Academic Dress of Universities in Queensland, Australia - University of Queensland - Headwear

Headwear

All are expected to wear a black cloth trencher with tassel, with the exception of Professional Doctorates, Doctorates of Philosophy and Higher Doctorates, who wear a black velvet Tudor bonnet. A distinction is made between those possessing a Professional Doctorate, a Doctorate of Philosophy and a Higher Doctorate. This distinction is in the tassels, black for a Professional Doctorate, red for a Doctorate of Philosophy and gold for a Higher Doctorate.