Ceremony registration
How to register
Invitations to December 2011 Graduation have now been sent and the deadline to attend has now passed. If you do not receive any information and think you may be eligible to graduate, please contact us.
Please read the Information sheet (pdf 150KB) before you decide what you want to do.
View the list of ceremony times December 2011 ceremony list(pdf 162KB)
If you want to graduate in absence
Register on the RISISweb portal
After the ceremonies have taken place, your certificate will be posted to your permanent home address, unless you instruct us otherwise
Please note if you want to graduate in absence you must register via RISISweb portal to graduate in absence. Your certificate will not be sent if you have not registered to graduate in absence.
If you want to graduate at a future ceremony
- If you are unable to attend your graduation ceremony, or have not yet finished your course and wish to defer to a future ceremony, please register on the RISISweb portal or complete a paper registration form by Friday 2 December 2011. you will not be able to defer after this date and will graduate in absence in December.
- You will not receive your certificate until you officially graduate at a future ceremony.
Problems logging into RISIS
If you have difficulty logging in to the RISISweb portal then contact the RISIS team at risis@reading.ac.uk
- If you are able to log into the RISISweb portal but are unable to view the graduation screens, please contact the Graduation Office at graduation@reading.ac.uk
Please note: if you do not register through the RISISweb portal for Graduation and we receive a final result for you, you will automatically graduate in absence and will not be able to attend a later ceremony. Your certificate will not be posted until you have confirmed we hold a correct address for you.
Hire or buy your academic dress
You need to hire or buy your academic dress (cap, hood and gown) at least 21 days before your ceremony from Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd.
Academic dress can be hired or bought:
- online at www.gownhire.co.uk. You will receive a £5 hire discount for booking online.
- through the Ede & Ravenscroft Call Centre, +44 (0) 1223 861 854. You will not receive the online hire discount if you place your order over the phone.
Read a Description of your Academic Dress (PDF- 37KB)