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Registration and Arrival Time

Your graduation ceremony will start at the published time. If you are late for the ceremony you may miss your opportunity to cross the stage, so please ensure that you allow plenty of time for your journey and aim to arrive at least an hour before your ceremony is due to start. This will give you time to register, gown and have any photographs taken.

On arrival at the Ipswich Waterfront you should go to the registration desk in the foyer of the Waterfront Building (IP4 1QJ). The registration desk will open two hours before your ceremony is due to start. When you enter the Waterfront Building, you will be greeted at the registration desk where your attendance will be registered. You will then be directed to the gowning area where you will collect your gown. If you have booked to have any official photographs taken, there will be a number of studios available in Lecture Theatre 2 on the ground floor of the Waterfront Building.

Once registered and gowned, you should then make your way along the waterfront to the Grand Marquee, where the graduation ceremony will take place.

The doors to the Grand Marquee will open an hour before the published start time of your ceremony. Please ensure that you and your guests arrive at the Grand Marquee together so that you can be checked in. As the graduating student you will have an allocated seat where you will sit during the ceremony. Your guests will be able to choose where to sit within the guest seating area, so the earlier you arrive the more choice there will be. Only guests who you have an e-ticket for will be granted access to the marquee. All graduands and guests must be seated at least 15 minutes before the ceremony is due to start.

Car Parking

If you are travelling to your graduation ceremony by car, you are advised to use the public car park in Duke Street (IP3 0AQ). Please do not park in the University car parks. Only graduates or guests who are current students at the University and hold a valid permit for the car being used are allowed to park in the University’s car parks. Please be aware that the University car parks are managed by Ipserv and have automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras. If you do not have a valid permit for your car and you use the University car park, you will be fined.
More information about car parking and public transport in Ipswich is available on www.ipswich.gov.uk