Celebrating academic achievement and future opportunity at Teesside University

Teesside University is this week welcoming thousands of graduates and their guests as it hosts its first graduations of 2025 in its new state-of-the-art £42 million Digital Life building.

The event is one of the highlights of Teesside University’s calendar, celebrating academic success and future opportunities for graduating students from the University’s five academics schools.

A total of 11 graduation ceremonies are being held throughout the week having started on Monday, all of which are being hosted in the University’s recently completed Digital Life building.

Graduands and their guests are among the first to see inside the University’s first dedicated events space which forms part of the new building, designed to transform digital and technology education in the Tees Valley and beyond. Proceedings from each ceremony are being shown on the big screen in the Campus Heart, as well as in the Students’ Union in the centre of the campus. The May ceremonies take place ahead of the traditional summer graduations, which will continue in July.

Teesside University Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Paul Croney OBE, said: “Graduation is always a highlight of our academic year and a perfect opportunity to celebrate the academic achievements of our student community.

“I am incredibly proud of all our graduates, who have demonstrated incredible commitment, determination, and dedication to achieve their academic awards.

“Digital Life is a superb new addition to the campus and a fitting venue to celebrate our students and their accomplishments, and we are proud to be able to showcase this stunning building by inviting in our first graduation guests.”

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