Introduction to the Academic Scarf Registry

The academic scarf traces its roots to the boat clubs of Victorian Oxford and Cambridge. These scarves were initially knitted with horizontal stripes, however the austerity of the second world war led to cheaper production methods where strips of coloured cloth were sewn together, creating the iconic vertical stripes of the modern-day academic scarf. While brightly coloured scarves are not as common a campus feature at British universities today, many universities and colleges still produce scarves. For a full list of institutions head to the page footer.

Wednesday 10 May 2023

The University of Glasgow

A trait shared between Scotland's ancient universities (see Edinburgh) seems to be differentiating university scarves by discipline studied. According to this university run site, the University of Glasgow has twelve scarves (though I can only identify eleven), ten of which represent faculties or subjects of the university, one of which is a general university scarf and one of which is a graduate scarf. These scarves are only available in person from the University of Glasgow gift shops. Unlike the University of Edinburgh, the Glasgow scarves do not follow any particular pattern.

University of Glasgow Scarf:


University of Glasgow Arts Scarf:

University of Glasgow Dentistry Scarf:

University of Glasgow Divinity Scarf:

University of Glasgow Engineering Scarf:

University of Glasgow Law Scarf:

University of Glasgow Medicine Scarf:

University of Glasgow Nursing Scarf:

University of Glasgow Science Scarf:

University of Glasgow Social Sciences Scarf:

University of Glasgow Veterinary Medicine Scarf:


(Note: the Veterinary Medicine scarf should be closer to beige than the gold/yellow which appears in this representation.)

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