Dress for Graduation

You should order about 4-6 weeks in advance of the ceremony, contact Ede & Ravenscroft. You should order robes by 21 June 2013 at the latest.

Ede & Ravenscroft currently hold a contract with the University to hire out robes for graduation. Students will require a gown, the appropriate hood and a trencher (hat) all hired direct from the suppliers. If you do not have robes you will not be permitted to graduate. When you arrive for your ceremony, you should be wearing the gown, but not the hood or hat – they are put on during the ceremony. Doctoral students should arrive carrying the red gown and John Knox cap; both will be put on during the ceremony.

Photograph orders can also be booked at the same time as gowns are ordered.  For the summer ceremonies robes can be collected from the MacRobert Lecture Theatre in the MacRobert Building, ground floor. For the winter ceremonies robes can be collected from Rooms 27-29, ground floor, MacRobert Building.

If you wish to keep your robes for longer the robing company may be able to accommodate you and you should contact them in advance to arrange this. There may be an additional charge by the suppliers dependant on the length of extra time you require.

Male students wear dark suits or highland daydress and white shirts with dark ties (not bow ties); female students wear a dark skirt or trousers and white blouse or a dress in black or white material. Military uniform or national costume (including full highland daydress – again, not bow ties) and/or Blues Medals may be worn. Graduation robes, hoods and trenchers colours are dependent on degree and department, learn what kind of your robe and hood you will wear.