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.

Friday 12 May 2023

The University of Salford

The University of Salford's asymmetrical scarf, as sold by Ede & Ravenscroft, is in the university's old livery colours of navy, gold, and white, not the red and black of its new coat of arms, granted in 2017. The university also rows in its old colours. Wikipedia gives a different scarf, which would seem to be closer to the new colours, however the reference returns to the Ede & Ravenscroft page.

University of Salford Scarf:



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