Register for graduation
For July-August 2024 graduands only
Invitation email
If you are potentially eligible to graduate in July-August 2024 you should receive an invitation email when registration opens in early May. The invitation is sent to your personal (home) email address as registered at Student Info, unless we have received an updated contact email directly from you.
If you are expecting to graduate but have not received an invitation email, please see Registration troubleshooting for advice in the first instance. If you have any further issues contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk.
If you receive an invitation email but are not expecting to graduate, please contact us as soon as possible.
Register for graduation
If you are expecting to graduate in July-August 2024 and have received an invitation email, you must register.
The registration deadline is 5 pm on Wednesday 15 May 2024.
You should complete the registration form via the link in your invitation email even if you:
- do not wish to attend a ceremony
- do not yet know your result
Please do not share the link in your email with others as it is specific to you. See our Registration troubleshooting advice if you have difficulties registering.
If your form is successfully submitted you will receive an email confirming your registration choices. If you do not receive this email within 24 hours, please contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk.
Your attendance choices will also be displayed if you log back into the form once you have registered. Changes can only be made at this stage by contacting graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk.
If the number of students who register to attend by the registration deadline exceeds the capacity for a ceremony, it may be necessary for some student cohorts to move to an alternative ceremony within the congregation. Where possible we will try to keep this on the same day as the original ceremony.
If you do not register and we do not hear from you during the registration process, you will automatically graduate in your absence and will not then be able to attend a future ceremony for the same degree.
Your options
The form will ask you how you want to graduate. Find out more about your options.
Attend
You can choose to attend your graduation ceremony in this congregation. You will be guaranteed up to two guest tickets and have the opportunity to apply for up to two extra guest tickets. (Extra tickets are not guaranteed).
You will need to hire a gown and hat for your ceremony. On the day you will cross the stage to have your degree conferred.
Your certificate will be posted to your registered home address, after the ceremonies.
Do not attend (Graduate in absentia)
You can choose not to attend a graduation ceremony.
If you choose this option you will graduate in your absence and will not get another chance to attend a future graduation ceremony for this degree.
Your certificate will be posted to your registered home address, after the ceremonies.
Defer your graduation
If you have not already deferred from a previous congregation you can choose to graduate at the next winter congregation (date to be confirmed).
Further information about deferred ceremonies will be available on our website in due course.
You will need to register again when you receive your invitation for your deferred ceremony.
You will receive your certificate at the time of your deferred ceremony, according to the procedure in place for that congregation. You can request an award verification letter as evidence of your award in the meantime.
If you register to defer but have already done so before we will contact you for another option.
Our deferral policy
You can only choose to defer your graduation once.
Deferral cannot be offered after your graduation ceremony has taken place.
Deferral is not offered to summer congregations. Students who defer will be invited to register for the winter congregation following their original scheduled ceremony.
See our Certificates and transcripts page for further information about receiving your certificate, and requesting a verification of award letter if you need evidence of your award before your certificate is available.
Eligibility
Eligibility to graduate in July-August 2024 depends on your award being confirmed and showing in eVision by Wednesday 10 July, and tuition fees being paid in full by Monday 17 June 2024. Find out more about eligibility.
Name pronunciation
You can enter a phonetic version of your name on the registration form, to assist with pronunciation when your name is announced at your ceremony. If you have not provided this information via the form you can send it to graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk.
Terms and conditions
By registering, you agree to the graduation terms and conditions.
Registration troubleshooting
I have not received my invitation email
Check that registration is open and invitation emails have been sent out.
Check that you are potentially eligible to graduate and should expect to be invited to register.
Invitation emails are sent to the personal email recorded under the home address in Student Info.
If you are eligible:
- Check your email spam or junk folders
- Check your email filters in case you have blocked certain emails or domains
If you still have not received the invitation email, contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk to make sure that your details match our records.
Add graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk to your address book to ensure you receive future communications.
I'm trying to register but my email address is not recognised
- Make sure you are registering with the email address that your invitation email was sent to
- Make sure your email address is typed accurately
- Avoid copying, pasting or using autofill, as this may result in errors.
If you still can't register, contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk.
The links in the registration form aren't opening
Check that your web browser isn't blocking you:
In Microsoft Edge: open a new private window.
To do this, right click on the Edge icon and select 'New InPrivate window' or press CTRL + SHIFT + N.
In Google Chrome: open a new incognito window.
To do this, right click on the Chrome icon and select 'New Incognito window' or press CTRL + SHIFT + N.
On iPhone: Ask Siri for information on how to open a private web browser on your phone.
On Android: Open Google Chrome, click the 3 dots at the top right of the page and select 'open incognito browser'.
I'm not sure if I've registered
If you have registered you will see your registration confirmation if you log back into the registration form.
You should also expect to receive a confirmation email showing the options you have chosen once your registration form has been submitted. If you think you completed registration and submitted your form successfully but have not received a confirmation email, check your spam or junk folders and contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk as soon as possible if it is still not found.