Secretariat
General regulations
1.Academic Dress
2.The arms of the University
3.Interference with the work of the University
4.Precautions against ionising radiation and laser radiation
1.Academic Dress
(i). Academic Dress
Academic dress shall be defined in three ways as follows:
(a) Academic undress: a black gown.
(b) Academic dress:
(i) Undergraduate Licentiates and First Degrees
Licentiates (Undergraduate Diplomas, Certificates and Foundation Degree): black Bachelor's gown with appropriate hood where specified in (ii(a)) below or for the Licentiate in Dental Surgery* gown as specified in (iii) below;
Bachelors: black Bachelor's gown with appropriate hood; Masters: black Bachelor's gown with appropriate hood;
(ii) Postgraduate, Research and Higher Doctorates
Licentiates (Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates): black Master's gown with appropriate hood;
Integrated Masters and Bachelors: black Master's gown with appropriate Master's hood;
Masters: black Master's gown with appropriate hood;
Doctors: black Master's gown with appropriate Doctor's hood;
Integrated Doctors and Masters: black Master's gown with appropriate Doctor's hood.
(c) Full academic dress:
(i) Undergraduate Licentiates and First Degrees #
Licentiates (Undergraduate Diplomas, Certificates and Foundation Degree): black Bachelor's gown with appropriate hood where specified in (ii(a)) below and cap or for the Licentiate in Dental Surgery* gown as specified in (iii) below and cap;
Bachelors: black Bachelor's gown with appropriate hood and cap;
Masters: black Bachelor's gown with appropriate hood and cap.
(ii) Postgraduate, Research and Higher Doctorates
Licentiates (Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates): black Master's gown with appropriate hood and cap;
Integrated Masters and Bachelors: black Master's gown with appropriate Master's hood and cap
Masters: black Master's gown with appropriate hood and cap;
Doctors: appropriate Doctor's gown, hood and cap;
Integrated Doctors and Masters: appropriate Doctor's gown, hood and cap.
(ii) Hoods
All hoods shall be without cape, except for Masters of Philosophy and Doctors, and the hoods of Bachelors shall be lined. The colours of scarves and hoods appropriate to licentiates and to graduates of the University shall be as follows:
(a) Licentiates $:
Certificate of Higher Education: hood maroon lined with light green;
Diploma in Higher Education: hood maroon lined with middle green;
Foundation Degree: hood maroon lined with middle green with a one-inch band of dark green laid on the outside;
Advanced Diploma: hood maroon lined with middle green with a one-inch band of light green laid on the outside;
Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate: hood maroon lined with dark green;
Postgraduate Certificate: hood maroon lined with light green with a one-inch band of white silk laid on the outside;
Postgraduate Diploma: hood maroon lined with middle green with a one-inch band of white silk laid on the outside.
(b) Graduates:
Bachelors of Arts: hood dark green;
Bachelors of Arts (Collegiate)*: hood dark green with a one-inch band of mid-green laid on the outside;
Bachelors of Broadcasting*: hood light green with a one-inch band of middle green laid on the outside;
Bachelors of Commerce*: hood light green lined with dark green;
Bachelors of Dental Surgery: hood dark green lined with middle green;
Bachelors of Design: hood middle green lined with light green;
Bachelors of Divinity*: hood dark green with white lining and band and with one inch of scarlet laid on the white silk;
Bachelors of Education*: hood dark green with a one-inch band of light green laid on the outside;
Bachelors of Engineering: hood middle green lined with dark green;
Bachelors of Health Science: hood middle green with a one-inch band of light green laid on the outside;
Bachelors of Laws: hood light green;
Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery: hood dark green lined with light green;
Bachelors of Music: hood dark green with a one inch band of white silk laid on the outside;
Bachelors of Performing Arts*: hood light green with a one-inch band of dark green laid on the outside;
Bachelors of Science: middle green;
Bachelors of Science (Collegiate)*: middle green with a one-inch band of dark green laid on the outside;
Masters of Engineering: hood middle green lined with dark green with a one-inch band of middle green laid on the outside;
Masters of Chemistry, of Geography, of Geophysics, of Mathematics, of Physics, of Natural Science, of Environment, of Geosciences, of Design or of Biology: hood middle green edged with one-inch band of dark green;
Masters of Arts, of Business Studies or of Fine Art: hood dark green with white lining;
Masters of Business Administration: hood light green with white lining and band and one inch of dark green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Business Studies: see Masters of Arts;
Masters of Child Forensic Studies: see Masters of Medical Science;
Masters of Commerce*: hood light green with white lining and band and one inch of dark green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Dental Science: hood dark green with white lining and band and with one inch of dark green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Dental Surgery: hood dark green lined with white and edged with middle green;
Masters of Education: hood dark green with white lining and band and with one inch of middle green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Fine Art: see Masters of Arts;
