Published on 08 November 2023
![The University of Sunderland in London Winter Graduations 2023](https://cmsasset.sunderland.ac.uk/prospectus/LondonGraduations.jpg)
The University of Sunderland in London have been celebrating student success with their Winter Graduations.
More than 500 students graduated over two days in the impressive surroundings of Southwark Cathedral close to London Bridge.
The celebrations also marked London's first Honorary Award - an Honorary Doctorate of Arts for Billy Elliot and Rocketman writer Lee Hall.
![Farooq Hakim, University of Sunderland Chair of the Board of Governors, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Sir David Bell, Honorary Doctor Lee Hall and his partner Baroness Beeban Kidron, and Baroness Estelle Morris](https://cmsasset.sunderland.ac.uk/prospectus/LeeHallGrads.jpg)