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Deadline: Please order your gown hire by 12 noon Friday 4 July 2025.

Please ensure you book your gown hire at the same time you register your attendance.

In order to attend your graduation ceremony, you must wear the appropriate academic dress. Your gown consists of a robe, hood and mortarboard (collectively we refer to as the gown). You cannot attend graduation without wearing your gown. 

Gowns can be hired from our nominated supplier, Ede & Ravenscroft, via the  website. Please note, there is a hire charge for academic gowns, which applies to all students.

When booking your gown please have the following details ready:

• Height
• Hat size (circumference of your head taken just above the ears)
• Chest/bust measurement
• Qualification (e.g. Foundation Degree, BA (Hons), MSc)
• Date and time of your ceremony

Gowns should be ordered by 12 noon Friday 4 July 2025. We strongly advise you do not miss this deadline as you cannot attend your graduation without a gown hire and we cannot guarantee there will be spare gowns available for hire on the day. 

Graduating students arriving in inappropriate academic dress or not gowned will be unable to join the ceremony and will not be presented on stage for their award during the ceremony.

If you have any technical issues whilst booking your tickets, gown hire or photography, please contact Ede and Ravenscroft directly either via their  or calling them on 01223 734759.

Please be aware that the University retains the right to refuse you entrance to the ceremony if it is considered you are inappropriately dressed.

Your graduation is a celebration of your achievements and a formal occasion. Therefore, you need to wear the appropriate academic dress (consisting of robe, hood and mortarboard, which collectively we call the gown). This is mandatory for the ceremony and can be hired via the  website.

A graduating student must wear a Buckinghamshire New University gown appropriate to the level of qualification for which they are being presented, even if the student already holds a higher qualification. 

PhDs are awards of Staffordshire University and the gown hire will reflect this.

Students are not entitled to wear a University hood or attend graduation unless they have been made an award of the University by the Board of Examiners.

This is a formal event and we ask that you please dress appropriately and smartly for the occasion. It is advisable to wear suitable footwear as there is a short walk between the High Wycombe Campus and The Swan Theatre and you may have to negotiate steps up to and down from the stage. Hair grips and safety pins are often useful to help keep your mortarboard in place, so if you think you will need them please bring them with you.

Military uniform or national dress can be worn by graduating students as long as the academic robe, hood and mortarboard are able to be worn with it.

Nothing can be added to the gown or worn over the gown. 

The gown will be delivered to our High Wycombe Campus in time for your graduation ceremony. You will be able to collect it on the day of your ceremony during registration. 

You must return your gown at the High Wycombe campus by 5pm on the day of your ceremony. Details of where to return your gown will be provided within the Event Guide (available the week before graduation) and can be confirmed during registration. 

If you are unable to attend your ceremony after placing an order for gown hire, please log on to the  website to request a refund by the deadline, Friday 4 July 2025. There will be no gown refunds after this date and gown hire cannot be transferred to a future graduation ceremony. 

If you are requesting a refund only if you were not made an award when you received your results on Thursday 10 July, please email graduation@bnu.ac.uk. Please include your full name, Student ID number, ceremony you were due to attend and a summary of the tickets and gown you ordered. Please note these refunds will be processed by the end of August 2025. 

Please ensure you request your refund by the deadlines as refunds will not be possible after these dates. Bookings cannot be transferred to a future graduation ceremony. 

Deadline: Please book your photography by 12 noon Friday 4 July 2025.

You will be able to have professional photographs taken on the day by Ede and Ravenscroft, our designated supplier, who offer a range of packages. We recommend that you pre book you photographs, when you book on-line via the  website. 

If you do not pre-book photography, you can enquire on the day as to whether or not there is any availability left for you to have professional photographs taken. Please note, this is not guaranteed so if you would like professional photography, we recommend you book in advance. 

Photos will be taken of each graduating student as they cross the stage, by Ede and Ravenscroft. These will be available to view and purchase straight after the ceremony during the celebration at the High Wycombe campus. Information on where you can purchase this photo from will be provided within the Event Guide (available the week before graduation) and can be confirmed during registration.

If you pre-booked your gown hire, you will receive an email from Ede and Ravenscroft after graduation advising you how to access and purchase your stage photo, should you wish to do it at a later point or require an extra copy.

We are planning to have various pop-up photography locations across campus. These can be utilised by all to take your own photographs with your own camera. You do not need to book slot; they are available throughout the day to use at your convenience. 

Please note these are not manned and no camera is provided. It is intended that you will take your own photographs with your own camera.   

If you have any technical issues with the Ede and Ravenscroft website or need any support with your order, please contact Ede and Ravenscroft directly, either via their  or by calling them on 01223 734759.

Should you need to contact the graduation team with any queries, please do not hesitate to email graduation@bnu.ac.uk or call us on 01494 603 091. 

We advise you to contact via email, but you can request a call back if you prefer. 

Before contacting us, please ensure you have read all information available on the graduation webpages. If your query is not answered, we will do our best to assist you. Please be patient during our busy periods.