Masters of Health Science or of Midwifery: hood middle green with white lining and band and with one inch of light green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Laws: hood light green with white lining;
Masters of Medical Science or of Child Forensic Studies: hood dark green with white lining and band and with one inch of light green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Midwifery: see Masters of Health Science;
Masters of Music: hood dark green with white lining with a one-inch band of white silk laid on the outside;
Masters of Psychoanalytic Observational Studies or of Psychotherapy: hood dark green lined with light green with a one-inch band of white silk laid on the light green;
Masters of Public Health: hood dark green lined with light green with one-inch band of dark green laid on the light green;
Masters of Science: hood middle green with white lining;
Masters of Science (Engineering): hood middle green with white lining and band and with one inch of dark green laid on the white silk;
Masters of Research: as for the equivalent Taught Masters Degree from the appropriate faculty;
Masters of Philosophy: hood black stuff on silk lined with middle green and with narrow binding of scarlet to the hood;
Masters of Surgery*: hood dark green with white lining and edged with light green;
Professional Doctorates (other than Doctors of Clinical Psychology or of Education); hood green lined with white with narrow bindings of scarlet;
Doctors of Clinical Psychology: hood green lined with mid-green with narrow bindings of dark green;
Doctors of Education: hood green lined with mid-green with narrow bindings of white;
Doctors of Philosophy: hood green lined with green with narrow bindings of scarlet;
Doctors of Dental Science: hood scarlet lined with dark green and with mid-green bindings;
Doctors of Divinity: hood scarlet lined with dark green and with white bindings;
Doctors of Letters, Laws, Science, Science (Engineering)** and Medicine: hood scarlet lined with green of the shade or shades appropriate to the faculty;
Doctors of Music: hood scarlet lined with dark green and having a one-inch band of white watered silk laid on the green one inch from the edge
(iii) Gowns
The colours of gowns appropriate to licentiates and to graduates of the University shall be as follows:
Licentiates in Dental Surgery*: black with facings and yoke of middle green with sleeves of elbow length bordered with green outside and white inside;
Licentiates, Bachelors and Masters in all faculties: black;
Professional Doctorates and Doctors of Clinical Psychology, of Education or of Philosophy: green with sleeve linings of green and facings of green bound with scarlet.
Doctors of Divinity: scarlet with sleeve linings of dark green and facings of white;
Doctors of Letters, Laws, Science, Science (Engineering), Medicine or Dental Science: scarlet with facings and sleeve linings of the shade(s) of green appropriate to the Faculty
Doctors of Music: scarlet with sleeve linings and facings of dark green with a one inch band of white watered silk laid on the green on the outside edge
Undergraduates of the University may wear black gowns.
(iv) Caps
The caps of licentiates, Bachelors and Masters [both men and women] shall be of the usual hard square pattern .
(v) Robemakers
The robemakers to the University by appointment shall be Messrs Ede and Ravenscroft of 93 and 94 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DU. Representatives attend at Congregations of the University in order to robe persons who are to be presented for degrees.
# = Those being awarded diplomas, first degrees and masters degrees at the University's degree ceremonies wear academic dress: they do not, through long established University custom and practice, wear the cap (mortarboard) prescribed as part of full academic dress. Caps are available for photographic purposes from the University Robemakers, who are in attendance at all ceremonies.
$ = The scarves prescribed for licentiates before 2006 may continue to be worn under the provisions of the 2004-05 General Regulations
* = not currently awarded
** = Before 2000 the Doctor of Science (Engineering) [DSc(Eng)} was awarded under the title of Doctor of Engineering [DEng].
2.The arms of the University
The arms of the University shall be �Vert an open book proper edged and clasped gold inscribed with the words Et augebitur scientia between in chief three mullets argent and in base a rose of the last seeded proper. The crest shall be on a wreath of the colours a Greek sphinx sejant gules.'
3.Interference with the work of the University
Members of the University who engage in activities that deliberately obstruct any aspect of the work of the University or prevent members or employees from going about their lawful business will thereby tender themselves liable to disciplinary action.
4.Precautions against ionizing radiation and laser radiation
No person shall undertake work in the University with ionizing radiation or with material which produces significant amounts of ionizing radiation or with laser radiation except with the approval of the head of the department concerned; and any person who undertakes such work, or who may, for other reasons, be subject to ionizing radiation or laser radiation in the University, must co-operate and participate in the application of any scheme of monitoring or testing which the Radiation Protection Adviser and Head of the Radiation Protection Service may require, and must attend such course of instruction as the head of department may require.