Sheffield Hallam Graduation Guide
Everything you need to know for your Sheffield Hallam graduation — dates, deadlines, ceremony day, dress code, photos and after.
Notes & Guides
The Journal
Tips, guides and quiet reads about your SHU graduation. Written by the team that hands you the gown — no fluff, just the bits we wish we'd known.
What to do after graduation: a checklist for Sheffield Hallam graduates
Your last exam is done. Your ceremony is not until November. That gap — and the months after it — is where people stall. This is the checklist that stops that.
Do you have to wear a gown at your graduation ceremony?
No — at Sheffield Hallam a gown is advisable, not compulsory. Here is why most graduates wear one anyway, how to get it sorted, and what happens if you would rather not.
Visiting London from Sheffield: a student's actual guide
Two hours on a train, around four on a coach — London is closer than you think. The honest guide: how to get there cheap, how to move around once you are there, and where to actually go.
What to bring to Sheffield Hallam halls: the actual list
An honest pack list for Sheffield Hallam halls — what you will use every day, what your hall already has, and what can wait until you are here.
What to bring to your graduation ceremony
A practical kit list for Sheffield Hallam graduates — what fits in your pocket, what does not, and the small things that quietly save the day.
What to wear under your graduation gown
A modern styling guide for Sheffield Hallam graduates — the necklines, the hemlines, and the shoes that show up in every photograph.
