Academic dress of University of Newcastle (Australia)

The academic dress of the University of Newcastle (Australia) prescribes the hats, gowns and hoods worn at formal public occasions by officers, academics, graduates and students to denote their status within the university community. The University Council is authorised by the University of Newcastle Act 1989 (NSW) s 28 to regulate the "form and use of academic costume" at the institution. The current rules governing academic dress were approved by the Council in 2007.

The University generally follows the patterns of Cambridge University in the UK. This article uses the Groves classification system in square brackets to describe the shape of hats, gowns, and hoods.

Dress

Officers and academics

• Chancellor: A gown as worn by the Lord Chancellor with a black felt mortarboard [h1] faced with gold and with a gold tassel.
• Deputy Chancellor: A gown and hat similar to that worn by the Chancellor but simpler in decoration.
• Vice-Chancellor: A gown and hat as worn by the Chancellor but decorated in silver.
• Council members: The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. Members who are not graduates wear a gown [m2] of black cloth faced with cardinal red silk, and a black felt mortarboard [h1].
• Academic and professional staff: The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. Professional staff who are not graduates but declared by Council to have equivalent status to a lecturer wear a gown [m2] of black cloth.

Doctors

• Higher doctorates: A gown [d1] of cardinal red cloth faced and lined with silk in the discipline colour, a hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silk in the discipline colour, and a black velvet bonnet [h2] with gold cord and tassels.
• Doctors of Philosophy: A gown [m2] of garnet cloth faced with silver grey silk to a width of 10cm, a hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silver grey silk, and a black velvet bonnet [h2] with silver cord and tassels.
• Professional doctorates: A gown [m2] of dark blue cloth faced with silver grey silk to a width of 10cm, a hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silver grey silk, and a black velvet bonnet [h2] with silver cord and tassels.

Masters

• Masters of Philosophy: A gown [m2] of black cloth and a black felt mortarboard [h1] of the style worn by Masters of Arts of the University of Cambridge. A hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silver grey silk.
• Coursework masters (incl. Juris Doctor): A gown [m2] of black cloth, a black felt mortarboard [h1], and black cloth hood [f1] of the style worn by Masters of Arts of the University of Cambridge. Hoods are fully lined with silk in the discipline colour.

Graduate certificates and diplomates

• The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. If not a graduate, a gown [b2] of black cloth and a black felt mortarboard [h1] of the style worn by Bachelors of Arts of the University of Cambridge.

Bachelors

• A gown [b2] of black cloth, a black felt mortarboard [h1], and black cloth hood [f1] of the style worn by Bachelors of Arts of the University of Cambridge. Hoods are lined to a depth of 15cm with silk in the discipline colour.

Students

• Postgraduate students: The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. If not a graduate, a gown [b2] of black cloth and a black felt mortarboard [h1] of the style worn by Bachelors of Arts of the University of Cambridge.
• Undergraduate students: A gown [b2] of black cloth as worn by scholars of the University of Cambridge.

Discipline colours

The colours for the academic disciplines are defined by reference to the British Council Dictionary of Colour Standards (BCC) or the Australian Standard 1700S-1985, Colour Standards for General Purposes (ASC), as follows:

Discipline	Colour	BCC/ASC	Example
Natural and physical sciences	Topaz	BCC 4
Information technology	Violet	BCC 179
Engineering and related technologies	Lapis lazuli	BCC 150
Architecture and building	Garnet	BCC 160
Medicine and health sciences	Rhodochrosite	BCC 14
Nursing	International orange	ASC R11
Education	Shamrock	ASC G23
Management, economics and commerce	Turquoise	BCC 118
Arts, psychology, social science and social work	Pearl	BCC 151
Law	Waratah	ASC R14
Indigenous studies	Wattle and waratah	ASC Y12, ASC R14
Music	Lilac	ASC P23
Visual arts, design and communication	Wattle	ASC Y12

See also

• Academic dress
• Groves classification system
• University of Newcastle (Australia)

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