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Academic scarf

The wearing of academic scarves is a tradition found at many colleges and universities in English-speaking countries, and particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sets of two or more coloured stripes have traditionally been used as part of the distinctive visual identity of these institutions. The scarves are usually made of Saxony wool and traditionally 6 feet (c. 2m) long.[1] The traditional vertical stripes were (according to one source) adopted first at the University of Cambridge during the Second World War when material scarcity created scarves made of strips of wool sewn together rather than woven into the fabric.[2]

Adademic scarf from St Peter's College, Oxford.

The colours are often derived from the colours of the official coat of arms and/or the varsity colours, and are used in clothing and symbols of all kinds, from ties to trophies, but notably in the long woollen winter scarves that students and alumni wear to show their pride in their institutions. Some universities have different scarves for different faculties and even for undergraduates and postgraduates. Some may even have a 'combination scarf' where one side is in the university's colours and the other the faculty, etc. colours. Traditionally, academic scarves would not have further embroidery on them, such as arms or logos, as the stripes are sufficient to identify the scarf's origins and affiliation; however, at some universities such as Cambridge it has become usual for scarves to be embroidered with the college arms. Furthermore, universities might change their design and colours from time to time, usually during re-branding exercises, or if there isn't an 'official' version that has been widely used.[citation needed] For example the University of Manchester was created in 2004 by merging two previous institutions, and adopted the new colours of purple and gold, along with changing scarf colours.

At some universities, in addition to collegiate scarves, there are also several non-collegiate scarves which have a well-established meaning. For example, those representing the university in sport may be entitled to wear a particular scarf, depending on their level of achievement, or a university department or club may have its own scarf. In addition, some colleges and universities have (for example) separate scarves for senior clubs such as their Boat Clubs.[b]

Academic scarves are to be distinguished from other types of scarves that are officially sold by the institution themselves which often use different colours and are embroidered with logos and other emblem, or designed/made differently to traditional academic scarves.[citation needed]

Australia

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La Trobe University

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La Trobe University
   
   

University of Adelaide

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Aquinas CollegeKathleen Lumley CollegeLincoln College
   
         
         
 
St Ann's CollegeSt. Mark's College
   
   

University of Melbourne

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Trinity CollegeJanet Clarke HallMedley Hall
          
          
          
 
Ormond CollegeQueen's CollegeSt Hilda's College
      
        

University of New England

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Austin CollegeDrummond and Smith CollegeEarle Page College
          
          
         

University of New South Wales

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Colombo HouseFig Tree HallGoldstein College
          
          
          
 
New CollegePhilip Baxter CollegeUniversity of New South Wales Hall
         
          
          

University of Queensland

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Cromwell CollegeDuchesne CollegeEmmanuel College
         
         
         
 
Grace CollegeGatton Halls of ResidenceInternational House
 
        
         
 
King's CollegeSt John's CollegeSt Leo's College
         
         
         
 
Union CollegeThe Women's College
         
         

University of Sydney

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Sancta Sophia CollegeSt Andrew's CollegeSt John's College
          
         
         
 
St Paul's CollegeWesley CollegeThe Women's College
         
         
         

University of Tasmania

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Christ CollegeJane Franklin HallSt. John Fisher College
                      
         
             

Canada

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University of Toronto
St. Michael's CollegeTrinity College
     
     

Ireland

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University of Dublin

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University Sporting Pink[3]Trinity College[4]Trinity College Dublin Association and Trust (Alumni)
 
               
                   
 
Dublin University Boat ClubDublin University Bicycle ClubDublin University Cricket Club
             
               
               
 
Dublin University Croquet Club (incorrect)Dublin University Equestrian ClubDublin University Football Club (Rugby Union)
                       
               
                
 
Dublin University Hockey ClubDublin University Ladies' Boat ClubDublin University Lawn Tennis Club
                
             
             
 
Dublin University Rifle ClubDublin University Swimming ClubCentral Societies Committee
              
               
          
 
University Biological Association ('The Bi') (Medical)University Philosophical Society ('The Phil')University of Dublin Choral Society
                         
               
                    
 
Dublin University Geographical SocietyDublin University Speech and Language Pathology SocietyDublin University Physiotherapy Society
       
                              
                         
 
Dublin University History SocietyDublin University Engineering SocietyDublin University Law Society
               
         
       
 
Dublin University Pharmaceutical SocietyCollege Theological Society ('The Theo') (incorrect)[citation needed]College Historical Society ('The Hist') (incorrect)[citation needed]
                           
               
               

National University of Ireland

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University College Dublin

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University College Dublin
       
 
University College Dublin, Colours
 
 
Sailing and Swimming ClubsRugby ClubBoat Club
               
                     
                 
 
Agricultural ScienceArtsChemical Engineering
       
       
                      
 
Civil and Environmental EngineeringCommerceElectronic, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
                      
                      
                      
 
LawMedicineRadiography
       
                      
                      
 
ScienceSocial ScienceVeterinary Medicine
                      
                      
                      

Other NUI Constituent Universities

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National University of Ireland, MaynoothNational University of Ireland, GalwayUniversity College Cork

University of Limerick

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University of Limerick

Dublin City University

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Dublin City University

New Zealand

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University of Otago

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Arana CollegeAquinas CollegeCumberland College
     
           
 
Knox CollegeSalmond CollegeSelwyn College
           
           
           
 
St Margaret's College
           

The term scarfies is often used in and around Dunedin, the site of the University of Otago, as a slang term for university students.

