Degree Ceremony Dates
Taught course students due to finish their degrees in the 2025/26 academic year will be invited by the Degree Conferrals Office to attend the graduation ceremony below which is relevant to their degree.
Research students will be contacted with potential degree ceremony dates once they have submitted and will be able to book a graduation date once they have been granted Leave to Supplicate.
2026 finalists will receive an email on Monday 24 November 2025 from the University informing them of how to book their ceremony. The actual booking window will open for St Edmund Hall students at 2pm on Tuesday 25 November, and students will have until 23:59 on Saturday 31 January 2026 to book their place via Student Self-Service for ceremonies between July 2026 and May 2027 below.
Saturday 18 July 2026, 1:30pm – BMBCH and Research Students.
Saturday 1 August 2026, 1:30pm – Undergraduates.
Saturday 26 September 2026, 1:30pm – 9-month Masters students whose results will be released in June/early July, BCL/MJuris and Research Students.
Saturday 7 November 2026, 1:30pm – 12-month Masters students whose results will be released in September/October, 9-month Masters students that have Exam Boards too late for the September ceremony.
Saturday 15 May 2027, 4:15pm – 9-month Masters students that have Exam Boards too late for the September ceremony, 12-month Masters students whose results will be released in November/December, and Research students.
(Please note that the lengths of the programmes referenced are using the base programme length – that is, the default length of the programme, reflecting full-time study. However, these programmes do include those attending in a part-time capacity).
Historic graduands (pre-June 2026) or those wishing to confer their MA in person at a ceremony will need to contact the College via college.office@seh.ox.ac.uk to request an application form for their name to be put on a ‘holding list’ for one of the above ceremonies or for one of the ceremonies in the previous degree ceremony cycle below and will be contacted anything up to 30 days before their preferred ceremony should a place become available.
Ceremonies in the previous degree ceremony cycle for historic graduands to still apply to go on a holding list:
Saturday 16 May 2026, 4:15pm