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In Pictures: Summer Graduation 2025

Summer Graduation 2025 took place from Thursday 26 June to Friday 4 July.

groups of people in formal wear sitting on a lawn enjoying refreshments, with trees in the background

The ceremonies and garden parties, hosted in the Whitla Hall and on the lawns of Queen's beautiful and historic Quadrangle, were supported once again by a large number of colleagues working together across all Schools and Directorates, offering an important demonstration of how much we care about our students.

two academic staff wearing graduation robes standing in front of a big screen showing the words 'Queen's University Belfast, 180 Years'

two women posing for a selfie on a large lawn in the sunshine

strawberries and beverages being served to party attendees in a cloistered area at a celebration event in the summer sunshine

two male graduating students talking to man and woman operating a film camera with a graduation party taking place in the background

graduands and academics in graduation robes standing for a citation in a large hall

young asian woman in graduation robe making a celebratory gesture with people milling around in the background

mature man operating a video camera in an enclosed outdoor space

a mum in graduation robes jumping in celebration with her partner and children on a lawn with a redbrick building tower in the background

two smiling, celebrating women flanking a man holding a placard that reads 'Class photographs in the Great Hall after graduation'

two smiling young women, one seated in graduation garb and the other helping cover her hair to protect it from rain

two men working on computers and running AV equipment from a green room

four women of African origin in celebratory pose on a lawn outside a redbrick building

group of academics - one in a wheelchair - in graduation robes on the lawn of a redbrick building

young woman in light blue dress and graduation robe smiling to camera with a redbrick building in the background

group of five young women and a man manning an indoor gown collection point

family of South Asian origin posing for a graduation photo outside a redbrick building

man in a large event hall checking seating alignment or arrangements

young woman in red dress and graduation robe striking a celebratory pose with a redbrick building in the background

group of four women and a man smiling to camera in an indoor space with a banner above them, flanked by university crests, that reads 'Welcome to Queen's University Belfast'

mature lady in graduation robe surrounded by family and posing for a photo with a redbrick building in the background

man and woman in business dress wearing red lanyards smiling to camera with lawns and a building in the background

two smiling women in wheelchairs, one wearing a graduation robe, with an old building in the background

an academic graduation procession turning a corner outside a redbrick building

three men and a lady raising hands in celebration on a sunny day outside a redbrick building

two women smiling to camera in a large hall

two young women in graduation robes standing on a pavement and smiling to camera

group of eight men in matching navy-blue suits, and another wearing grey, standing with hands folded outside the entrance to a building

four women, one wearing graduation robe holding a child, standing in the foyer of a large hall with a crest-flanked banner above them reading 'Welcome to Queen's University Belfast'

young female graduating student writing on a notepad with another woman to her right in a pink jacket holding a bunch of flowers

young man in graduation robe standing with his partner and smiling as someone takes their photo on a sunny day in front of a redbrick building

group of young catering staff standing at a catering table in a sheltered outdoor area

smiling family group standing at a small table in the quadrangle of a redbrick building

young woman in a black jacket playing a harp with a redbrick wall behind her

seated man and woman of Eastern origin clinking glasses of orange and enjoying strawberries and cream on a lawn area with trees - the women is wearing a graduation robe

view from upper floor looking towards the stage of a large hall filled with graduating students, robed academic staff, friends and families

young woman in graduation robe posing with three children outside a redbrick building in the sunshine

smiling woman holding A4 notepad or clipboard walking beside a smiling man pushing a catering trolley

two smiling women holding umbrellas on a lawn outside a redbrick building - the woman on the right is wearing a graduation robe

elevated view of a graduation party, including white gazebo, taking place on the inner quadrangle lawn of a redbrick building

three women of African origin smiling and waving to camera outside a redbrick building in the sunshine

a mother and daughter wearing graduation robe clinking glasses at a garden party

graduating young woman holding bouquet of flowers surrounded by family members and posing for a photo outside a redbrick building

man in thick-rimmed sunglasses and graduation robe receiving a kiss from his partner in the sunshine with a redbrick building in the background

man in graduation robe posing with two children in front of a monument and posing for a photo someone is taking on a phone in the foreground

young international man in graduation robe flanked by two young women posing for photos outside large gates reading 'Queen's University Belfast'

group of five people of Asian origin celebrating the graduation of the lady in the middle

group of graduating young men and women lined up side by side and walking towards the camera for a photo op on a lawn in the sunshine with a redbrick building in the background

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