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Preparation checklist

• Register for graduation - Registration will open in Autumn 2026, you need to let us know you are attending to secure your place in your ceremony.
• Book up to two complementary guest tickets when you register to attend - If you have a child over two, they will need their own ticket and all children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Hire your gown by 13 November - there’s a £10 late fee if you order after this date. Visit our gown hire guide to learn more.
• Organise a visa if you or your guests are travelling from overseas - ensure you register before organising a visa or organising any travel. Learn more about graduation visas.
• Let us know if you or your guests have any access requirements or need additional support - you can let us know any accessibility requirements while registering for Graduation. If you have already registered please contact the graduation team at grad-acd@salford.ac.uk.
• Return any library books/equipment and pay any outstanding debts to the university by 17:00 30 October - you won’t be able to graduate if you have any outstanding debts to the University, which includes books and equipment loaned by the library.

Ceremony schedule

You need to let us know you are attending graduation, before the deadline on 30 October 2026 at 17:00. Graduates can find their allocated ceremony date and time when completing the registration form contained within the invitation. 

Monday 30 November

Ceremony 1 - 10.15, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
Ceremony 2 - 13.30, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
Ceremony 3 - 16.15, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy

Tuesday 1 December

Ceremony 4 - 10.15, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
Ceremony 5 - 13.30, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
Ceremony 6 - 16.15, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy

Wednesday 2 December

Ceremony 7 - 10.15, Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
Ceremony 8 - 13.30, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment
Ceremony 9 - 16.15, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment

Thursday 3 December

Ceremony 10 - 10.15, Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences
Ceremony 11 - 13.30, Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences
Ceremony 12 - 16.15, Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences

Friday 4 October 2026

Ceremony 13 - 10.15, Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences
Ceremony 14 - 13.30, Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences
Ceremony 15 - 16.15, Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences

Live stream

All graduation ceremonies are live streamed on campus for any additional guests who can’t be seated in your ceremony. During winter ceremonies live streaming takes place in Peel Hall, Peel Park Campus and for summer ceremonies live streaming takes place in our MediaCity building. This is free of charge and no booking is required. Once the ceremony closes, live stream guests can re-join you for photos and any further celebrations you may have planned.

Planning your outfit

You might have been planning your outfit since your first lecture, but it’s always worth having a final check to ensure you’re ready to go. Graduation ceremonies are a formal occasion, so dress appropriately (shoes included!). We advise graduates to wear a buttoned shirt or blouse to secure your graduation hood. If your clothes don’t have any buttons to secure the hood, make sure you bring pins with you as they will not be provided. 

If you're graduating in winter remember to bring coats and layers as you will need to walk across campus from check-in to gowning and to the ceremony venue and the weather may be cold or rainy. 

For those of you graduating in our summer ceremonies and planning on wearing a suit, you might not want to wear a suit jacket. Don’t forget that your graduation robes will add an extra layer and might make you too warm – some of our past few summer graduation ceremonies have occurred during heatwaves!

Think about the material you’re wearing and how your hood will be secured so it can’t move. We recommend bringing safety pins to secure your hood, so make sure the material you are wearing is strong enough that a safety pin won’t tear it.

During our ceremonies, graduates do not put their caps on until the end of the ceremony, you will leave your hat on your seat as you cross the stage. So keep in mind while styling your hair, that you will be taking your cap on and off throughout the day.

Anyone considering wearing heels, you have to walk up a set of stairs, across the stage and down another set of stairs – we recommend choosing heels that don’t bring a huge risk of falling over!