UCL Graduation Guide
Everything you need to know for your UCL graduation — dates, deadlines, ceremony day, dress code, photos and after.
Notes & Guides
The Journal
Tips, guides and quiet reads about your UCL graduation. Written by the team that hands you the gown — no fluff, just the bits we wish we'd known.
What to do after graduation: a checklist for UCL graduates
Your last exam is done. Your ceremony could be months away. That gap — and the months after it — is where people stall. This is the checklist that stops that.
What to bring to UCL halls: the actual list
An honest pack list for UCL halls — what you'll use every day, what you'll regret bringing, and what to buy locally.
What to wear under your graduation gown
The necklines, the hemlines, and the shoes that show up in every photograph — a styling guide that starts from the gown.
Do you have to wear a gown at your graduation ceremony?
Yes — academic dress is required at every UCL ceremony. Here is exactly what counts, how to get it sorted, and what happens if you'd rather not.
What to bring to your graduation ceremony
A practical kit list — what fits in your pocket, what does not, and the small things that quietly save the day.
