Academic Dress

Academic Dress for Doctoral Degrees

Doctor of Science (DSc)

Cap: Black velvet cap, bonnet-shaped and soft, with a hard round brim and a narrow cord of gold at the junction of crown and brim

Gown: A robe of scarlet panama with silk facings of white (Victoria Uniform's code: PG32)

Hood: Scarlet panama with white silk lining throughout (Victoria Uniform's code: 87d)

Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Nursing (DNurs)

Cap: Black velvet cap, bonnet-shaped and soft, with a hard round brim and a narrow cord of gold at the junction of crown and brim

Gown: A robe of scarlet panama with silk facings of red (Victoria Uniform's code: PG31)

Hood: Scarlet panama with red silk lining throughout (Victoria Uniform's code: 87c)

Master of Surgery (MS) 

Cap: Black velvet cap, bonnet-shaped and soft, with a hard round brim and a narrow cord of gold at the junction of crown and brim

Gown: A robe of purple panama with lavender silk facings (Victoria Uniform's code: PG33)

Hood:  Purple panama with lavender silk lining throughout (Victoria Uniform's code: 87e)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Legal Science (SJD)

Cap: Black velvet cap, bonnet-shaped and soft, with a hard round brim and a narrow cord of gold at the junction of crown and brim

Gown: A robe of maroon panama with facings of deep blue (Victoria Uniform's code: PG1)

Hood: Maroon panama with deep blue silk lining throughout (Victoria Uniform's code: 25)