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January 2026 ceremonies

The next graduation ceremonies take place on Wednesday 7 - Friday 9 January 2026.

Listed below are the departments taking part in each session.

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Ceremony 1 – 10am
  • School for Business and Society - Social Policy and Social Work
  • School for Business and Society - The York Management School 
  • Research Centre for Social Sciences
Ceremony 2 – 1.30pm
  • School for Business and Society - The York Management School
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Language and Linguistic Science
Ceremony 3 – 4.15pm
  • School of Arts and Creative Technologies - Music
  • School of Arts and Creative Technologies - Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
  • English and Related Literature

Thursday 8 January 2026

Ceremony 4 – 10am
  • School of Physics, Engineering and Technology - Physics
  • School of Physics, Engineering and Technology - Electronic Engineering
  • Environment and Geography
  • Psychology
Ceremony 5 – 1.30pm
  • Biology
  • Health Sciences
  • Natural Sciences
  • Hull York Medical School
  • Centre for Women's Studies
  • Centre for Medieval Studies
Ceremony 6 – 4.15pm
  • Computer Science
  • Chemistry

Friday 9 January 2026

Ceremony 7 – 10am
  • Academic Practice
  • Education
  • Sociology
  • The York Law School
  • Mathematics
Ceremony 8 – 1.30pm
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Philosophy, Politics and Economics
  • Philosophy
  • Economics and Related Studies 
  • Archaeology