Hoods
The hoods are a rare shape and represent a rare attempt by a 1960s university to break with the traditional design for academic dress. They are two-dimensional in a heart-shape and contain two colours, with the colour of the bulk of the hood indicating the rank of degree whilst a central panel denotes the faculty. Because of the rareness of the hood design it has its own code in the Groves Classification of Academic Dress used by the Burgon Society. The actual title of the award does not make any difference and thus a holder of a Bachelor of Laws will have an identical hood to anyone holding a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a social science.
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