Graduations

Graduation is an important occasion to celebrate your success with your family and friends.

To ensure that graduation runs smoothly and is enjoyable for all, please read this information carefully to be aware of what you need to do leading up to graduation and on the day. Please read our  data protection statement to ensure you know what is involved.

Edinburgh Napier University holds its graduation ceremonies at the Usher Hall, Lothian Rd, Edinburgh. We are hosting our summer 2012 graduations on Wednesday 20 June and Thursday 21 June. The ceremonies will run as follows:

Wednesday 20 June

Thursday 21 June

Car parking

Parking is available close to the Usher Hall -  please see the Usher Hall website for details. Parking facilities for the receptions at Craiglockhart Campus is limited, so you may prefer to use public transport. If you or your guests are disabled, please email Student & Academic Services to discuss parking arrangements.

Lothian Buses timetable information

Filming

The graduation ceremonies will be filmed and a live feed projected onto a large screen at the back of the stage, to allow guests to see you receiving your award. A version of the video will be available to view, free of charge, on our website shortly after graduation. Visual images will be used and retained strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act) and the University’s records retention schedules. If you have any queries or objections please email graduations@napier.ac.uk.

Television companies may be present to interview our honorary graduates and other VIPs, or film the event generally. If you don't want to appear on television, you should maintain your distance from any filming that may be going on.

Applying

You will be able to apply online for the June 2012 ceremonies from Monday 5 March 2012. The application deadline is Friday 1 June 2012. Don't wait until your final results are published as it will be too late to apply then.

To apply for graduation, you should log into Nimweb (accessed via the Student Portal - Your Student Record, then select the Graduation tab). If you are intending to exit with an award in Year 3, and not continuing to Honours, please remember to inform your School Office that you wish to exit in addition to applying. Graduands have three graduation options:

Attend the ceremony

This allows you to attend the graduation ceremony & reception. The cost to attend is £50 and includes ceremony and reception tickets for yourself and two guests.

Please note a degree will only be conferred once for a linked course. Eg Degree to Honours Degree: you will not be eligible to participate in a second graduation ceremony should you subsequently qualify.

Graduate In Absentia (don't attend the ceremony)

Even if you do not wish to attend the ceremony, you still need to apply to get your parchment sent by post after the ceremony. The cost to graduate In Absentia is £20 and your parchment will be sent to your home address by recorded delivery (UK addresses only).  Parchments sent to addresses outwith the UK will be sent by air mail. Please allow four to six weeks from graduation for delivery.

Defer until the next graduation ceremony

You may attend the graduation ceremony in the autumn of 2012 if you prefer, just email graduations@napier.ac.uk to let us know.

The opportunity to defer is only offered once.

Debtors

If you have a debt to the University which is not cleared before graduation, you will not be permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony or receive your parchment, and your name will not appear in the graduation programme or The Scotsman newspaper.

Further information

Please email or telephone Student Administration on 0131 455 2535 if you need further information on any aspect of graduation.