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Graduation

Graduations are a special time of year for everyone at Edinburgh Napier University. On this page, you'll find everything you need to know about graduation, from how to apply and what happens on the day to how to hire your academic dress and book tickets for guests.

The autumn 2025 graduations will take place from Tuesday 28 - Thursday 30 October in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

The information on our graduations pages refers to our upcoming autumn ceremonies and will be updated for next year's ceremonies in early 2026.

Please see below for further ceremony details. You will be advised of your ceremony time as part of your graduation application. The below tables will also be updated with further programme details nearer to the ceremonies.

 
 

Autumn 2025 graduation dates

Date Time School
Tuesday 28 October 3pm

School of Arts and Creative Industries

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment: 

  • All other programmes
Wednesday 29 October 11am

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment:

  • Applied Informatics
  • Built Environment

The Business School:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Law
  • Marketing
Wednesday 29 October 3pm

The Business School:

  • Flexible Managed Programmes
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management
  • Tourism & Intercultural Business Communication
Thursday 30 October 11am

School of Applied Sciences

School of Health and Social Care:

  • All other programmes
Thursday 30 October 3pm

School of Health and Social Care:

  • Nursing (Adult & Mental Health only)
 
 
Graduating students wearing their graduation gowns outside the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, holding their certificates and flowers

Apply to graduate

Learn everything you need to know about applying to graduate, including in absentia.
Four students wearing their graduation gowns outside the Usher Hall in Edinburgh

On the day

Find out what happens on the day of your graduation ceremony.
Graduating students wearing their graduation gowns outside the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, holding their certificates while posing for a photo

Guest tickets

Order tickets for up to two guests to attend our graduation ceremonies.
 
 
Graduating students wearing their graduation gowns outside the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, holding their certificates

Academic Dress

All graduands must wear the appropriate gown and hood for their award to be conferred - find out how to hire them.
Graduating students wearing their graduation gowns outside the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, holding a giant scroll

FAQs

Get the answers to all your frequently asked questions concerning graduations.
Graduation ceremony at Usher Hall

TNE Students

Find out about attending graduation ceremonies as a transnational education (TNE) student.
 
 

Watch the ceremonies

Click the links below to watch the ceremonies from our latest graduations on YouTube.