Academic scarf
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The wearing of academic scarves is a tradition found at many colleges and universities in English-speaking countries, and particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sets of two or more coloured stripes have traditionally been used as part of the distinctive visual identity of these institutions.[1] 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.[2]
Australia
La Trobe University
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University of Adelaide
Aquinas College | Kathleen Lumley College | Lincoln College | |||||||||||||||||||||
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St Ann's College | St. Mark's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Melbourne
Trinity College | Janet Clarke Hall | Medley Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ormond College | Queen's College | St Hilda's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of New England
Austin College | Drummond and Smith College | Earle Page College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of New South Wales
Colombo House | Fig Tree Hall | Goldstein College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New College | Philip Baxter College | University of New South Wales Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Queensland
Cromwell College | Duchesne College | Emmanuel College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace College | Gatton Halls of Residence | International House | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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King's College | St John's College | St Leo's College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Union College | The Women's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Sydney
Sancta Sophia College | St Andrew's College | St John's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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St Paul's College | Wesley College | The Women's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Tasmania
Christ College | Jane Franklin Hall | St. John Fisher College | |||||||||
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Canada
University of Toronto | ||
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St. Michael's College | Trinity College | |
Ireland
University of Dublin
University Sporting Pink[3] | Trinity College | Trinity College Dublin Association and Trust (Alumni) |
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Dublin University Boat Club | Dublin University Bicycle Club | Dublin University Cricket Club |
Dublin University Croquet Club | Dublin University Equestrian Club | Dublin University Football Club (Rugby Union) |
Dublin University Hockey Club | Dublin University Ladies' Boat Club | Dublin University Lawn Tennis Club |
Dublin University Rifle Club | Dublin University Swimming Club | Central Societies Committee |
University Biological Association ('The Bi') (Medical) | University Philosophical Society ('The Phil') | University of Dublin Choral Society |
Dublin University Geographical Society | Dublin University Speech and Language Pathology Society | Dublin University Physiotherapy Society |
Dublin University History Society | Dublin University Engineering Society | Dublin University Law Society |
Dublin University Pharmaceutical Society | College Theological Society ('The Theo') | College Historical Society ('The Hist') |
National University of Ireland
University College Dublin
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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 |
Other NUI Constituent Universities
National University of Ireland, Maynooth | National University of Ireland, Galway | University College Cork |
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University of Limerick
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Dublin City University
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New Zealand
University of Otago
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Knox College | Salmond College | Selwyn College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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St Margaret's College
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The term scarfies is often used in and around Dunedin, the site of the University of Otago, as a slang term for university students.
United Kingdom
University of Birmingham
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College of Arts and Law | College of Social Sciences | College of Life and Environmental Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | College of Medical and Dental Sciences | Faculty of Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Bristol
Arts | Engineering | Law |
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Medicine | Sciences | Social sciences |
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University of Cambridge
Sports colours
Full Blue | Half Blue | Roos |
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Tadpoles | Riding team | Rifle team |
Hawks' Club | CUTwC | CU Bowmen |
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Durham University
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow | ||
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Arts | Dentistry | Divinity |
Engineering | Law | Medicine |
Nursing | Science | Social Sciences |
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Imperial College London
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Royal College of Science Union | Imperial College School of Medicine | Royal School of Mines |
Lancaster University
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The County College | Pendle College | Fylde College |
Lonsdale College | Bowland College | Grizedale College |
Furness College | Cartmel College | Graduate College |
University of London
Newcastle University
Newcastle University | ||
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) | Newcastle University Medical School | Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAGE) |
University of Oxford
Sports colours
Full Blue | Half Blue | Vincent's Club | |
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Queen's University Belfast
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Graduate | University colours | Queen's University Belfast Boat Club |
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences | School of Law | School of Medicine and Dentistry |
University of St Andrews
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St Mary's College | Bute Medical School | The United College (Graduate) |
St Leonard's College (Postgraduate) | ||
University of Wales
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Aberystwyth University | Bangor University | University of Wales, Lampeter | |
University of Wales, Newport | University of Wales Institute, Cardiff | Swansea University | |
Scarf colours of other UK universities
United States
Harvard University
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Adams House | Cabot House | Currier House | |||||||||||||||
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Dunster House | Dudley House | Eliot House | |||||||||||||||
Kirkland House | Leverett House | Lowell House | |||||||||||||||
Mather House | Pforzheimer House | Quincy House | |||||||||||||||
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Yale University
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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | School of Nursing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic scarves of other American colleges
Bates College | Brown University | Cornell University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colby College | Colgate University | The College of William and Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia University | Dartmouth College | MIT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern University | Pratt Institute | Princeton University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweet Briar College | State University of New York at Buffalo | University of California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Pennsylvania | Vassar College | Wesleyan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Maryland | Williams College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scarf colors of US High Schools
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See also
References
- ^ "A brief history of academic scarves". Study.EU. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ "Scarf Colours of the Cambridge Colleges". Queens' College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
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