ICR Award Ceremony 2012
24 May 2012, 16.00
University of London, Senate House, Macmillan Hall
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- Information for graduands
- Information for Faculty and associate supervisors
- Information for ICR recognised appointments (Honorands, Fellows, Members and Associates)
- Contact us
Award Ceremony
Arrival
- from 13.00: Graduands collect robes and have photographs taken
- from 14.30: Honorands and Members of Academic Procession collect robes
- from 15.15: Faculty and other staff attending as guests
- from 15.25: Fellows, Members and Associates - please report to the reception desk, where a member of staff will show you to your seats.
- from 15.15: Guests
Ceremony
- 16.00: Award Ceremony starts
All stand as the Academic Procession enters the Hall. When the presiding officer indicates, attendees may sit.
Degrees
Degrees will be presented in the following order:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Philosophy
- Doctor of Medicine (Research)
- Master of Oncology
- Postgraduate Diploma in Oncology
- Postgraduate Certificate in Oncology
Marshals will indicate to graduands when to stand up and make their way to the stage. Graduands arrive from the left and leave from the opposite side on the right.
Contributions
The Award Ceremony is also an occasion for the ICR to recognise individuals whose direct contributions have helped us over the years. The following appointments are usually recognised at the ICR Award Ceremony:
- Members
- Fellows
- Associates
Honorary doctorates
At the Award Ceremony the ICR also recognises the contribution to research made by distinguished individuals by presenting them with an honorary doctorate. Honorands give an address after they have been presented with their awards.
After the ceremony
The event concludes with the Academic Procession leaving the Hall. Graduates should follow, whilst guests remain seated.
Once the Academic Procession and Graduates leave the Hall, a group photograph is taken on the stairs outside the Hall. The photographer will be waiting outside and instruct graduates to take their position for the photograph.
There follows a reception in the Beveridge Hall.
Graduates and members of the Academic Procession may leave immediately after the event.
Please return your gown to the Ede and Ravenscroft staff. All gowns must be returned by 18.00.
Information for graduands
Booking
Candidates who have been awarded between May 2011 and April 2012 and received an award letter from the Library Theses Office, the Research Degrees Examination Office at the University of London or a confirmation from the ICR MSc office are eligible to take part in the Award Ceremony.
If you have any queries about eligibility to attend the ceremony, or want to confirm the contact details we have on record for you, please write to us at pgevents@icr.ac.uk
Return your booking form by post or email by 12 March 2012:
Award Ceremony, Registry, 2nd floor Sir Richard Doll Building, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK.
pgevents@icr.ac.uk
Guests
You may bring up to three guests with you to the Award Ceremony. Please give us details of your guests in the space provided on your booking form.
We will invite your supervisors to attend the event. You are not required to include them in your ticket allocation. If your supervisors (including associates) want to know more about the Award Ceremony, please ask them to email us at pgevents@icr.ac.uk.
Children are welcome to attend but must have a valid ticket. They must remain seated at all times and we require them to be taken out of the Hall if they become restless.
Gowns and photographs
Gown hire is available from Ede and Ravenscroft.
Robes can be collected from 13.00 and must be returned by 18.00 from the Chancellor's Hall.
Academic photographs will be taken at 15.30. The package includes three studio portraits: one x 10x8” and two x 5x4”. Other options are available (paid for on the day). Group photos will be taken at approximately 18.00.
On the day
Please arrive by 13.00 to collect your gown.
Please be seated in the place indicated to you by our marshals by 15.30.
Your joining instructions include further information on gowns, dress code, photographs and guests.
Information for Faculty and associate supervisors
Booking
All members of academic faculty are invited to attend the Award Ceremony and to take part in the academic procession. You will need to complete and return the booking form, available from pgevents@icr.ac.uk.
Eligible candidates
Please contact the team on pgevents@icr.ac.uk to find out if there are any particular students you think are eligible.
We will invite all students eligible to attend the Award Ceremony, but can only confirm their attendance when they have booked their place with us.
On the day
If you are taking part in the Academic Procession, please arrive by 14.30 for gowning.
At 15.50 you will need to make your way to the foyer outside the Hall to prepare for the procession.
If you are attending as a guest, please be seated by 15.45.
Download your joining instructions.
Information for ICR recognised appointments (Honorands*, Fellows, Members and Associates)
Booking
Please email pgevents@icr.ac.uk to confirm your attendance and book guest tickets.
On the day
Please arrive from 15.25 and report to the reception desk. A member of staff will show you to your seats and brief you on the event.
*Honorands: please arrive from 14.30 for gowning and to prepare to take part in the Academic Procession.
Download your joining instructions.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the ICR 2012 Award Ceremony, you can contact us in the following ways:
- Email pgevents@icr.ac.uk
- Phone 020 8722 4064
- Write to Award Ceremony, Registry, 2nd floor Sir Richard Doll Building, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK.
- Download your joining instructions (PDF)
