Academic dress of the University of Hertfordshire
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The University of Hertfordshire prescribes academic costume for its members. Both dress and undress are prescribed, though only dress is used in practice-- for example, at the graduation ceremonies, held in St Alban's cathedral.
The academic dress of bachelors of the university is a black stuff gown, with facings and long open sleeves gathered to a point at the elbow with a button. The master's gown is similar, but with spade sleeves. With these, on formal occasions such as graduations, is worn a hood of grey or white silk and stuff. In dress, grey hoods are worn by holders of diplomas below bachelor's level, and white hoods by bachelors. Masters add a border of purple silk. Because of the university's emphasis on interdisciplinary studies, there is no distinction between the academic dress of the various faculties.
In dress, holders of initial doctorates wear red gowns with purple facings; higher doctorates have purple gowns with white facings. In undress all doctors wear master's gowns. The university is unusual among former polytechnics in also prescribing academic dress for undergraduates-- the black stuff bachelor's gown with no hood-- although, again, this is not used in practice.
External links
- The official regulations (http://www.herts.ac.uk/secreg/upr/pdf/ASA4-V2.pdf)
- Photographs of Hertfordshire gowns (http://www.herts.ac.uk/examtimetable/PICTURES_OF_ROBES.htm)
- More photographs of UH gowns (http://www.intimal.edu.my/graduation/graduation2.html)
- Christianson and Piggott, Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire, ISBN 1898543011