NOTICE: Please note that both Main Registration and Late Awardee Registration is now closed. The deadline for all graduands invited to register their attendance and purchase guest ceremony tickets and guest Faculty Reception passes has now passed. If you were unable to register your attendance due to extenuating circumstances, please complete this form as soon as possible.
These are the FAQs for registration. Please find all other information on graduation directly from Imperial College London's Graduation website, including our Graduation FAQs section there.
When will registration for graduation close?
The registration deadline for Commemoration Day 2025 is 13.00 (BST) on Wednesday 27 August 2025. *
After this date, you will not be able to register to attend or defer your graduation.
*Please note that the university reserves the right to close registration before this time if event capacity is reached.
I completed my registration for Commemoration Day 2025, and I did not receive a confirmation email.
When you register for Commemoration Days 2025, you will receive a confirmation email from Imperial-College@idloom.events shortly afterwards. If you don't receive it 10 minutes after you complete registration, refresh your inbox and check your 'Spam' or 'Junk' folder.
You can try to resend your confirmation email yourself by selecting 'Resend my confirmation email'. (see below).
If that doesn't work, please check you have entered the correct email address by returning to the registration form by selecting 'Modify my registration'. (see below)
If you are still having issues, contact the Graduation Events team at graduation@imperial.ac.uk.
I need to resend my confirmation email. / 'Resend my confirmation email'
Return to the registration portal and on the dropdown menu of the Register button in the top right hand corner of the screen, select 'Resend my confirmation email'. Enter your email address when prompted, and your confirmation will be sent to you shortly.
I need to edit my attendance or change my details. / 'Modify your registration'
If you need to change any information in your registration, the deadline is 13.00 (BST) on Wednesday 27 August 2025
To update your registration details, return to the registration portal and on the dropdown menu of the Register button in the top right hand corner of the screen, select 'Modify my registration'. Enter your email address when prompted. You will receive an email containing the link to your form where you can update your details.
Alternatively, use the link in your confirmation email.
I need to change my attendance details after registration has closed.
If your circumstances change after registration has closed and you can no longer attend graduation, please let us know by filling in this request form and request to change your attendance to graduating in absentia. (This section of the form will only be available after registration closes. You will not be able to modify your initial registration form when registration has closed. If registration has not closed, see above for modifying your registration.)
After registration has closed, we only accept requests to defer in extenuating circumstances. You will be able to outline details when submitting the request form and we will come back to you with a final decision. Examples of an exceptional circumstance is a bereavement or serious illness. Please note that if you have deferred your graduation once before, you cannot defer again.
I need to change other registration details after registration has closed.
If you need to change your registration details after 13.00 (BST) on Wednesday 27 August 2025, contact the Graduation Events team using graduation@imperial.ac.uk.
How will I get my e-tickets?
You will be emailed your e-tickets approximately two weeks before your graduation ceremony.
Please note the confirmation email you receive after registering is not your e-ticket.
E-tickets from Imperial-College@idloom.events will contain:
- Your registration details. You will need to show this to the Graduation Events team before you can collect your gown and head to the Royal Albert Hall.
- Gown collection details.
- Your ticket for the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall.
- Your Faculty Reception pass (if selected during registration).
If you bought Faculty Reception passes for your guests, these will be sent separately from Imperial-College@idloom.events.
If you bought guest ceremony tickets, these will be sent separately from
e-tickets@royalalberthall.com.
What is the difference between guest ceremony tickets and guest Faculty Reception passes?
Guest ceremony tickets grant guests access to the graduation ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall. These can be bought via the Royal Albert Hall webpage link included in your confirmation email after registering. For further details refer to step 2 of the registration process. You will receive a confirmation email from the Royal Albert Hall shortly after paying. E-tickets will be sent approximately two weeks before the ceremony. You do not need to buy your own ticket to the ceremony, only those for any guests you wish to attend.
Faculty Reception passes are different, and grant access to the Faculty Receptions held at venues across the South Kensington campus. Faculty Reception passes are bought separately from ceremony tickets, as part of step 4 of registration. You should receive a confirmation email from Imperial College London shortly after paying. Graduand passes are complimentary, but graduands do need to register for these through the link in step 4. Guest passes cost £15 per person, and these must also be bought in step 4. Guest Faculty Reception passes will be sent approximately two weeks before the ceremony.
Can I buy extra tickets?
For the Faculty of Engineering ceremony, graduands can initially buy up to two guest tickets for the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall and two guest passes to the Faculty Receptions. For all other faculties, graduands can initially buy up to three guest tickets and passes in the initial sale during registration. This is due to the larger number of graduands eligible to register for the Faculty of Engineering ceremony.
If there are tickets remaining after this initial sale, we will notify all registered graduands by email of a second purchasing window, during which the remaining tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Can I get a refund for guest ceremony tickets or guest Faculty Reception passes?
You can use this request form to request a refund for any bought guest ceremony tickets or Faculty Reception passes. All refunds must be requested by 13.00 (BST) on Monday 22 September 2025, as stated in the Terms & Conditions.