A record number of students will toss mortarboards into the air as they celebrate graduating from a Norwich university.

Eastern Daily Press: Students graduating from Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) in 2016. Picture: NUAStudents graduating from Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) in 2016. Picture: NUA (Image: Archant)

Almost 600 students will graduate from Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) today and tomorrow with degrees in arts, design and media.

Four ceremonies will be held at St Andrew's Hall in Norwich over the next two days, while students who completed masters degrees last year will also return to collect certificates.

Degrees range from architecture to textile design and fashion to film animation, in the university's largest cohort to date.

And this year, writer, director and producer Graham Linehan, who lives in Norwich, and television chief Sir Peter Bazalgette, who is responsible for Deal or No Deal and Big Brother, will be among the university's honorary doctorates.

Eastern Daily Press: Norwich University of the Arts graduation ceremony in 2015 in St Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Photo: Steve AdamsNorwich University of the Arts graduation ceremony in 2015 in St Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams (Image: Copyright Archant Norfolk 2015)

Professor John Last, vice-chancellor, said: 'Congratulations today to all graduating students who have each earned their degrees through sheer hard work, ambition, passion and above all incredible creativity.

'Today is about celebrating the dedication and accomplishments of our graduates as they advance into the next phase of their lives. Their time at NUA has provided them with the very best preparation for entering the exciting world of the creative industries.

'We know many will go on to achieve positions of influence and hope they will draw their final piece of inspiration from the illustrious careers of this year's honorary doctors.'

Mr Linehan is behind television shows including Father Ted and the IT Crowd, and started his career as a writer on The Fast Show and Harry Enfield and Chums.

Eastern Daily Press: Norwich University of the Arts graduation ceremony in 2015 in St Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Photo: Steve AdamsNorwich University of the Arts graduation ceremony in 2015 in St Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams (Image: Copyright Archant Norfolk 2015)

He will be joined as an honorary doctorate by Betty Jackson, who began her career as a film illustrator before becoming a renowned fashion designer.

She is a member of the university's selection panel, which chooses student work to be shown on the catwalk at its Graduate Fashion Week.

As well as Sir Peter, non-executive chairman of ITV, who has created television shows including Ready Steady Cook, Big Brother and Deal or No Deal, painter and printmaker Tess Jaray, known for her public art installations, will be the fourth well-known face to be honoured.

Eastern Daily Press: Vice-chancellor Sir John Last at the Norwich University of the Arts graduation ceremonies in 2015. Picture: Steve AdamsVice-chancellor Sir John Last at the Norwich University of the Arts graduation ceremonies in 2015. Picture: Steve Adams (Image: Copyright Archant Norfolk 2015)

The full list of students graduating on Tuesday

Morning ceremonies

BA (Hons) Design for Publishing

Emily Beavis*, Juliette Briggs, Imogen Brown*, Leanne Butterworth*, Chelsea Carter*, Julia Clark, Jasmine Dye, Matthew Goss, Alys James, Krystal Loh*, Matthew Longley, Ciaran McKay, Eve Meyerowitz, Sophie Moates, Kelly Molloy, George Morriss, Hannah Moulton, Alicia Mundy*, James Owens, Sophie Pangalos, Georgia Robinson, William Robinson, Carmen Rodriguez Balit, Jordan Senior, Eleanor Smith, Sarah Somerton-Jones, Natalie Sowa, Alice Twydell*, Kieryn Tyler, Bethany Wilkinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYk8kBnhobU

BA (Hons) Film and Moving Image Production

Yasemin Alkan*, Abigail Belsham, Lucy Benneworth*, Abbigayle Bircham, Charlotte Brant, Jasmin Calder, Daisy Cambridge, Astrid Carling, Lewis Cherrington, Joshua Dear*, Alexander Dimmock, Thomas Evans, Christopher Fitzmaurice, Robert Fox, Ella Glendining*, Peter Hadrys, Jade Harrison, Zachary Hayward-Jones, Natalie Hazelden*, Alex Hermon*, Oliver Hosier, Lewis Joslin, Anya Kelly*, George King, Jonathan Lane*, Matthew Nodwell*, Alexander Parnell*, Alfie Piper, Lewis Potter, Shane Reynolds*, James Rushden*, Emilee Shaw*, Jack Simpson, Emma Sippitts, Dominic Smith, Alice Strafford*, James Taylor, Paul Thompson*, Alastair Tipping, Anya Tye*, Alexander Viner, Laura Wadha*, Vivienne Warland, Florence Watson*, Andrew Williams, Matthew Williams

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

Emma Allsopp, David Bohn, James Brindley*, Liam Carter, Jake Gilbert*, Jed Harling*, Daniel Harrington, Elliott Harris, Saul? Igaryt?, Joseph Innes, Beth Kolbow, Staffan Lagerstedt, Jack Lambert*, Jonathan Leonard*, Melissa Lim Shuen*, Charlie Middleton*, Julia Munday, Sophie Norman, Josiah Odimah-Manson, Curtis Page*, Alex Richardson, Louis Scott, Anastasia Shokhina, Shaniqua Sobers, Daniel Summersgill, Tsu Wong*

