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Celebrating your academic achievements, the graduation ceremony marks the culmination of your studies in Cambridge and the receipt of your degree certificate.

Arranging your graduation

To receive your degree, you must register for a graduation ceremony through the College. The instructions on how to meet the requirements and register for your graduation are outlined in the sections below.

You must meet the following requirements before the date of your graduation ceremony, otherwise the College may not be able to put you forward to graduate:

• Pay all bills . You need to pay your College and University bills before you will be put forward for a graduation. Your College account statement will be emailed out to you by our finance office team, be sure to pay this promptly and in full. If you have questions, please contact the finance office.
• Return all books . We also require you to return or replace any books you have on loan from Cambridge libraries before you can be approved to graduate. You can return books in person or by post, and if you are in the UK, you can request a pre-paid returns label to return your books by freepost. ( Please note the International Returns refund system operated by the University Library does not apply to College books. We therefore kindly ask you to cover the cost of postage or you can purchase replacement copies via Amazon.uk and have them shipped to the Library. Used copies in good condition are acceptable).
• Receive degree approval (postgraduates) . If your course is provided by ICE (primarily MST students) then you must complete your degree and wait for your Degree Approval letter before you can access the graduation registration area on CamSIS.  If you are on another postgraduate course (non-ICE), you can register in advance of the end of your studies, as long as you have checked with your Department that your results will be approved and published more than 10 days before the date of your chosen ceremony. This is particularly cruicial for the July ceremony, as the results for some MPhil degrees will not be published in time for students to graduate at this ceremony.  This is because even for degrees with a 9-month duration, the Degree Committee for that subject may not have met to approve the results in time for the ceremony.  

You may choose to have your degree conferred in person at a graduation ceremony in the Senate-House, or alternatively you can choose to graduate in absentia, without attending the ceremony. If you choose to graduate in absentia, you cannot decide to graduate in person to the same degree at a later ceremony.   

Celebrants - those who graduated to their degree in absentia during the pandemic - may attend a Senate-House ceremony in person to celebrate their degree.

Whether you apply to graduate in person or in absentia, you must apply via CamSIS Self-Service . Celebrants will not be able to register via CamSIS, and should instead email the Tutorial Administrator , Helen Waterson.

Please note that availability at your chosen ceremony is not guaranteed. Please do not make travel arrangements for yourself or your guests until you receive confirmation from the Wolfson College Tutorial Office that your registration for a ceremony has been successful.

When registering for a ceremony, please make sure that you also update your contact details in CamSIS including your postal address, preferred email address and phone number. This is especially important as these details will be used for any correspondence before and after the ceremony.

When registering for graduation on CamSIS Self-Service you can request up to two Senate-House guest tickets for the ceremony. These tickets will be allocated to you automatically on request.

You may also make a request on CamSIS for one additional ticket known as a Waitlist ticket.  On the Monday before graduation, any unclaimed Senate-House guest tickets will be reallocated through a lottery to those who have requested a Waitlist ticket. Please note that not all graduands who request a Waitlist ticket will be allocated one and it is not possible to request more than one ticket. Graduands and celebrants will be informed by email if they have been allocated a Waitlist ticket. 

All guests attending the graduation ceremony at the Senate-House must have a ticket for fire safety reasons, including babies and children. Please email the Tutorial Administrator , Helen Waterson, if any of your guests have limited mobility or are under the age of 12, and confirm their ages. Graduands themselves do not require a ticket.

If you attend a graduation ceremony in person, you will receive you certificate as you leave the Senate House, and the transcript will then follow by post. If you graduate in absentia, both your certificate and transcript will be posted to you.  The College will send documents to your 'Home address' as listed on CamSIS , notifying you by your preferred email address before posting. Please make sure both your home address and your preferred email address are updated before you graduate.

We will send your certificate and transcripts via Royal Mail (First Class for within the UK; Airmail for overseas destinations). Please be advised that Airmail does not include a tracking facility. If you wish to make arrangements for your mail to be sent via special delivery, you must make the necessary bookings and send the details to the Tutorial Administrator , at least 48 hours in advance of collection.  

Documents are available digitally around 10 days after graduation and you can also arrange for your documents to be shared with third party organisations via the Digitary Core service.  Please see the University website for details.

Awarding of M.B. for Medics

Following the completion of their degree and award of the BChir, medics have one calendar year in which to graduate in person to their MB degree.  It will then be conferred automatically by the University. This usually means that the last ceremony each year at which the degree can be conferred in person is the May ceremony. 

The Master of Arts (MA) Degree

If you hold a Cambridge BA, you may proceed to the MA not less than six years from the end of your first term of residence, providing that your BA has been conferred. Further information is available via the MA website .

The March ceremony is the College's MA graduation ceremony, where cohorts of students are invited to take their MA together.  Students who matriculated in October 2017 will become eligible for their MA in January 2024 and invitations will be sent out in December. 

Alternatively, eligible students may have their MA conferred in person at any graduation ceremony (with the exception of General Admission in June and the ceremony in July), or in absence at any ceremony.

