UCS Graduation 2026

Our bookings are being managed by Marston Robing Ltd - to register your attendance and order guest tickets, gown hire (if applicable) and photography, please use the online booking form. 

To make your booking, you will need your student ID number (this should be configured as such: WHI12345678, and is your Sparsholt number and not your Portsmouth ID number). 

You are able to invite up to two guests to attend the ceremony with you; though you can request to be placed on the waiting list for additional tickets (which you will be contacted about once bookings are closed on Friday 26^th June 2026). Student tickets are free, as are tickets for children under 16 years of age. Adult guest tickets are priced at £20 each. All tickets should be bought in advance of the event, via the online booking form as detailed above.

If you requested additional tickets at the initial point of confirming your attendance at Graduation and booking guest tickets, you will have received an email (to the email address detailed in your original booking) to let you know how to book these extra tickets. Please do this as soon as possible! Deadline for booking these tickets is Friday 3 July 2026. 

WHEN YOU COMPLETE YOUR BOOKING, YOU WILL BE SENT AN ‘ORDER CONFIRMATION’ EMAIL. PLEASE PRINT THIS OFF AND BRING IT WITH YOU: IT SERVES AS YOUR ADMITTANCE TICKETS. 

Please note: We also need to know if you do not want to attend Graduation Day – please email marketing@sparsholt.ac.uk to let us know. 

Photography and gowning will be available from 8.30am and will remain open until 3.30pm. 

Students requiring gowns are encouraged to arrive in plenty of time to allow for this, but all students and guests should arrive at the Cathedral no later than 30 minutes before the ceremony is due to commence. 

Students will be seated by academic staff in specific sections of the Cathedral. Guests will be ushered to their seats. It is estimated that the ceremony will last approximately an hour and a half.

If you need to book a robe for Graduation Day, you will be prompted to do so when you are ordering your tickets through the online booking form. 

VetSkill Level 3 Diploma and DMZAA students do not wear a gown, so you won’t be prompted to book one when you order your tickets. 

Gowning will be available in the Garden Marquee close to the Cathedral Refectory from 8.30am on the morning of the ceremony; signage will be in place across the site to direct students accordingly. Gowns should be returned after the ceremony, by 3.30pm at the latest.

Please ensure all students are dressed appropriately for this formal occasion, i.e. NO jeans or trainers. University Centre Sparsholt reserves the right to exclude unsuitably attired students from the ceremonies. For students requiring gowns, please click here for more information about what to wear under your gown. 

Please be advised, that there is NO parking available in the Cathedral Close. Click here for a map of the car parks in Winchester City centre. Those wishing to avoid parking in the City centre may want to use the Winchester Park and Ride service.

Marston Robing Ltd are providing photography packages for students at Graduation Day. When you confirm your attendance through the online booking form, you will be given the option to purchase photographs in advance of the day – full details of these packages and the associated prices are provided in the online booking form. You can also order photography on the day of the ceremony – prices are the same as those paid online in advance of the event, with a wide range of packages available to suit every budget. 

Photography will open at 8.30am for all students, located in the Garden Marquee close to the Cathedral Refectory.  Photography will be well-signposted across the site and will remain open until 3.00pm.

The Graduation ceremony will be recorded in high definition. Copies may be downloaded free of charge after the event. We anticipate that this video will be available from the first week in August (allowing for editing time); when ready, a link to the hosting website (Vimeo) will be made available on the main University Centre Sparsholt website.  The ceremony will also be live streamed on the day. A link to the live streaming will be available on our website on the day.

 Please be aware that if a student is unable to attend the presentation ceremony, it will NOT be possible for parents, guardian or other guests etc. to collect awards during the ceremony. They may however be requested after the day of the ceremony (please contact marketing@sparsholt.ac.uk). 

Certificates will be sent to the students as they become available from the Awarding Body. Please ensure that UCS has an accurate and reliable postal address for you.

We very much hope that you will be able to attend this day to celebrate completing your course. 

Students, guests and staff attending should be aware that graduation ceremonies are regarded as public events. Names (and academic sections) of successful students (including those graduating in absentia) are published in the ceremony programme and provided to local press and media. Audio and visual images of the ceremony are publicly available via download of HD videography of the ceremony, photographs, and may be used in University Centre Sparsholt publicity. 

Note to those not attending (graduating in absentia): If you object to the above publication of your personal data (name and section), please inform Caroline Eade, Events and Marketing Co-ordinator, caroline.eade@sparsholt.ac.uk 

If you have a question or query relating to the 2026 graduation ceremony, please contact the Marketing team at Sparsholt by email (marketing@sparsholt.ac.uk) or by telephone (01962 797562). 

Questions relating to gowning, photography or ticket purchases should be addressed directly to Marston’s Robing Ltd