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    The University of Oxford has a long tradition of academic dress, which continues to the present day. Unlike most other universities, which only usually...
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    The academic dress found in most universities in the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States is derived from that of the universities of Oxford and...
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    The University of Cambridge has a long tradition of academic dress, which it traditionally refers to as academical dress. Almost every degree which is...
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  • The system of academic degrees at the University of Oxford originates in the Middle Ages and has evolved since the university's founding in 1096. Almost...
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    The academic dress of the University of Melbourne refers to the formal attire, including robes, gowns, and hoods, as prescribed by the Statutes and Regulations...
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  • The academic dress of the former University of Wales was designed for the first graduations in 1893, and has as its main identifying feature a faculty...
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    The academic dress of Durham University has many similarities with that of other older British universities such as Oxford and Cambridge. Most colleges...
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  • The academic dress prescribed by the University of Bristol is a mixture of that prescribed by Cambridge and Oxford. Bristol has chosen, for graduates,...
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    The academic dress of the United Kingdom and Ireland has a long history and has influenced the academic dress of America and beyond. The academic square...
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  • The current academic dress of the National University of Ireland was simplified following a review in 1999. The design of the gowns generally follows...
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    Academic dress has a history in the United States going back to the colonial colleges era. It has been most influenced by the academic dress traditions...
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    As the oldest college in the United States, Harvard University has a long tradition of academic dress. Harvard gown facings bear crow's-feet emblems near...
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    The academic dress of Chulalongkorn University (Thai: ครุยวิทยฐานะของจุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย) in Thailand is a long-sleeved gown made from light mesh, faced...
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    Academic dress prescribed at the Trinity College Dublin follows a relatively complex protocol which, nonetheless, shares some particular characteristics...
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  • The academic dress of the University of Kent is normally only worn at graduation ceremonies. In common with most British universities a graduand begins...
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    Academic dress of the University of Manchester describes the gowns, hoods and headwear which are prescribed by the university for its graduates and officers...
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  • Academic dress of the University of London describes the robes, gowns and hoods which are prescribed by the university for its graduates and undergraduates...
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  • The academic dress of the University of Tasmania describes the formal attire of robes, gowns and hoods prescribed by the ordinance of academic dress of...
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    American universities, the academic dress found at Stanford is derived from that of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which was a development of academic...
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    Oxford cap is an item of academic dress consisting of a horizontal square board fixed upon a skull-cap, with a tassel attached to the centre. In the UK...
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  • The 2024 University of Oxford election for the position of Chancellor became necessary upon the resignation of the incumbent Chancellor, Chris Patten....
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    general, the academic dress of the University of Nottingham dates from the award of its Royal Charter in 1948. Prior to this date, (the then) University College...
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  • system of academic and ceremonial dress for undergraduates, graduates and senior officials. As at most other universities (exceptions include Oxford and Cambridge)...
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    the oldest universities in the United States, Columbia University has a long tradition of academic dress dating back to its founding in the 18th century...
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  • The academic and official dress of the University of Warwick dates originally from the mid-1960s, shortly after the university's foundation. Despite persistent...
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  • The academic dress of the Robert Gordon University is normally only worn at graduation ceremonies and occasionally at other very formal events. In common...
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  • person at Oxford in academic dress. The election was by first past the post. To stand a candidate had to be nominated by two electors. The forthcoming...
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    students from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk, some Oxford academics fled northeast to Cambridge...
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  • Academic dress at the University of St Andrews involves students wearing distinctive academic gowns whilst studying at the University of St Andrews. Undergraduate...
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  • Master of Arts is awarded as an undergraduate degree in certain subjects. Upon promotion to MA, graduates no longer wear the academic dress or use the post-nominal...
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