Robe and Hood Colours
The colour of academic dress various depending on the degree to be awarded. The image below sets out the colour of the lining to the hood for the various degrees. Colour descriptions can be found in the table below. The gowns are black in all cases, except DLitt, DSc and LLD (for which the gown is red and trimmed with the colour noted below). The University of Warwick Academic Dress provider is Ede and Ravenscroft, so please order your robes via their websiteLink opens in a new window.
FdA | White |
BA, MA, MA (by Research), DLitt | Cerise |
BASc, MASc | Cerise and Blue |
BSc, MSc, MSc (by Research), DSc | Blue |
BEng | Light Blue |
BEd, MEd, MTL, EdD | Green |
MBChB, MS, MD, MPH, MMedEd, MClinSci | Scarlet |
BMedSci, MMedSci | Scarlet and Blue |
LLB, LLM, LLM (by Research), LLD | Purple |
Integrated Masters degrees (eg. MBio, MMath, MMORSE but excluding the MEng) | Royal Blue |
MEng, EngD | Navy Blue |
MFA | Firenze Red |
MRes (Master of Research) | Kingfisher |
MBA, DBA |
Gold |
MPA | Lilac |
DClinPsych (awarded jointly with Coventry University ) | Red and Dark Blue |
MPhil, PhD | Red Shot Green |