Greenlands Graduation Information 2025

If you have completed your course, with finalised results, you will be invited to graduate at a ceremony on either Thursday 18 or Friday 19 September 2025.  Registration opens in early August via your RISIS webPortal. You will be emailed further details at the time. 

Do I need to register for graduation? 
•	Yes, if you wish to attend your ceremony and request guest tickets. We aim to allocate up to two guest tickets per student and will confirm ticket allocations after registration closes. For extra ticket information and livestream options, visit our webpages. 
•	If you are not sure if you wish to attend, it is better to register to attend so that we can make sure that you have a place at the ceremony and allocate you guest tickets where possible. If you then decide not to come at a later date, you can email us at graduation@henley.ac.uk  
•	If you do not register by the deadline, we will assume that you do not wish to come to graduation and you will graduate in absence. If you graduate in absence, you cannot ask to attend a later graduation ceremony. 

I will not attend my ceremony and want to graduate in absence 
If you do not wish to attend your graduation ceremony, please still register on the RISIS webPortal so that you can confirm the delivery address for your degree certificate.   

I want to defer my graduation to a later date 
If you are unable to come to your graduation, or will not finish your course in time, and wish to defer your graduation to the next set of Greenlands ceremonies in September 2026, please confirm this during registration on the RISIS webPortal.

How and when will I get my certificate? 
•	If you are attending, you will receive your certificate at the ceremony in which you graduate 
•	If you register to graduate in absence, your certificate will be posted to you shortly after graduation. We are unable to send out certificates until your delivery addressed has been confirmed by yourself, which is why we ask that you complete the registration process.

Where will I graduate? 
The ceremonies take place at the Greenlands campus, Henley-on-Thames.  Parking will be available on the Meadow as you arrive onto the campus. Graduands and guests with mobility difficulties or disabilities can email graduation@henley.ac.uk  to discuss better suited parking arrangements. 

What if I appeal against my result?
Provided your underlying result is at a pass classification or better you would still be able to formally graduate at a ceremony in September 2025. The Graduation Office would then withhold your award certificate from you until the appeals process had been completed.

What do I do if I or one of my guests has a disability or has special access needs?
Please indicate if you or any of your guests have any disabilities or mobility difficulties and would require special arrangements to be made and we will endeavour to accommodate them.  Please inform us as early as possible and by Friday 29 August 2025 at the latest.  

DBA and PhD students
If the Doctoral Examinations Officer has not received your final pass result by 4pm on Thursday 28 August 2025 you will not be able to graduate and will be deferred to a September 2026 ceremony. 

What happens next? 
After you have registered for graduation, you will receive a confirmation email. If you registered to attend your ceremony, you will be contacted to confirm your guest ticket allocation and any further updates about graduation in early September.