Graduation dates and times

In July 2025, graduation ceremonies are planned to take place on campus between Monday 14 July 2025 to Wednesday 30 July 2025.

All finalists are required to register a graduation choice from Monday 28 April 2025. You need to register your choice before the deadline to guarantee you can attend a ceremony.

You can only attend the graduation of your parent school.

For schools with more than one ceremony, information on the allocation of graduates across these ceremonies will be available as a breakdown shortly after the schedule is published on this page. It is not usually possible to switch to an alternative date and time if you are unable to attend.

Biological Sciences

Date and time: Monday 21 July 2025, 9.30am, 11.30am and 2pm

Breakdown available soon

Chemical and Process Engineering

 Date and time: Friday 18 July 2025, 9.30am

Chemistry

Date and time: Friday 18 July 2025, 2pm

Civil Engineering

Date and time: Friday 18 July 2025, 11.30am

Computer Science

Date and time: Thursday 17 July 2025, 11.30am and 2pm

Breakdown available soon

Dentistry

Date and time: Tuesday 29 July 2025, 11.30am

Design

Date and time: Friday 25 July 2025, 9.30am and 11.30am

Breakdown available soon

Digital Education Service

Date and time: Friday 18 July 2025, 9.30am

Earth and Environment

Date and time: Thursday 24 July 2025, 11.30am and 2pm

Breakdown available soon

Education

Date and time: Wednesday 16 July 2025, 1.45pm and 3.30pm

Breakdown available soon

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Date and time: Thursday 17 July 2025, 4pm

English

Date and time: Thursday 24 July 2025, 4pm

Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

Date and time: Tuesday 29 July 2025, 4pm

Food Science and Nutrition

Date and time: Wednesday 23 July 2025, 4pm

Geography

Date and time: Thursday 24 July 2025, 9.30am and 11.30am

Breakdown available soon

Healthcare

Date and time: Wednesday 16 July 2025, 11.30am

History

Date and time: Tuesday 22 July 2025, 3.30pm and 5.15pm

Breakdown available soon

Languages, Cultures and Societies

Date and time: Monday 28 July 2025, 9.30am, 11.30am and 2pm

Breakdown available soon

Law

Date and time: Wednesday 23 July 2025, 9.30am, 11.30am and 2pm

Breakdown available soon

Leeds University Business School

Date and time:

  • Tuesday 15 July 2025, 9.30am, 11.30am, 2pm and 4pm
  • Wednesday 16 July 2025, 9.30am and 11.30am

Breakdown available soon

Lifelong Learning Centre

Date and time: Friday 25 July 2025, 11.30am

Mathematics

Date and time: Thursday 17 July 2025, 9.30am and 2pm

Breakdown available soon

Mechanical Engineering

Date and time: Monday 28 July 2025, 2pm and 4pm

Breakdown available soon

Media and Communication

Date and time: Friday 18 July 2025, 2pm and 4pm

Breakdown available soon

Medicine

Date and time: Tuesday 22 July 2025, 9.30am, 11.30am and 1.45pm

Breakdown available soon

Music

Date and time: Wednesday 23 July 2025, 4pm

OD&PL (Academic Practice)

Date and time:​​​​​​ Wednesday 23 July 2025, 2pm

Performance and Cultural Industries

Date and time: Friday 25 July 2025, 11.30am

Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Date and time: Tuesday 29 July 2025, 2pm and 4pm

Breakdown available soon

Physics and Astronomy

Date and time: Tuesday 22 July 2025, 3.30pm

Politics and International Studies

Date and time: Wednesday 16 July 2025, 3.30pm ad 5.15pm

Breakdown available soon

Psychology

Date and time: Tuesday 29 July 2025, 9.30am and 11.30am

Breakdown available soon

Sociology and Social Policy

Date and time: Monday 21 July 2025, 4pm

Transport Studies

Date and time: Wednesday 23 July 2025, 2pm

Virtual graduation date

Virtual graduation will be held on Thursday 31 July.

Register your graduation choice

To register to attend your ceremony, or let us know you can’t attend, see our register a graduation choice page.

If you can’t attend your ceremony

If you’re not available on the date and time for your ceremony, you can choose a later graduation to attend (usually the next December or July).

Depending on the time of year, there may also be the option to join a virtual graduation instead. For July 2025, the virtual graduation will be on Thursday 31 July.

Alternatively, you have the option not to attend any graduation. 

You must register your graduation choice, even if you can’t attend.

Disclaimer

If the graduation ceremony cannot take place, if it is delayed, or the date/time needs to change due to circumstances beyond our control, the University will not be liable for any losses direct or otherwise incurred by graduands or their guests. 

Circumstances beyond our control can include fire, explosion, terrorist act (or threat of terrorist act), act of God, pandemic, national mourning (any member of the royal family), or as a result of any industrial action or dispute involving the University of Leeds.

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