Certificates
Information on how you will receive your degree certificate, including how to arrange postage or a courier service.
Certificates
Attending graduation
If you attend your ceremony you will receive your certificate on the day.
Not attending graduation
If you are not attending graduation you need to register your intention to graduate in absentia. This allows you to confirm your personal details and to provide an address for us to post your certificate to following the ceremonies. We are unable to send your certificate if you don't complete this process.
Please note, it is not possible for someone to collect your certificate on your behalf at the graduation ceremony.
Postage of certificates
Certificates to the UK: certificates sent to addresses in the UK are sent by second class mail as standard. However, if you would like your certificate sent by a tracked service, we can send it using Royal Mail Special Delivery.
Certificates to overseas addresses: Royal Mail is unable to provide a tracking service for most overseas countries. Certificates are therefore sent by standard airmail. However, if you would like to have your certificate sent using the DHL Express Worldwide service we can arrange this for you. The cost for this service is dependent on the destination country and is available to more than 220 countries worldwide.
Order DHL delivery of your certificate (overseas addresses only)
Certificates lost in transit
Occasionally some items will get lost in transit. In order to guarantee the delivery of your certificate, we would strongly advise you to use one of the guaranteed methods above. If your certificate doesn’t arrive using these methods please contact us. If you choose a standard service for delivery, you will need to order a (for which the usual fee will be charged) from Student Services.
Digital certificates
Following graduation, your will be released in Gradintelligence.
This table lists our most popular destinations. If your country is not listed, view the full list here.
| Country | Zone | Cost per certificate (inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 10 | £74.58 |
| Australia | 8 | £57.30 |
| Bahrain | 9 | £59.34 |
| Canada | 7 | £57.00 |
| China, People's Republic of | 8 | £57.30 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | £57.30 |
| India | 8 | £57.30 |
| Indonesia | 8 | £57.30 |
| Iran | 10 | £74.58 |
| Iraq | 10 | £74.58 |
| Korea, DPR (North Korea) | 10 | £74.58 |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | 8 | £57.30 |
| Malaysia | 8 | £57.30 |
| Nigeria | 10 | £74.58 |
| Pakistan | 10 | £74.58 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | £59.34 |
| Singapore | 8 | £57.30 |
| Taiwan | 8 | £57.30 |
| Thailand | 8 | £57.30 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | £74.58 |
| Turkey | 5 | £55.80 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | £57.30 |
| USA | 6 | £45.60 |
We cannot issue certificates to a third party on your behalf.
Certificates lost in transit
Although the vast majority of certificates are received, occasionally some items will get 'lost'. In order to guarantee the delivery of your certificate, we strongly advise you to use one of the guaranteed methods above.
Should your certificate not arrive using these methods please contact us. If you choose a standard service for delivery, you will need to order a replacement certificate (for which the usual fee will be charged) from .