Collection during graduation (recommended)
Degree certificates for most taught students will be available for collection during the graduation period.
You can collect your certificate from the PhD Academy on the fourth floor of the Lionel Robbins (Library) Building.
Certificate collection will be available on campus throughout the ceremony days. More detailed timings shall follow later.
You can collect your certificate at any point during the advertised times – you do not need to come on the same day as your ceremony. Wherever possible we suggest collecting your certificate after your ceremony to avoid it getting damaged.
When you collect your certificate, you will need to show us your LSE ID card. If you have lost your card please bring a national ID card, driving licence or passport instead.
Your must collect your certificate yourself; it cannot be collected by somebody else on your behalf.
Delivery by Royal Mail / Courier
If your certificate is not collected it will be posted to you within eight working weeks of graduation. School closure periods are not included in the eight weeks. Your certificate will be sent to the permanent home address listed within Student LSE for You, using Royal Mail first class (for UK addresses) or DHL's secure courier service (for overseas addresses). Deliveries will need to be signed for on receipt.
You must ensure that your permanent home address is correct on Student LSE for You by one week before your results publication date at the latest. This is the address we will use for sending your certificate. If you have not updated your address, your certificate may be sent to an incorrect address and you will need to pay for any replacements and delivery where required.
If you are unsure about your address at the time we will post, please enter an alternative address, e.g. of a friend or relative, where you can safely receive your certificate.
Most certificates safely reach their destination no matter where in the world they are being sent to. However, if you have not received your certificate within eight weeks of your ceremony please submit an enquiry before 30 September 2024. We need to leave reasonable time for delivery, but we may not be able to investigate the whereabouts of your certificate if you contact us too late.
Collection from the Student Services Centre (in exceptional circumstances)
In exceptional circumstances, you can arrange for your certificate to be collected from the Student Services Centre after the graduation ceremonies. If you would like to do this, please submit an enquiry to the Student Services Centre. You should select 'Results and Awards, then Certificates, "click submit an enquiry" and in the subject field type "Collect certificate at SSC". We will then reply to let you know when your certificate is ready to collect. Please remember that you must collect your certificate yourself, it is not possible for somebody else to collect it on your behalf.