THE CEREMONIES 10.30–12.15 FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES The doors to the Royal Albert Hall open 45 minutes before the ceremony starts, at 09.45. The doors will close 15 minutes before the ceremony starts. Please ensure you are in your seats by 10.15 at the latest.
13.45–15.30 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING The doors to the Royal Albert Hall open 45 minutes before the ceremony starts, at 13.00. The doors will close 15 minutes before the ceremony starts. Please ensure you are in your seats by 13.30 at the latest.
17.00–18.30 FACULTY OF MEDICINE The doors to the Royal Albert Hall open 45 minutes before the ceremony starts, at 16.15. The doors will close 15 minutes before the ceremony starts. Please ensure you are in your seats by 16.45 at the latest. Your ceremony tickets have been posted to you with this booklet. Each ticket indicates your seat by door, area, row and seat number. Graduand tickets have a ‘student ticket’ label attached to them. Please note that graduands will not be sat with their guests. Please ensure you sit in the seat assigned to you, as occupying the wrong seat will disrupt the presentations. Be sure to sit in the seat that is assigned to you on your ticket. This is important to ensure the ceremony runs smoothly.
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Watch previous ceremonies on the College’s Youtube channel to see what to expect on Commemoration Day
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WHAT TO EXPECT IN YOUR CEREMONY Each ceremony lasts around an hour and a half. The ceremony begins with the audience upstanding as the academic procession enters the Hall. Once the procession is seated on stage, the audience takes their seat and the President of Imperial College Union, the Provost and the President of the College give speeches. Once the speeches have finished, academic staff from each Faculty read out the names of graduands from each department. At the appropriate moment, you and your fellow graduands will be instructed to stand and file out of your row and proceed to the right hand side of the stage. Staff from Registry will check your name against the reading list of student names. When you reach the top of the stairs on stage, a member of staff will check your name for the final time and you will be signalled when you should process across the stage. Your name will be called and you will walk across the stage to shake hands with the President, Provost or Chair of the College and your Faculty Dean. You will then proceed down the opposite stairs and will be directed back to your seat.