UEL Graduation Guide
How a UEL graduation works, from the final-award deadline and registering on Marston Events to guest tickets, the day at the SportsDock, academic dress and graduating without the ceremony.
Notes & Guides
The Journal
Tips, guides and quiet reads about your University of East London graduation. Written by the team that hands you the gown — no fluff, just the bits we wish we'd known.
What to do after graduation: a checklist for UEL graduates
Your UEL login won't last, your halls tenancy ends before the summer ceremonies, and your certificate comes by post either way. The steps to take before and after you graduate, and the support UEL keeps offering alumni.
Do you have to wear a gown at your graduation ceremony?
UEL publishes no rule that you must, but its ceremony expects academic dress at every step. What the day assumes, the two ways to get a set, and what happens if you'd rather not attend.
What to bring to UEL halls: the actual list
Packing for UEL's Docklands Student Village: what the halls already give you, what they ban, and what to buy once you've arrived, sorted for your room type by the widget below.
What to bring to your graduation ceremony
A packing list for a University of East London ceremony: what you need at registration, why your bag has to stay small, and what your guests need from you.
What to wear under your graduation gown
What to wear to a University of East London ceremony: UEL's advice on shirts and the hood, planning around no cloakroom, and outfits for January or September.
