Your Diploma Ceremony

Unfortunately, due to limited capacity, we can only allow you to bring two guests. However, we stream all our ceremonies on our YouTube channel where people can celebrate your day with you remotely. Recordings will also be available to buy shortly after each ceremony.

We recognise that Diploma Ceremony days are a time of celebration for the whole family. However, as the ceremonies themselves are formal evening events, we advise that they are not suitable for children under seven-years-old.

If it is not possible to make childcare arrangements, children are welcome to watch a livestream video of the ceremony in a relaxed space in the College. Please note: children must be accompanied by an adult guest at all times.

Babies under the age of two do not require a ticket.

Please complete this form to be added to the 2026 Cancellations and 2027 College Ceremony Waitlist 
 

You may transfer your booking to another ceremony date if we have spaces available. Please contact us in the first instance if you would like to transfer your booking. If within our cancellation window, we may require additional payment for tickets.

The College must be notified of cancellations in writing, or by email to ceremony@rcpsg.ac.uk. Cancellation notices received within 6 weeks or more prior to the date of the event, will be refunded in full.

Cancellation notices received between 14 days and 6 weeks prior to the date of the course will be subject to 50% payment. Cancellation notices received within 14 days of the date of the event will be subject to full payment.

Your College fellowship or membership must be full and current at both the times of registration and the time of the ceremony to be included. There are some exceptions to this, including MRCP(UK) candidates; those who have completed any of our Travel Medicine courses, or various awards winners, who don’t have to hold College Membership to attend. You can email the team to find out if you're eligible.

• £10 Delegate ticket
• £25 Guest ticket
• Gown hire
• Various photography packagaes available
• Any other associated costs with Travel/Hotel.

Our gown hire and official photography are handled by a third party. We’ll email you details on how to book gowns, which gowns to book and how to order photography once you have completed registration.

Yes, we will operate our College Shop where you will be able to browse and purchase items from our College Shop stand at the event. A digital recording for your ceremony, as well as all other items will also be available to purchase after the event via our online College Shop.

All our Diploma Ceremonies are held in our very own College Hall. If you’ve never been to the College building before, you can find directions here. The address is: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 232–242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RJ.

All areas of the venue can be reached by lift or access ramp. We would appreciate it if you could let us know of any accessibility requirements in advance, so we can make appropriate arrangements to ensure you have the best possible experience. 

After you have registered and paid for your tickets, you can request a visa support letter by emailing ceremony@rcpsg.ac.uk. This letter can be used to support your/your guests’ visa application. Please ensure you provide your guests’ names as they appear on their passports.

If you are an MRCP(UK) Candidate, to attend the Diploma Ceremony you must have returned your Form of Faith.

You can register today by emailing ceremony@rcpsg.ac.uk with your RCP Code, your College PID number (please register here if you don’t have one), your chosen ceremony, and whether you wish to bring up to a maximum of two guests to this event. We will confirm your booking once we have registered you.

If you are an MRCP(UK) Candidate, the college you passed with will be responsible for issuing your diploma certificate. If you are a RCPSG Member or Fellow you will be issued upon completion of joining. On the day of the ceremony you will receive a certificate of attendance.