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 directly via email with information on 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 confirm your place and purchase any guest tickets required via the Graduation Booking System before the booking deadline of Thursday 2 July 2026, when the system will then close. Please note that some ceremonies may reach capacity prior to the booking deadline.
Upcoming Graduations
Graduation 2026 (Colchester, UK)
Monday 13 to Friday 17 July 2026
Students who have an award conferred between 18 July 2025 and 2 July 2026 will be eligible to book for Summer Graduation 2026. All graduands must meet the full eligibility criteria to attend.
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 the 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 4pm on Thursday 2 July 2026.
A schedule of ceremonies across the week, including ceremony times and a full programme list for Schools or Departments which have more than one ceremony, is also available here as a PDF.
Schedule of Ceremonies
Ceremony 1 - Monday 13 July 2026 - 10am
Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- Essex Law School*
- Organisational Development (PG CHEP)
Ceremony 2 - Monday 13 July 2026 - 1pm
Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- Essex Law School* and the Human Rights Centre
- School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Aegean Omiros College
Ceremony 3 - Monday 13 July 2026 - 4pm
Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- East 15 Acting School
Ceremony 4 - Tuesday 14 July 2026 - 10am
Faculty of Science and Health, and Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
- School of Sport, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Science
- Edge Hotel School
Ceremony 5 - Tuesday 14 July 2026 - 1pm
Faculty of Science and Health:
- School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Sciences
- Department of Psychology
Ceremony 6 - Tuesday 14 July 2026 - 4pm
Faculty of Science and Health:
- School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust
Ceremony 7 - Wednesday 15 July 2026 - 10am
Ceremony 8 - Wednesday 15 July 2026 - 1pm
Ceremony 9 - Wednesday 15 July 2026 - 4pm
Faculty of Science and Health:
- School of Health and Social Care*
- School of Life Sciences
Ceremony 10 - Thursday 16 July 2026 - 10am
Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies
- Department of Government
Ceremony 11 - Thursday 16 July 2026 - 1pm
Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Department of Economics
- Institute of Social and Economic Research
- Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Ceremony 12 - Thursday 16 July 2026- 4pm
Ceremony 13 - Friday 17 July 2026 - 10am
University of Essex Online:
- Kaplan Higher Education UK (Essex) Ltd*
Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Department of Sociology and Criminology
Ceremony 14 - Friday 17 July 2026 - 1pm
Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Essex Business School*
Beaconhouse International College
Ceremony 15 - Friday 17 July 2026 - 4pm
Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Essex Business School*
- Department of Language and Linguistics
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.