BA Graphic Communication

Ross Cruickshank

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Lynda Aneno Aciro, Samuel Bailey, Faith Barker, Alexander Barrett, Lee Bartlett, Oliver Batterham*, Olivia Beresford-Evans*, Lauren Betts, Kellen Brown*, Stephen Brown*, Katie Bullock, Rachel Butterick, Julia Callaby, Leah Chavda, Natalie Cleasby, Artjoms Darvaj, Amy Eastlake, Alex Eglington, Thomas Ephgrave, Joshua Fidell, Elisha Fincham-Garba, Sabrina Green, Aaron Hocking, Nadine Huseyin, Oliver Jackson, Samuel Jepson*, Nikhil Kanbi*, Tanjina Khan, Seth Littleboy, James MacDonald, Jordan Mann*, Joshua Marshall, Drew Mason, Shannon McCarthy, Laura Meechan, Reena Mistry*, Selina Mistry, Ross Norton*, Hazel Oguz*, Rikesh Parmar, Calum Reader*, Craig Riseborough*, Jordan Robinson-Diggle, Daniel Shakes, Ellen Sillett, Jamie Smith, Jack Sturman, Kelly Thake, Jaimie Turner, Hannah Ward, Jason Wells, Florence Wilson*, Stephen Woodruff

Afternoon ceremonies

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Jonpaul Addison, Megan Aitken, Molly Aldous*, Alice Bigsby-Bye, Amber Branch, Charlotte Briley, Ellie Brine*, Clark Broadwood-Smith*, John Brownlie*, Catalina Burks, Drew Burrett*, Nelson Burton, Hannah Carpenter, Gemma Carson, Gordon Chadwick, Shannon Corby, Remy Delgado, Nathan Dickson, Reece Elliot, Ariana Flynn, Rebecca Foreman*, Raeya Francis, Chloe Gatrell*, Rebecca Goddard, Jessica Hadfield, Lisa Haley, Kathryn Hall, Tina Hannay*, Leonela Helm, Lauren Heyes, Charlotte Hinchliffe, Lindsay Jolly*, Bethan Kerridge*, Rachel Kerry, Jasmine Knock, Sarah Lancaster*, Marlene Lees, Alice Leon*, Jessica Lovelock, Lingli Lu*, Anna-Louise MacFarlane, Scott McCrum, Binks Mooney, Joshua Mutton, Susan Nicholls, Daisy Nicholson, Qansa Omar, Nikita Payne*, Sarah Peach, Kyle Pooley*, Charlotte Powell, Holly Priestley*, Emily Pumfrett, Eleanor Sarbutt-King, Yasmin Sartin*, Elena Sementino*, Kieran Smith, James Snelling*, Meredith Strong, Jorge Strowger, Amy Sutters, Katie Thaine, Joanne Thomson, James Tomlin*, Lily Troup*, Lauren Turrell, Ryan Walker, Louie Ward, Kimberley Warder, Louise Webb*, Alexander White, Lisa Willgress*, Alexandra Woodhouse

BA Fine Art

Michelle Patten, Emily Vinson

BA (Hons) Illustration

Saphia Abrahamovitch-Venner*, Chloe Allen*, Mollie Andrews*, Steven Appleton*, George Ashwell, Kate Aspen, Gemma Aylward, Sacha Baldwin, Miles Baynes, Lauren Bills, Kimberley Bowman, Ellena Brine, Stevie Burton*, Matilde Capata, Molly Card, Jazmin Carr, Chung Chu, Dorina Czicza, Evangeline Dauber, Emma De Cruz*, Chloe Dennis*, Sian Edgeworth, Alicia Edwards*, Rachel Edwards, Emily Elbourn*, Richard Esdaile, Kate Esslemont*, Hannah Fitzpatrick-Lane, Rowan Ford*, Mitchell Forsyth*, Poppy French*, Leyla Gant, Ben Green, Sally Hattrell, Nicole Hawker*, Alec Hawkins*, Mollie Helliwell*, Tod Heron, Victoria Honeywill, Stacey Hunt, Samuel Hunter*, Peter Hurn, Charlotte Johnston, Agne Kusaite, Jamie-Lee Linnitt*, Rebecca Loh*, Rosie Lom*, Edmund Lucas*, Alison Mallon, Athena Manetas, Ella Marconi, Thomas Marques, Euan Martin, Rachel Masters, Brandon Mattless*, Rhian May*, Rosemary May*, Lorna-Mai McIntyre*, John McLachlan*, Samuel Mills, Flora Mol, Helen Naish*, Elizabeth Neocleous, Jenna Nilsen-Lediert*, Krihm Nolan, Amanda O'Farrell*, Nicholas Paton*, Nancy Peart, Ash Phifer, Lauren Phillips, Sofia Ponte*, Rungfa Randall, Toni Relph, Maylott Robinson*, Karina Sawyer*, Katie Scott*, Izabela Sobanska, Joseph Sparkes*, Kieran Stewart*, Hazel Taylor*, Philip Whitton*, Jemimah Wilkes, Electra Withey*, Charles Woodland*, Anna-Marie Woodman

BA Illustration

Zoe Olivia Grant

Key

* - with First Class Honours