The University of Oxford has a long tradition of academic dress, which continues to the present day.
An Oxford degree ceremony – the pro-vice-chancellor in MA gown and hood, proctor in official dress and new Doctors of Philosophy in scarlet full dress. Behind them, a bedel, another Doctor and Bachelors of Arts and Medicine.
Encaenia Procession: The chancellor (with trainbearer) immediately followed by the university proctors and others
An undergraduate student at the University of Oxford in subfusc for Matriculation in Michaelmas
MA hoods seen from rear
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Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
Academic dress of the University of Oxford
…dress). Every undergraduate and graduate must obtain a gown, cap, and white bow tie or black tie or black ribbon for the purpose of the university matriculation ceremony, where students formally become members of the university. Regulations regarding gowns differ from college to college, but gowns are commonly…
Students arriving for a matriculation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, UK