Summer Graduation

Monday 13th - Friday 17th July 2026

A row of students sits in a large hall in academic caps and gowns.

Graduation Timetable

Our Summer ceremonies mark the achievements of our Undergraduate and PhD students.

Undergraduates

Undergraduate students graduate by college* and then by faculty, school or department.

*NB. The following students graduate as separate cohorts:

  • All students from Lancaster Medical School who have studied for an MBChB
  • All students from Furness College (Barrow).

Furness College Clarification

The timetable makes reference to two Furness Colleges:

Furness College (Barrow): Students who have studied as part of Furness College, located in Barrow-in-Furness

Furness College (Lancaster): Students who belong to Furness College, based on the Lancaster University Campus.

PhD Awards

PhD students graduate by faculty, and then by school or department.

There is a separate cohort for students from the University of Cumbria.

Faculties

The timetable makes reference to the following faculties:

  • Faculty of Health and Medicine (FHM)
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (FHASS)
  • Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)
  • Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)

NB: The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is now known as the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (FHASS).

Monday 13th July

Ceremony Time College / Faculty / Departments
Ceremony 1 10.30

County College

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • LUMS (all departments)
Ceremony 2 13:45

PhD

  • University of Cumbria
  • LUMS (all departments)

Grizedale College

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • LUMS (all departments)
Ceremony 3 16:30

Grizedale College and County College

  • FST (all departments)

Tuesday 14th July

Ceremony Time College / Faculty / Departments
Ceremony 4 10.30

PhD

  • FST (Engineering, Lancaster Environment Centre and School of Computing and Communications only)

Furness College (Barrow)

Lonsdale College

  • FST (all departments)
Ceremony 5 13:45

PhD

  • FHASS (School of Arts, School of Global Affairs and School of Law only)

Lonsdale College

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
Ceremony 6 16:30

Lonsdale College

  • LUMS (all departments)

Wednesday 15th July

Ceremony Time College / Faculty / Departments
Ceremony 7 10.30

Fylde College

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • FST (all departments)
Ceremony 8 13:45

Fylde College and Pendle College

  • LUMS (all departments)
Ceremony 9 16:30

Pendle College

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • FST (all departments)

Thursday 16th July

Ceremony Time College/Faculty/Departments
Ceremony 10 10.30

PhD

  • FHM (all departments)

All Colleges

  • MBChB

Cartmel College

  • FST (Engineering, Lancaster Environment Centre and Natural Sciences only)
Ceremony 11 13:45

Cartmel College

  • FHASS (School of Arts and School of Law only)
  • LUMS
Ceremony 12 16:30

PhD

  • FST (Chemistry, Physics, Psychology and School of Mathematical Sciences only)

Cartmel College

  • FHASS (School of Global Affairs and School of Social Sciences only)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • FST (Chemistry, Physics, Psychology and School of Mathematical Sciences only)

Friday 17th July

Ceremony Time College/Faculty/Departments
Ceremony 13 10:30

Furness College (Lancaster)

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • LUMS (all departments)
Ceremony 14 13:45

Bowland College and Furness College (Lancaster)

  • FST (all departments)
Ceremony 15 16:30

PhD

  • FHASS (School of Social Sciences only)

Bowland College

  • FHASS (all schools)
  • FHM (excluding MBChB degrees)
  • LUMS (all departments)