Notes & Guides

The Journal

Tips, guides and quiet reads about your University of the Arts London graduation. Written by the team that hands you the gown — no fluff, just the bits we wish we'd known.

UAL Graduation Guide
Registering in myGraduation, guest tickets and the live stream, a day at the Royal Festival Hall, UAL's own robes, your certificate on stage, and what to do if you can't be there.
What to bring to UAL halls: the actual list
Packing for a UAL hall, from Finsbury Park to Wimbledon: what UAL-run and partner halls already give you, the hob that decides your pans, what the rules keep out, and a list for your own hall below.
What to bring to your graduation ceremony
Packing for a UAL ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall: the bag size the auditorium allows, a cash-free venue, a sleeve for your certificate, and what your guests need from you.
What to wear under your graduation gown
Dressing for a UAL ceremony: what the gown leaves showing, how to plan around an outfit you made, the hood and the cap, and a day at the Royal Festival Hall in March or July.