.
Please note that the schedule is currently listed by date only, and will be updated with timings for each School and Department toward the end of May 2026.
Schedule of Ceremonies by date only
Monday 13 July 2026
Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- Essex Law School
- Human Rights Centre
- East 15 Acting School
- School of Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Organisational Development
Aegean Omiros College
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- Edge Hotel School
Faculty of Science and Health:
- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Department of Psychology
- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences
- School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Faculty of Science and Health:
- School of Health and Social Care
- School of Life Sciences
Thursday 16 July 2026
Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Department of Government
- Department of Economics
- Institute of Social and Economic Research
- Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
University of Essex Online:
- Kaplan Higher Education UK (Essex) Ltd
Friday 17 July 2026
University of Essex Online:
- Kaplan Higher Education UK (Essex) Ltd
Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Department of Sociology and Criminology
- Essex Business School
- Department of Language and Linguistics
Beaconhouse International College
Graduation 2027 (Colchester, UK)
Monday 19 to Friday 23 July 2027
Dates for our 2027 Graduation have now been confirmed. Ceremonies will be held from Monday 19 to Friday 23 July 2027.
More information will be published in Autumn 2026.
