Following the postponement of in-person graduation celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to announce that celebrations will take place at St. Mary’s Stadium for graduates from the class of 2020, 2021 and 2022 between Wednesday 20 and Friday 22 July 2022. We will be running a number of celebrations each day. Details of which celebration you will be invited to will be shared with you via email in Spring 2022. Please ensure that your contact details are up-to-date and that you can log into your university account.
We have put together some frequently asked questions below that may help answer queries you may have. We will be updating these FAQs over the coming months, so please do regularly check these webpages and your email as updates will follow over the coming months.
We’re aware you may have questions regarding the in-person celebrations. Please find frequently asked questions (FAQs) below. We will continue to update our FAQs with further details over the coming months.
If you are a 2020 or 2021 graduate and no longer have access to your student email account, you can update your contact details by completing this form. If you are a current student graduating in 2022, you can update your contact details via Student Records Self Service.
If you have trouble logging into your university account, you can reset your password at Subscribe. If you have any issues accessing your account that cannot be resolved through the self-service password reset, please email serviceline@soton.ac.uk confirming your full name, university username or ID number, and a telephone number to call you back on.
Yes, graduands who were unable to submit their expression of interest for Super Graduation will be able to attend. Please ensure that your contact details are up-to-date and that you are able to successfully log into your university account. Please see the FAQ entitled “How do I update my contact details” above for further information.
Yes, should you wish to, you can attend both celebrations that you are invited to. Please note, you will need to register separately for each event and order the appropriate gowns/hoods for each celebration, when we invite you to do so next year.
2020 and 2021 graduates and students graduating in 2022, are invited to attend in-person celebrations between Wednesday 20 and Friday 22 July 2022.
Celebrations will take place in the heart of the City at St. Mary’s Stadium. Graduation celebrations will be followed by Faculty Receptions in the grounds of St. Mary’s Stadium, where you will gather with your fellow graduates and guests as well as academic staff to mark your individual achievements.
Yes, should you wish to, you can attend both celebrations that you are invited to. Please note, you will need to register separately for each event and order the appropriate gowns/hoods for each celebration, when we invite you to do so next year.
We are working hard to plan the graduation that you deserve and it is important to us that you have the most up-to-date information so you can plan accordingly. We will share further information about your celebration with you via email over the coming months.
We hope to be able to open registration for all graduates to book their tickets in Spring 2022. In the meantime, please ensure that your contact details are up to date. Please see the FAQ entitled “How do I update my contact details” for further information.
Due to on-going improvements to some of our buildings on campus over the next two years, the need to accommodate a larger number of graduates, and our commitment to providing graduates with the best possible experience, the decision has been made to move graduation celebrations to St. Mary’s Stadium.
It is our wish for all graduates to be able to join us on their celebration day. We can supply a letter to support a visa application for you and your guests. Further guidance on visa applications will be available in due course.
Yes, whether you chose to attend an online celebration or not, all graduates will be invited to an in-person celebration.
You have faced a unique set of challenges, which make your achievements all the more impressive, so you deserve a unique celebration with us, your fellow classmates, and your loved ones that have supported you during these unprecedented times.
Your safety, and the safety of your guests and everyone else involved, is of paramount importance to us. Full health and safety risk assessments will be completed by the University and our venues to ensure that the day runs safely and in line with any government guidelines at the time. Any safety measures will be communicated nearer the time.
You may wish to attend a celebration in the future or ‘defer’, rather than attend in July 2022. If you wish to defer to a future celebration rather than the one you’ve been invited to, you will be able to select this option once registration is open.
Due to concerns about the health and well-being of our students and guests, we will not be running a Winter Graduation in 2021.
We recommend you check this website as this is where the most up to date information will be shared. If you still have a question that isn’t answered in any of the FAQs, please contact the Student Hub on studenthub@soton.ac.uk in the first instance. Your query will then be directed to the relevant team and a member of staff will be in touch as soon as possible.
Graduates do not need to pay for a ticket to attend their celebration. You will be able to choose up to two guest tickets at the point of registering. Two guest tickets are free of charge if you apply within the application deadline. We will share the application deadline with you via email in due course.
You will be able to choose up to two guest tickets at the point of registering. Two guest tickets are free of charge if you apply within the application deadline.
We may be able to release additional guest tickets if your celebration has spaces once registration has closed. Information on this will be shared nearer the time.
Information on gowning will be available in due course. We encourage you to check these webpages regularly for the most up to date information.
Photography will be available on the day and you may be required to book this in advance to reduce wait times at the venue. Further information will be available in due course. We encourage you to check these webpages regularly for the most up to date information.
We regret that we are unable to admit babies and children 6 years old and under into celebration venue. Children over 6 years of age can be admitted provided they have their own ticket. Children of any age are not permitted to sit on laps of other guests and should occupy their own seat.
For those children who cannot attend a celebration, there will be a Family Zone at St. Mary’s Stadium so they can watch the celebrations live. Please note that children will need to be accompanied by a responsible parent/guardian.
Graduation celebrations and Faculty Receptions will together last between 2 to 3 hours. This will vary depending on how long you choose to attend your Faculty Reception and whether you would like any official photos taken of you on location. Please note that graduates and their guests will need to arrive in plenty of time before their celebration starts. Park and ride buses will be running regularly during the day.
The University of Southampton and our chosen venues are committed to sustainability and are serviced by good public transport links. Therefore, graduates and their guests will be encouraged to use public transport wherever possible. Park and ride buses will run regularly during the day from a number of locations; we will be able to inform you of park and ride location closer to the time.
Limited parking will be available at St. Mary’s Stadium for graduates or guests requiring special assistance; you will be able to select this option at the point of registering.
We understand that many of you may like to show your friends and family your campus. We are therefore working on ways in which you will be able to do so before or after your celebration has taken place. If you choose to include a visit to Highfield or Winchester School of Art before your celebration, please ensure that you allow enough time to travel to your celebration venue so that you arrive ahead of your celebration.