Union Graduation 2026
Graduation & Commissioning Service|Saturday 18th July 2026
This year’s Graduation will be held on Saturday 18th July at 11am, with a message from Michael Reeves.
Please add as many of each ticket as you need before you check out – you can add all the tickets you’d like from across the options below before clicking on the trolley icon at the bottom right corner of your screen to complete your booking in a single transaction.
We look forward to seeing you there!
PS: You can now also order Union merchandise to be delivered directly to you via our new Online Store.
Schedule overview:
Graduation Ceremony & Commissioning Service
Saturday morning (in-person attendees only)
9:30 - Ministry Centre open for arrivals & refreshments
10:20 - Last arrivals for graduates & gowning up
10:30 - Graduate briefing with the Programmes Team
11:00 - Graduation Ceremony & Commissioning Service with talk by Michael Reeves
12:30 - Group photography on the lawn
13:00 - Hog roast lunch
15:00 - Ministry Centre closes
For those who aren’t able to join us in-person, you’ll be able to watch the service livestream (link to follow), and we’d love to celebrate you with a special short Zoom call where we’ll have a time of fellowship and prayer with you. For more details about this celebration call, please email fiona@uniontheology.org
Bookings will close on Thursday 21st May 2026.
Booking what you need
Gowns and mortarboards
The Graduate ticket price includes gown, hood and mortarboard hire. All you need to know is your height and head circumference, and we’ll sort the rest!
Guest and children’s tickets
Tickets for the ceremony are free. Due to space restrictions, we request that you initially book only three guest tickets (including children).
If we’re able to accommodate more guests we will allocate spaces by ballot, and we will inform you by email if your request has been successful by the end of May.
Hog roast tickets (optional)
We’d love you and your family to join us after the more formal proceedings for what’s become somewhat of a Union tradition!
Please include yourself in the number of adult hog roast tickets you book, add children’s tickets, and indicate if anyone in your party has dietary requirements in the additional information sections on the second page of the hog roast booking form.
Accommodation (optional)
If you’d like to stay overnight before or after your graduation, you can submit a booking for campus accommodation by completing the form here https://www.ust.ac.uk/students/accommodation – just tick the ‘Other’ box in the ‘Type of accommodation’ section and fill in your details, and we’ll send you a separate invoice. Alternative accommodation is available in the local area too, some within walking distance of campus, and of course there’s always AirBnB!
