Ticket information

You can order tickets for yourself and your guests by logging into PeopleSoft or via UDo when you receive your graduation invitation.

Check the ticket details on this page for your graduation ceremony, and also make sure to check the ceremony eligibility and attendance before you place your order.

Ticket details for Derby and Buxton graduation ceremonies

  • Graduand tickets are free of charge
  • Guest tickets are £20 each. Your ticket allocation will be on your invitation
  • Our Awards Ceremonies are not public events and we are unable to make tickets available to anyone other than those invited
  • When you make a payment for tickets you'll receive an automated confirmation email to confirm your payment has been successful
  • Disabled parking spaces are available for students or guests who hold blue badge parking permits. You'll be required to display on your vehicle a blue badge parking permit. Please note that, due to the nature of the event, we receive a great deal of these requests. While we are able to offer a parking spaces close to the venue, we are unable to offer wide berth parking spaces for every blue badge holder
  • Ticket orders will be sent electronically to primary email addresses we have for you on our system, a QR code will be sent to you which will be scanned on the day of the ceremony
  • In most instances, you'll need to book tickets prior to confirmation of any award being made. If your award is not confirmed, then any ticket purchase made will be automatically refunded to you AFTER the ceremony has taken place
  • View our Derby graduation terms and conditions.

If you have any reasonable adjustment you require for your award ceremony, you can tell us when you order.

  • Graduand tickets are free of charge
  • Guest tickets are £20 each. Your ticket allocation will be on your invitation
  • Our Awards Ceremonies are not public events and we are unable to make tickets available to anyone other than those invited
  • When you make a payment for tickets you'll receive an automated confirmation email to confirm your payment has been successful
  • In most instances, you'll need to book tickets prior to confirmation of any award being made. If your award is not confirmed, then any ticket purchase made will be automatically refunded to you AFTER the ceremony has taken place
  • View our Buxton graduation terms and conditions.

If you have any reasonable adjustment you require for your award ceremony, you can tell us when you order.

Step-by-step guide to booking your tickets

  1. Log onto your student account on PeopleSoft or access via UDo
  2. Select Enrolment/Student Centre (usually the top left-hand tile on the screen) and enter your student number and password
  3. You will then see a pop-up message indicating award ceremony tickets are now available, accept the alert and it will disappear
  4. Select the 'purchase tickets' or 'confirm unable to attend' link (top right of screen)
  5. Further screens will load that you should check carefully, they confirm information about your name, date of birth, award etc.
  6. Accept your invitation and book your ticket requirements

If you're unable to access UDo

If you cannot access your UDo account as it’s been 90 days after your award date, please email us at graduation@derby.ac.uk and we can provide you with an alternative method of booking your tickets. 

If you're not attending graduation

You'll need to log into UDo, select your personal tab and log into your student centre. Select 'Confirm unable to attend'.