Bayes Business School
The ceremony will be held at The Barbican, near our Clerkenwell campus. There are many transport links to the site and you can download a useful map showing you where in the building you need to go.
Please remain seated throughout the ceremony and stand only for the incoming and outgoing processions.
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1. Registration - Box Office (level -1)
Arrive at least an hour before your ceremony.
The Box Office is marked on this map and will be open from 12:15 to 13:15 for your ceremony.
TOP TIP! Your confirmation email is required at registration, so connect to the WIFI as soon as you enter the building as signal is limited in areas.
The WIFI code is:
- Barbican Event
- BARBICAN1715
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2. Gowning (level -1)
After Registration, go to the gowning area to collect your gown (from Ede and Ravenscroft).
The gowning area is marked on the site map.
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3. Photography and filming/clips
Photography (level 0)
Tempest photography studios are marked on the site map.
If you wish to purchase official Graduation photographs, studios are available before and after the ceremony.
TOP TIP! Go before the ceremony to avoid much larger queues afterwards.
Filming/clips
The ceremony is filmed and live streamed. Ceremonies will be available to watch online approximately 1 week after your graduation.
A clip of you crossing the stage will be emailed to you shortly after the ceremony.
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4. Your ceremony
All graduands will be seated in the Stalls level (level -1). Guest seating will be detailed on their tickets.
Your ceremony will last approximately 90 minutes and you will be called up with your cohort to cross the stage.
When you cross the stage, the Presiding Officer will doff their hat to you and you may return the gesture back. You will then collect your certificate on the edge of the stage. Once you have received your certificate, please return to your seat for the rest of the ceremony.
Photography and mobile telephones
Please do not move from your seats to take photographs or make video recordings during the ceremony and please ensure that your mobile telephones are on silent for the duration of the ceremony.
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5. Alumni (level 0)
Please visit the Alumni & Supporter Relations team at the stall in the Barbican ground floor foyer, next to the cafe. This is a great opportunity to grab your first piece of alumni merchandise by updating your details at the stand.
Further details
Professor André Spicer, Executive Dean, Bayes Business School
André Spicer is an expert in the areas of organisational behaviour, leadership and corporate social responsibility. Prior to joining City St George's, he was Professor of Organisation Studies at the University of Warwick.
He has published extensively in top scholarly journals, such as Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, and Harvard Business Review.
Professor Spicer has also published many books including The Stupidity Paradox (Allen & Unwin), Metaphors We Lead By (Routledge), The Wellness Syndrome (Polity), Business Bullshit (Routledge), and Desperately Seeking Self Improvement (OR).
Honorary graduate
She was born in Uganda which she left as a child with her family when the East African Asians were expelled in the early 1970s. London is her home.
She has pursued a 30 year long career in management consulting in the public and private sector which included leading the Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare practice at KPMG, the Big Four accountancy firm, where she was also on the UK Board.
Since retiring from full time work in 2018, has been building a portfolio of non executive roles. Her current non-executive roles include Serco Group PLC, Buro Happold LLP and Muswell Hill Golf Club where is the Chair of the Board.
She has also served as a non executive for a privately owned communications agency Zinc Network, the Geospatial Commission for the UK Government.
Between 2019 and 2024 she was in Independent Member of the Council of City, University of London. During this time she chaired the Audit and Risk Committee, was Deputy Chair of Council and, Interim Chair of the Council during the period that saw the combination of City, University of London and St George’s Medical School to form City St George’s, University of London.
Ceremonial order
Presiding Officer: Hunada Nouss OBE, Honorary Rector, City St George’s, University of London
The procession will enter the Hall, accompanied by Marshals, in the following order:
- Students’ Union Mace
- Officers of the Students’ Union
- Chaplains
- Academic staff
- Departmental presenters
- Honorary Graduand
- Senate
- Council
- Executive Dean of School
- Vice-President
- President
- University Mace
- Honorary Rector
Order of the ceremony
- Incoming procession: accompanied by ‘Prelude to Te Deum’ by Charpentier
- Opening address: Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein, President, City St George’s, University of London
- Award of Honorary Degree: Kru Desai
- Officiating Dean’s speech: Professor Andre Spicer, Executive Dean, Bayes Business School
- Award of degrees
- Closing address: Shamma Abdullah Alameri (BSc Banking and International Finance)
- Outgoing procession: accompanied by ‘Sonata from Die Bankelsangerlieder’ by Daniel Speer
Merchandise
Pick up a personalised hoody or other goodies at the merchandise stalls around the foyers.
Drinks reception
Refreshments will be served after your ceremony just outside the graduation hall, where you and your guests are free to take photos and socialise.
Share your memories
Join in with the Graduation ceremonies across social media by tagging City St George's, University of London (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and X (Twitter)) in your posts and using the #CityStGeorgesGrad hashtag.
We will be re-sharing these from the official City St George's social channels and on the University website for you all to reminisce along with our content like getting ready for your Graduation.
Don’t forget to tag us in any photos you take with them so we can reshare!
