The Conferring Ceremony for Undergraduate Healthcare Professionals and Postgraduate Academic Programmes will take place on 20 November 2024 in RCSI. Graduations are a highlight in the RCSI calendar and it is a special and proud occasion for us to celebrate with you and your families and friends.

Schedule

Conferring I: 11.00

Conferring II: 14.30

Conferring I

Undergraduate Healthcare Professionals Conferring Ceremony

Ceremony commences 11.00   

School of Medicine  

• Honours Degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Obstetrics (MB, BCh, BAO), LRCP&SI  

School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences   

• Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pharmacy  
  

School of Physiotherapy  

• Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physiotherapy

Conferring II

Postgraduate Academic Award Ceremony

Ceremony commences 14.30 

• Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
• Degree of Master of Surgery (MCh) 
• Degree of Master of Science (MSc) by research 
• Degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD)  
• Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)  

Online registration

Online registration will open in September and the link to register will be shared with all graduands at that time via their programme coordinators. It is mandatory for all graduands to complete the online registration form to advise the conferring team if they plan to attend the ceremony in-person, or instead wish to be conferred 'in absentia'.

Academic dress hire

All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited. Robes may be pre-booked online at phelanconan.com. The pre-paid hire fee is €45 or pay on the day hire fee is €50. The deadline for booking online is midnight on Thursday, 14 November.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process online, Phelan Conan Ltd staff are no longer able to take bookings over the phone. This has been created to protect your online payments and if you don’t already have a 3D secure password you can activate it by following the simple instructions during the booking process. If you experience any further problems with 3D secure process, please contact your bank.  Cash will not be accepted.

Robes can be collected from outside the Desmond Auditorium, RCSI 26 York Street, Dublin 2 on Monday, 18 November between 4pm and 8pm. If you are unable to pre-collect your robe, you may collect your robe on your arrival on the day when you register in TR 1- 3. All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.

Photography

Lafayette Photographers will be located onsite throughout the Conferrings to take professional individual and family portraits. Please visit their website to pre-book. Pre-booking is highly recommended for your photography session.

Order of proceedings

Graduands are invited to register 1 hour 30 minutes prior to their Conferring Ceremony.

At registration, graduands will be provided with their parchment and scroll holder along with their conferring booklet and seat number allocation. The assigned seat number signifies the order in which you will be called to the stage.  

Graduands and guests are asked to take their seats no later than 30 minutes prior to the ceremony commences.

Guest tickets

Each attending graduand will automatically receive two complimentary guest tickets.  
A graduand does not require a ticket.  
Graduands will be assigned seating in the auditorium. There is free seating for guests in the auditorium. 

Children over the age of two will require a ticket to attend the conferring ceremony and will need to be factored into your two guest ticket allocation. Any child attending the ceremony must be accompanied by an adult at all times. There is not an option for children to sit with Graduands.  

Live stream

A live stream of the conferring ceremony will be available for friends and family to watch around the world. The stream will be available via the RCSI Dublin homepage.

Important notice 

All students due to graduate should be aware that the conferring ceremony is regarded as a public occasion. The ceremonies are recorded and broadcast on the internet (via the RCSI website) but they may also appear on other websites on the internet. Graduands and guests seated in the conferring auditorium should be aware that they may appear on this live stream and recording. By participating in graduation, graduands and guests are deemed to have consented to be party to these practices. Graduands who do not consent to these practices should not attend and opt instead to be conferred in absentia. Guests who do not consent to these practices should also not attend and may opt to watch the ceremony via live stream.

RCSI’s official photographers and staff will be situated around the conferring venue taking photographs and video footage of the celebrations, which may be featured in future publications on social media channels and the RCSI website. Graduands and guests who do not wish their image to be used for such a purpose should inform the photographer, or staff member on the day. 

Queries

Please contact conferrings@rcsi.ie.

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