Choosing your graduation date

Most undergraduate students graduate at a ceremony known as “General Admission”, which usually takes place in late June or early July. Places are held automatically for undergraduates, although you still need to register (see above) in order to attend the ceremony. You can request to graduate at another ceremony on a different date to the General Admission if you prefer.

For postgraduate students, there is no allocated ceremony: instead students are able to register to attend one of the “Ordinary Congregations” that take place regularly throughout the academic year. Please note that spaces at Ordinary Congregations are limited and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.  Registration may close before the Application Deadline if all in person graduation places for a ceremony have been filled.    

Graduation on 20th July 2024  Although anyone can register from 10 am on 19th April, for the first two weeks of registration priority of place will be given to applicants who are current students enrolled on a course, completing in June/early July 2024 (80% of places), and those who became eligible to graduate between Easter Term 2023 and Lent Term 2024 (20% of places).   Thereafter, remaining places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, including those who have already registered but were not in the priority groups. The exception is MA candidates who cannot have their degree awarded at this ceremony. Once you have registered, please wait for confirmation from the Tutorial Office that your registration has been successful before making any non-refundable travel arrangements.  

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What happens on Graduation Day?

For those graduating and celebrating in person, we recommend that you keep the whole day free, and aim to be in Cambridge from 9.00 am. The programme for graduation with detailed timings will be emailed out on the Monday prior to your graduation day. Graduation day usually incorporates the following elements:

On the morning of your graduation, all graduands and celebrants come to Wolfson College for the dress check and rehearsal with our Praelector. You are responsible for ensuring that you are fully compliant with the dress code requirements , and the Praelector will not present you to graduate in the case that you are not dressed correctly.

The Praelector will then perform a rehearsal of the graduation ceremony, so that you know which order to stand in, and what is expected of you when you are presented for graduation in the Senate-House.

Lafayette Photography will be available to take individual pictures in College. Information on how to book a time slot for these photos will be sent out to graduands and celebrants by email.

There will be a College Reception for graduands and their guests before the graduation ceremony, which will take the form of a buffet lunch with refreshments.  The event is ticket only and you must register yourself and your guests in advance via CamSIS self service.   

Graduands and celebrants then make their way on foot to the Senate-House from the back gate of Wolfson College.

The procession route goes through Sidgwick Site, and then over the river and through the grounds of King's College. Since only graduands, celebrants and Fellows of the College are permitted access through King's, any guests may either accompany the procession part of the way, or go ahead separately and wait on King's Parade for the procession to come out of the gate of King's College. 

During the ceremony, you will proceed through the Senate-House and you will stand to receive your degree. The Praelector will give the customary speech to present you and your degree will be conferred individually by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (normally your Head of House). Once you have completed your ceremony, you may either engage with the Tempest photography series or leave the Yard. 

Please note that you will not be able to take a bag or backpack to the Senate-House. These should be left with your guests. All you will need with you is a payment method if you wish to purchase photographs or certificate frames from Tempest photography, and an umbrella if necessary.

Tempest, the University's official photographers, will offer studio photography and certificate framing services on the day, as well as photographing you inside the Senate-House as your degree is conferred. You will need to have a payment method with you at the Senate-House if you wish to purchase photographs.  Please see the University webpage on  Senate-House photography for further details. It will not be possible for graduands to gather in front of Senate-House to take photographs on the day.

Ceremonies are livestreamed, and by attending the ceremony in person, you are giving your consent to being included in the livestream. It will not be possible to take part in the ceremony and not be part of the recording.

The livestream link will be sent to in person graduands and celebrants on the day before the graduation ceremony.  The livestream is provided to allow those friends and family members unable to attend the Senate-House to view this important event. It is provided on the understanding that it is a private recording, not to be publicly shared on social media or in any public forum.

Whilst the University and the contractors will make best efforts to provide the livestream, it is not guaranteed and some circumstances may prevent either a live broadcast or possibly a later showing of any recording.    

“It was such a special occasion to celebrate my graduation with friends and family. It also made a big difference having supportive and kind college staff to guide us through the process, which really meant a lot to everyone. Thanks Wolfson!”

Mashal, MPhil 2022-3

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Each year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

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Cambridge students graduate at alternative location due to Gaza protest camp

C ambridge University students departed from tradition by having their graduations at an alternative venue due to a pro-Palestinian protest camp outside the building that has been used for ceremonies since the 18th century.

Activists pitched tents outside Senate House earlier this week and the university said on Thursday that it had taken the “very difficult decision” to use an alternative location for Friday’s graduations.

The Cambridge for Palestine group said on social media its “goal from the Senate House yard occupation has been accomplished”.

It said the university had “agreed to negotiate and met a number of our preconditions”, and by mid-Friday morning all tents, flags and banners had been removed from the Senate House lawn.

On Friday, lines of students in gowns processed from their individual colleges to Downing College, the alternative venue where graduation ceremonies took place.

Graduates were allowed to take photographs of each other in their robes outside Senate House afterwards, with security officers manning the gates to the yard.

