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CU Scarborough graduation

After successfully completing your course at CU Scarborough, you'll be invited to attend a graduation ceremony. Please note the CU Scarborough graduation ceremonies only take place once a year.

The next graduation event will take place on Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at the Scarborough Spa.

Should you have any questions specifically related to the above ceremony that has not been covered by the information published on this webpage (including the FAQ section) please contact us via email graduation.cug@coventry.ac.uk and we will aim to respond to you within 3 5 working days (Monday-Friday).

Students who are eligible to graduate in September 2026 will be sent essential information relating to the ceremony directly to their student email account closer to the time. Please ensure you check your student email account regularly. Failing to do this may result in you missing your registration email.

This is a provisional registration subject to the following:

Your award is officially released to SOLAR by 6 August 2026.

Please note, if you are a nursing student studying at CU Scarborough your results will be released slightly later, on 17 September 2026. Results released via AULA are not official results.

Please note a registration confirmation does not mean you have no outstanding debt or are eligible to graduate.

By registering for the graduation event you’ll be signing up to the following:

Graduation Ceremony: Your graduation is the culmination of your studies and is an important event for you, your family and friends. During the ceremony you’ll hear from esteemed academics and colleagues.

Graduation Celebration: To celebrate your accomplishments, we are delighted to invite you and your guests to a Graduation Celebration event at Scarborough Spa for an hour immediately after your ceremony, where we will be serving refreshments. This is an opportunity for you to gather with your fellow graduates, family, friends and academic staff to reflect on your time with us and celebrate your bright future ahead.

CU Scarborough 2026 graduation key dates

Key information	Dates
Results released deadline to be eligible to graduate	6 August 2026
Results released deadline to be eligible to graduate (Nursing students only)	17 September 2026
Blocked students - outstanding debts cleared by	1 August 2026
Check your details and correspondence address on SOLAR (only for students awarded on Solar after the 16 April 2025)	1 August 2026
Graduation registration open	8 June 2026
Graduation registration closed	1 August 2026
Ede & Ravenscroft gown hire and photos registration open	8 June 2026
Ede & Ravenscroft gown hire and photos registration closed	15 September 2026
Carer tickets request deadline	1 August 2026
Deferrals for graduation ceremony request deadline	1 August 2026

Registration

Registration for the September 2026 graduation opens from 8 June 2026. Students who are eligible to graduate in September 2026 will be sent essential information relating to the ceremony directly to their student email account closer to the time. Please ensure you check your student email account regularly.
In order to register, you need to book your tickets. Please note that each graduand is guaranteed two guest tickets, provided these are purchased by the registration deadline. This is to ensure that all graduands can bring the same number of guests to the ceremony and to make the process fair for everyone.
Additional guest tickets may be released prior to the ceremony, dependent on guest numbers.
Graduating students' tickets are free of charge. Guest Tickets are £25 (inc. VAT) per ticket. You will be able to book your ticket and purchase your guest tickets on the Ede & Ravenscroft website.
After the registration deadline, students that have purchased guest tickets but are no longer eligible to attend graduation, will receive a refund. Refunds will be processed in accordance with the Refund Policy.
For more details, please see Graduation Ticket Refund Procedure.
If you have any outstanding debt that has not been cleared by 1 August 2026, or if you become financially blocked at any time after the registration deadline but before the graduation ceremony, you will still be eligible to attend the ceremony. However, you will not receive your award certificate on the day. Your award certificate will only be released once the Finance Team provides written confirmation that your debt has been fully cleared. At that point, the certificate will be posted to you.
Please note that no award verification can be completed until your debt has been cleared.
Keep in mind that payments can take up to five working days to process. Therefore, making a payment on the final day of the deadline may result in a delay and could still be too late to meet the deadline. (For any further queries please visit Finance Home).

Registration for September 2026 Graduation closes on 1 August 2026.

Facts about the day

Please note: You cannot choose which ceremony to attend. The CU Scarborough graduation ceremony only takes place once a year. You will be invited to the next ceremony closest to the date you have been officially awarded by your Progression and Award Board. You may only request to defer your ceremony if you have extenuating circumstances such as serious medical condition, military deployment etc.You will need to email graduation.cug@coventry.ac.uk to make a request if you have grounds and provide third party evidence to support that request.

If any of your allocated guests require a carer you will also need to contact graduation.cug@coventry.ac.uk to make this request and provide third party medical evidence to support this.

Any deferral or carers ticket requests need to be made by no later than 1 August 2026.

Gowning and photography information

Please note that once you have registered for the ceremony you will also be able to pre-order your gown via the Ede & Ravenscroft website. Information on gown hire and photography service deadlines can be found in the above table called Scarborough 2026 graduation key dates.

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Graduation FAQs

Read our FAQs to learn more about the ceremony.

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Disclaimer

In the event that any or all of the Graduation ceremonies have to be cancelled, rescheduled or postponed, Coventry University Group cannot be held responsible for any costs incurred.

Coventry University Group graduation ceremonies are considered to be public events. There may be a university photographer present and by attending you give us permission to use any general crowd photos you appear in for marketing purposes.

Coventry University Group does not accept responsibility and expressly excludes liability to the fullest extent permitted by law for:

Any loss or damage to any personal property left unattended during an event organised by the university unless caused by the negligence of the university or its employees; or
Death or any personal injury suffered by you at a university event unless caused by the negligence of the university or its employees.

The Coventry University Group has the right to refuse you and your guests entry to the event if you are late or if you are abusive to staff or other guests attending the event. The registration desk will close 45 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. If you arrive after this time you will not be permitted entry to that ceremony. The University is not obliged to offer you an alternative ceremony under these circumstances.

Once you have collected your tickets you must ensure you enter the venue 30 minutes before the event is due to start. If you do not arrive 30 minutes in advance the doors will be closed and you will not be permitted to enter. This is to avoid disruption to graduates and guests who have arrived on time and are seated waiting for the event to begin. The University cannot be held responsible for any costs incurred.