Academic Dress for Graduates

Gown

Doctor (Honoris Causa)
A dark red velvet robe with 4.5” wide gold satin facings down each side in front trimmed with blue satin in the middle

Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Education and Doctor of Philosophy
A black robe with royal blue velvet facings down and three velvet strips of royal blue colour on the sleeves

Master of Philosophy and Taught Master
A black robe of the Oxford MA pattern

Postgraduate Diploma
A black robe of the Oxford MA pattern

Bachelor
A black robe of simple traditional style

Hood

Doctor (Honoris Causa)
A dark red velvet hood lined with gold satin

Doctor of Business Administration
A black hood with blue and gold silk lining throughout and with a silver grey edge lining and an additional lining of the same colour of one centimetre wide running parallel at a distance of one centimetre from the edge lining

Doctor of Education
A black hood with blue and gold silk lining throughout and with a citron edge lining and an additional lining of the same colour of one centimetre wide running parallel at a distance of one centimetre from the edge lining

Doctor of Philosophy
A black hood with blue and gold silk lining throughout and with a royal blue velvet edge lining

Master of Philosophy
A black hood with blue and gold silk lining throughout and with deep purple edge lining

Taught Master
A black hood with blue and gold silk lining throughout and an edge lining of degree-oriented colour and an additional lining of the same degree colour of one centimetre wide running parallel at a distance of one centimetre from the edge lining

Bachelor
A black hood with blue and gold silk lining throughout, and an edge lining of degree-oriented colour

Cap

Doctor (Honoris Causa)
A black velvet bonnet with gold tassel

Doctor of Business Administration
A cap of black bonnet with gold tassel

Doctor of Education and Doctor of Philosophy
A cap of mortar-board pattern with gold tassel

Master of Philosophy, Taught Master, Postgraduate Diploma, and Bachelor
A cap of mortar-board pattern with black tassel

Stole

Postgraduate Diploma
A stole in discipline-specific colour

Degree colours