Getting your postgraduate research degree certificate

If you are a postgraduate researcher, your degree certificate won’t be handed to you at graduation. Instead, it will be sent to you in the post and via email.

We need some information from you to allow us to deliver your digital degree certificate and physical copy as soon as possible.

To be awarded your research degree, you need to have met the conditions as detailed on the Award of your research degree and graduation page. You will then be added to the pass list. 

After your name has appeared on the pass list you will receive a GRAD notification requesting your up-to-date contact information so that we can provide you with the digital and physical copies of your degree certificate.

Once you have provided us with your contact information, we aim to provide the digital and physical copies of your certificate within four weeks.
We recommend you provide us with a personal email address, as your university email address usually closes 90 days after your name appears on the pass list.

If you have any questions please email the Doctoral College: doctoralcollege@leeds.ac.uk. Please include your student ID in all correspondence.

Award statements

If you need an award statement urgently, for example for a visa requirement, or employer, academic institution, sponsor or other relevant party, please email the Thesis Examination Team: rp_examinations@adm.leeds.ac.uk.

Once you have appeared on the pass list, we will be able to send you this. There is no charge for an award statement if you request it within three months of appearing on a pass list.

Replacement certificates and certified copies

If you have lost your original degree certificate, you can request a replacement or get a copy officially certified. There is a charge for all replacement certificates and copies.

For more information please see the Replacement certificates and certified copies page. 

Graduation

The next graduation ceremonies will be held in December 2024. You can find further information on the Graduation pages.