page_title: Academic dress of the University of Exeter
section_title: Doctorate
hierarchical_section_title: Academic dress of the University of Exeter / Components of University of Exeter academic dress / Doctorate
caption_attribution_description: English: w:Jonathon Porritt, English environmentalist and writer, receiving honorary degree from University of Exeter in 2008
context_page_description: This page describes the different types of academic dress allowed at the University of Exeter. Definitions of the academic dress for the award holders and officials of the University are set out in the University's regulations.
context_section_description: Junior Doctorates (PhD, EdD, DClinPsych) full dress is a black gown, with Spectrum blue taffeta facings on the front of the gown only. Hood in dove grey cloth lined with scarlet.
  Higher Doctorates (DDiv, DEng, LLD, DLitt, DMus, DSc) full dress is a gown of scarlet cloth with wide sleeves and with Spectrum blue silk facings on the gowns and sleeves. Hood of scarlet cloth lined with dove grey and edged with Spectrum blue. The black undress gowns of Higher Doctoral awards (DLitt, etc.) are provided with Doctors’ lace around the sleeve openings and yoke. The black undress gowns of PhD, EdD and DClinPsych are of the Masters’ pattern with Doctors’ lace around the sleeve openings only.
caption: Jonathon Porritt receiving an Honorary degree from the University of Exeter in 2008, wears full Higher Doctoral dress
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