Gown hire

If you wish to graduate at an award ceremony you must wear the appropriate academic dress.

This should be ordered from Ede and Ravenscroft: www.gownhire.co.uk (external link)

Tel: +44 (0)1223 861854

Academic Dress

• Diploma of Higher Education
• Bachelors Award
• Undergraduate Masters (i.e. MPharm)
• Postgraduate Diplomas

Graduands receiving the above awards will wear a black gown and a hood with a saffron band appropriate to the award.

• Masters

Graduands receiving a Masters will wear a black gown and a hood fully lined with saffron.

• PhD

Doctoral robes are scarlet with a saffron-lined hood.

The mortar board forms part of the academic dress of the University, however graduands are not permitted to wear them before or during the ceremony.