Academic scarf

The wearing of academic scarves is a tradition found at many British and Irish colleges and universities. Sets of two or more coloured stripes have traditionally been used as part of the distinctive visual identity of these institutions. The scarves are usually made of Saxony Wool and about 2 metres long. The college colours are used in clothing and symbols of all kinds, from ties to trophies, but notably in the long woollen winter scarves that students and alumni wear to show their pride in their Institutions.

At some universities, in addition to collegiate scarves, there are also several non-collegiate scarves which have a well-established meaning. For example, those representing the University in sport may be entitled to wear a particular scarf, depending on their level of achievement, or a university department or club may have its own scarf. In addition, some colleges and universities have (for example) separate scarves for senior clubs such as their Boat Clubs.

Contents 1 United Kingdom 1.1 University of Bristol 1.2 University of Cambridge 1.2.1 Sports colours 1.3 Durham University 1.4 University of Glasgow 1.5 Lancaster University 1.6 University of London 1.7 Newcastle University 1.8 University of Oxford 1.9 Queen's University Belfast 1.10 University of St Andrews 1.11 University of Wales 1.12 Scarf colours of other UK universities 2 Ireland 2.1 University College Dublin 3 Australia 4 References

United Kingdom

University of Bristol

Arts	Engineering	Law
Medicine	Sciences	Social sciences
Union

University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge
Christ's College	Churchill College	Clare College
Clare Hall	Corpus Christi College	Darwin College
Downing College	Emmanuel College	Fitzwilliam College
Girton College	Gonville and Caius College	Homerton College
Hughes Hall	Jesus College	King's College
Lucy Cavendish College	Magdalene College	Murray Edwards College
Newnham College	Pembroke College	Peterhouse
Queens' College	Robinson College	St Catharine's College
St Edmund's College	St John's College	Selwyn College
Sidney Sussex College	Trinity College	Trinity Hall
Wolfson College

Sports colours

Full Blue	Half Blue	Roos
Tadpoles	Riding team	Rifle team
Hawks' Club	CUTwC	CU Bowmen
CURPC

Durham University

Durham University
Collingwood College	Grey College	Hatfield College
John Snow College	St Aidan's College	St Chad's College
St Cuthbert's Society	College of St Hild and St Bede	St John's College
St Mary's College	Trevelyan College	University College
Van Mildert College

University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow
Arts	Dentistry	Divinity
Engineering	Law	Medicine
Nursing	Science	Social Sciences
Veterinary Medicine

Lancaster University

Lancaster University
The County College	Pendle College	Fylde College
Lonsdale College	Bowland College	Grizedale College
Furness College	Cartmel College	Graduate College

University of London

University of London
Birkbeck, University of London	King's College London	Guy's Hospital Medical School
St Thomas' Hospital Medical School	London Business School	London School of Economics
Queen Mary, University of London	Royal Holloway, University of London	Royal Veterinary College
University College London	University College Hospital Medical School	Goldsmiths, University of London

Newcastle University

Newcastle University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)	Newcastle University Medical School	Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAGE)

University of Oxford

Full Blue
Balliol College	Blackfriars	Brasenose College
Christ Church	Corpus Christi College	Exeter College
Green College	Hertford College	Jesus College
Keble College	Lady Margaret Hall	Linacre College
Lincoln College	Magdalen College	Harris Manchester College
Mansfield College	Merton College	New College
Nuffield College	Oriel College	Pembroke College
The Queen's College	Regent's Park College	St Anne's College
St Antony's College	St Benet's Hall	St Catherine's College
St Cross College	St Edmund Hall	St Hilda's College
St Hugh's College	St John's College	St Peter's College
Somerville College	Templeton College	Trinity College
University College	Wadham College	Wolfson College
Worcester College	Kellogg College	Campion Hall

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast
Graduate	University colours	Queens University Belfast Rowing Club
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences	School of Law	School of Medicine and Dentistry

University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews
St Mary's College	Bute Medical School	St Leonard's College Society
The United College

University of Wales

University of Wales
Aberystwyth University	Bangor University	University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Newport	University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

Scarf colours of other UK universities

University of The Arts, London	University of Birmingham	Cardiff University
University of Central Lancashire	University of East Anglia	University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter	Imperial College London	University of Kent
University of Leeds	University of Leicester undergraduate	University of Leicester postgraduate
University of Liverpool	University of Manchester	UMIST (old scarf)
University of Hull	Open University	Sheffield Hallam University
University of Warwick (old scarf)	University of Warwick (current scarf)	University of York (old scarf)
University of York (current scarf)	University of Manchester (Alternate)	Victoria University of Manchester (Old)
University of Nottingham

Ireland

University College Dublin

University College Dublin
University College Dublin, Colours
Sailing and Swimming Clubs	Rugby Club	Boat Club
Agricultural Science	Arts	Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering	Commerce	Electronic, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
Law	Medicine	Radiography
Science	Social Science	Veterinary Medicine

Australia

Trinity College (University of Melbourne)	Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne)

References