A protest encampment remains outside King’s College and Cambridge for Palestine has been posting schedules of activities online each day, including a vigil, prayers and “memorial origami”.

A Cambridge University spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday: “We regret that due to the ongoing presence of protesters on Senate House lawn, we have taken the very difficult decision to make alternative arrangements for the degree congregations this weekend.

“All students who want to graduate this weekend will still be able to attend their degree congregation at an alternative location that is fitting of the occasion.

“We are confident that ceremonies will be a memorable and enjoyable experience for students and their guests.”

More graduation ceremonies are scheduled for Saturday.

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Physics graduate student Jeong Min (Jane) Park is among the 32 exceptional early-career scientists worldwide chosen to receive the prestigious 2024  Schmidt Science Fellows award.  

As a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow, Park’s postdoctoral work will seek to directly detect phases that could host new particles by employing an instrument that can visualize subatomic-scale phenomena.  

With her advisor, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics, Park’s research at MIT focuses on discovering novel quantum phases of matter.

“When there are many electrons in a material, their interactions can lead to collective behaviors that are not expected from individual particles, known as emergent phenomena,” explains Park. “One example is superconductivity, where interacting electrons combine together as a pair at low temperatures to conduct electricity without energy loss.”

During her PhD studies, she has investigated novel types of superconductivity by designing new materials with targeted interactions and topology. In particular, she used graphene, atomically thin two-dimensional layers of graphite, the same material as pencil lead, and turned it into a “magic” material. This so-called magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene provided an extraordinarily strong form of superconductivity that is robust under high magnetic fields . Later, she found a whole “magic family” of these materials, elucidating the key mechanisms behind superconductivity and interaction-driven phenomena. These results have provided a new platform to study emergent phenomena in two dimensions, which can lead to innovations in electronics and quantum technology.

Park says she is looking forward to her postdoctoral studies with Princeton University physics professor Ali Yazdani's lab.

“I’m excited about the idea of discovering and studying new quantum phenomena that could further the understanding of fundamental physics,” says Park. “Having explored interaction-driven phenomena through the design of new materials, I’m now aiming to broaden my perspective and expertise to address a different kind of question, by combining my background in material design with the sophisticated local-scale measurements that I will adopt during my postdoc.”

She explains that elementary particles are classified as either bosons or fermions, with contrasting behaviors upon interchanging two identical particles, referred to as exchange statistics; bosons remain unchanged, while fermions acquire a minus sign in their quantum wavefunction.

Theories predict the existence of fundamentally different particles known as non-abelian anyons, whose wavefunctions braid upon particle exchange. Such a braiding process can be used to encode and store information, potentially opening the door to fault-tolerant quantum computing in the future.

Since 2018, this prestigious postdoctoral program has sought to break down silos among scientific fields to solve the world’s biggest challenges and support future leaders in STEM.

Schmidt Science Fellows, an initiative of Schmidt Sciences, delivered in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, identifies, develops, and amplifies the next generation of science leaders, by building a community of scientists and supporters of interdisciplinary science and leveraging this network to drive sector-wide change. The 2024 fellows consist of 17 nationalities across North America, Europe, and Asia.   

Nominated candidates undergo a rigorous selection process that includes a paper-based academic review with panels of experts in their home disciplines and final interviews with panels, including senior representatives from across many scientific disciplines and different business sectors.  

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There are minimum requirements for postgraduate admission to the University. Some departments may set higher academic or language requirements. Please consult the Course Directory for full information on each course’s requirements. 

Key requirements

Postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge is intense and very intellectually demanding, so the University has high academic entry requirements. You are normally expected to hold or to have achieved by the start of your course:

• minimum of a good upper second class (good 2:1) honours degree from a UK university or an equivalent standard from an overseas university; and
• completion of, or intermission from any current training or education course

To check if your international qualification meets the University minimum requirement, please consult the international requirements  page.

This is a minimum requirement and meeting it is not in itself sufficient to gain a place.  Entry to our courses is very competitive and we are unable to make offers to many candidates who meet the academic minimum.

If you believe your academic performance is or has been negatively affected by your circumstances, for example ill health, it is important that you use the exam mitigation process at your current university.  If you wish to draw our attention to any factors, you should do this within your application.

Further information on fees, other costs and funding can be found in our Finance pages. If you are made a conditional offer of admission, you will then need to confirm that you are able to meet your fees and living costs for the length of your course. However, if you do already have funding for your study in place, you can provide details of this with your application.

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All applicants who are made a formal offer of admission will receive an offer of College membership. The University of Cambridge is a collegiate university, and all its students are required to be members of a College.

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All applicants are required to meet a minimum English language requirement before you are admitted to your proposed course of study. For more details check the Competence in English section of the website.

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It is not possible for a student to graduate at Cambridge unless his or her degree has been approved by the Regent House, the governing body of the University.

It is not possible to receive a degree certificate from Cambridge unless your degree has been conferred (awarded) either in person or in absence at a degree ceremony.

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