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.

Thursday 11 May 2023

The University of St. Andrew's

Scotland's oldest university is not generally described as collegiate, however its faculties are organised into three colleges, with another (New College) set to open soon. All of these colleges have scarves, as does the university itself and the Bute Medical School. All save the St. Leonard's College scarf are available from the university's online store; the university scarf is also available from Ede & Ravenscroft and from the Students' Union (naturally all at different prices), and what appears to be the St. Leonard's College scarf is sold by A.E. Clothing. The two graduate college scarves are very similar in design which may explain why only one is sold (as a general graduate scarf) on the university's website.

University of St. Andrew's (Undergraduate) Scarf:

St. Mary's College (Divinity) Scarf:

The United College (Graduate) Scarf:

St. Leonard's College (Postgraduate) Scarf:

Bute Medical School Scarf:



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