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Academic Robes / Hoods
This page lists the different robes and hoods for each degree awarded by the University, and the robes worn by University Officials at graduation ceremonies.
Graduands
Robes for your Graduation must be ordered from Ede & Ravenscroft.
| Degree | Hood |
| B.A. | Black silk, lined with white silk and bordered with white fur |
| B.A. (Divinity) | Black silk, lined with white silk, edged with white fur with a one inch purple ribbon on the white silk |
| B.A. (Religious Studies) | Black silk, lined with white silk, bordered with purple poplin three inches broad, and edged with white fur |
| B.Com. | Black silk, lined with pale primrose yellow silk, and edged with white fur |
| B.D. | Black silk, lined with purple silk, and bordered with white fur |
| B.Ed. | Black silk, lined with pale blue silk and bordered with white fur |
| B.Eng. | Black silk, lined with green silk, bordered with red poplin three inches broad and edged with white fur |
| B.Med.Sci. | Black silk, lined with crimson silk, bordered with green poplin three inches broad and edged with white fur |
| B.Mus. | Scarlet silk, with white silk lining, and edged with white fur |
| B.Nursing | Black gown, black hood with white lining bordered with blue and edged with white fur |
| B.Sc. | Black silk, lined with green silk, and bordered with white fur |
| B.Sc. Soc Sci | Black silk, lined with deep turquoise silk, and edged with white fur |
| B.Sc. Social Work | Black silk lined with mauve silk bordered with white fur |
| B.Sc. Vet Sci | Black silk, lined with green silk, and bordered with white fur |
| B.Sc. Nursing | Black silk, lined with deep turquoise silk, edged with white fur with two inch wide ribbon bordered onto the turquoise |
| B.Tech. | Black silk lined with half Pantone Green and half Reflex Blue |
| BVM&S | Black silk, lined with maroon silk bordered with golden yellow poplin three inches broad, edged with white fur |
| Ch.M. | Black velvet, lined with golden silk |
| D.D. | Black cloth, with appended cape, lined and faced with purple silk |
| D.D.S. | Black silk, lined with crimson silk, bordered with white silk three inches broad |
| D. Clin Psychol | Black cloth lined with silver grey silk bordered with deep turquoise silk three inches broad |
| Dr hc | Black cloth, lined and faced with oatmeal coloured silk |
| D.Litt. | Black cloth, lined with royal blue silk shot with maize colour |
| D.Mus. | Rich scarlet cloth, lined with rich white corded silk |
| D.Psychol. | Black silk lined with grey silk |
| D.Sc. | Black cloth, lined with green silk |
| D.Sc Soc Sci | Black cloth, lined with deep turquoise silk |
| DVM&S | Black silk, lined with maroon silk bordered with golden yellow poplin three inches broad |
| Ed.D. | Black gown with long sleeves with 3 inch red facings down the front. Black hood with blue lining bordered with red |
| Edinburgh College of Art: Postgraduate Masters degree (Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) | Black gown, black hood with red lining, purple lozenge and gold edging |
| LLB | Black silk, lined with blue silk, and boarded with white fur |
| LLD | Black cloth, with appended cape, lined and faced with blue silk |
| LLM | Black silk, lined with blue silk |
| M.A. | Black silk, lined with white silk |
| M.A. (Divinity) | Black silk lined with white silk with a one inch wide purple border |
| M.A. (Religious Studies) | Black silk, lined with white silk, bordered with purple poplin three inches broad |
| M.Arch. | Black silk, lined with orange-brown silk |
| MBA | Black silk, lined with pale primrose yellow silk |
| M.B. Ch B | Black silk, lined with crimson silk bordered with white fur |
| M.Chem | Black silk lined with green silk bordered with white silk three inches broad |
| M.Chem Phys | Black silk lined with green silk bordered with white silk three inches broad |
| M.Chin.Stud. | Black silk, lined with white silk bordered with yellow silk three inches broad, and showing three inches of yellow silk at the front of the neckband |
| M.Clin.Dent | Black silk, lined with white silk bordered with red silk three inches broad, and showing three inches of red silk at the front of the neckband |
| MCouns | Black silk lined with deep turquoise silk, bordered with three inches of mauve silk |
| M.D. | Black silk, with appended cape, lined and faced with crimson silk |
| M.EarthSci. | Black silk lined with green silk bordered with white silk three inches broad |
| M.Ed. | Black silk, lined with pale blue silk |
| M.Eng. | Black silk, lined with green silk, bordered with red poplin three inches broad |
| M.Inf | Black silk lined with green silk bordered with white silk three inches broad |
| MLA | Black silk, lined with white silk bordered with green poplin three inches broad with one inch centred insert of brown poplin |
| M.Litt. | Black silk lined with royal blue silk shot with maize colour, bordered with ivory poplin three inches broad and showing three inches of royal blue |
| M.Mus. | Scarlet silk, lined with white silk |
| M.Phil. | Black silk, lined with silver silk, bordered with blue silk shot with brown three inches broad |
| M.Phys. | Black silk lined with green silk bordered with white silk three inches broad |
| M.Sc. | Black silk, lined with white silk bordered with green silk three inches broad, and showing three inches of green silk at the front of the neckband |
| MSW | Black silk lined with mauve silk |
| M.Teach. | Black gown, black hood with white lining bordered with blue |
| M.Th. | Black silk lined with purple silk, bordered with ivory poplin three inches broad and showing three inches of purple silk at the front of the neckband |
| PGDE/PGCI | University green, fully lined with University blue |
| Ph.D. | Black cloth lined with blue silk shot with brown, bordered with three inches of red silk |
| M.Vet.Sci | Black gown, black hood lined with light maroon and bordered with green |
| UG Certificate/Diploma | University Blue, lined with red and bordered with white |
| PG Certificate/Diploma | University Blue, lined with white and bordered with red |
Officials of The University of Edinburgh
| Role | Robe |
| Chancellor | Robe of black brocaded satin, trimmed with gold lace and with gold frogs down the fronts and on the sleeves. Black silk velvet trencher, with gold button and tassel. |
| Vice-Chancellor | Robe and trencher the same as the Chancellor’s, but trimmed with silver in place of gold. |
| Rector | Black silk gown, with crimson silk velvet sleeves; the gown is trimmed round the collar and down the front edges with broad gold lace, and the sleeves round the bottom with narrower gold lace. Black silk velvet trencher, with gold button and tassel. |
| Principal | Mauve corded silk robe trimmed with velvet to match. Black silk velvet trencher, with gold button and tassel. |
| Vice-Principal | Maroon silk, facings and yoke of cherry red velvet. |
| Members of the University Court | Black silk robe, open sleeves, with gold frog on each sleeve. |
With all the above robes, hoods appropriate to the degrees are worn.
This article was published on Oct 19, 2011