United Kingdom

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University of Birmingham

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University of Birmingham
                    
College of Arts and LawCollege of Social Sciences[5]College of Life and Environmental Sciences
               
                
             
College of Engineering and Physical SciencesCollege of Medical and Dental SciencesFaculty of Science
          
                 
                

University of Bristol

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ArtsEngineeringLaw
          
             
           
MedicineSciencesSocial sciences
          
          
          
Union
      
 

University of Cambridge

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University of Cambridge [b]

Scarf colours: three equal stripes of Cambridge blue and navy, with navy in the middle on one side of the scarf, and Cambridge blue in the middle on the other

 
Christ's CollegeChurchill CollegeClare College

Scarf colours: brown, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced narrow stripes of brown edged with pink

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced narrow yellow stripes

 
Clare HallCorpus Christi CollegeDarwin College

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced narrow stripes of red edged with yellow

Scarf colours: cherry pink, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

Scarf colours: blue, with two equally-spaced narrow sets of three adjacent red, Cambridge blue and yellow stripes, with the red stripes closest to the edge of the scarf, and the yellow stripes closest to the centre

 
Downing CollegeEmmanuel CollegeFitzwilliam College

Scarf colours: black, with three narrow magenta stripes

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced narrow rose pink stripes

Scarf colours: maroon, with two equally-spaced narrow grey stripes

 
Girton CollegeGonville and Caius CollegeHomerton College

Scarf colours: green, with two equally-spaced narrow stripes of red edged with white

Scarf colours: four equal stripes alternating black and Cambridge blue

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

 
Hughes HallJesus CollegeKing's College

Scarf colours: light blue with three equally-spaced narrow stripes, the outer stripes of Cambridge blue and wider, the central stripe of white and narrower

Scarf colours: three equal stripes of red and black, with red in the middle on one side of the scarf, and black in the middle on the other

Scarf colours: royal purple, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

 
Lucy Cavendish CollegeMagdalene CollegeMurray Edwards College

Scarf colours: eight alternating stripes of black and blue of varying width, with wide black and narrow blue stripes transitioning towards narrow black and wide blue stripes across the face of the scarf

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced narrow lavender stripes

Scarf colours: three equally-spaced narrow stripes separating two black areas towards the edge and two blue areas in the middle, the outer stripes of yellow and the central stripe of red

 
Newnham CollegePembroke CollegePeterhouse

Scarf colours: grey, with a central broad band of navy, itself divided in two by a narrow gold stripe

Scarf colours: dark blue, with two equally-spaced narrow Cambridge blue stripes

Scarf colours: four equal stripes alternating white and blue

 
Queens' CollegeRobinson CollegeSt Catharine's College

Scarf colours: dark green, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

Scarf colours: from one edge of the scarf to the other, the first third grey, then three equal stripes of blue, gold and grey, and then the final third blue

Scarf colours: burgundy, with narrow pearl pink stripes

 
St Edmund's CollegeSt John's CollegeSelwyn College

Scarf colours: blue, with two equally-spaced narrow stripes of Cambridge blue edged with white

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced narrow stripes of Cambridge blue edged with red

Scarf colours: maroon, with three narrow gold stripes through the middle, the central stripe slightly narrower than others

 
Sidney Sussex CollegeTrinity CollegeTrinity Hall

Scarf colours: two equal halves of dark-red and navy

Scarf colours: navy, with three equally-spaced narrow stripes, the outer stripes of yellow and slightly narrower, the central stripe of red and slightly wider

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

 
Wolfson CollegePostdocs of Cambridge (PdOC)

Scarf colours: red, with two equally-spaced narrow golden stripes edged with white

Scarf colours: five equal stripes of Cambridge blue, royal purple, white, royal purple again, and Cambridge blue again

Sports colours

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Full BlueHalf BlueRoos
 
     
           
 
TadpolesRiding teamRifle team
         
         
           
 
Hawks' ClubCUTwCCU Bowmen
                                 
                             
                     
 
CURPCCUGCR
      
           

Durham University

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Durham UniversityFull PalatinateHalf Palatinate
                 
 
           
 
Collingwood CollegeCranmer HallGrey College
          
               
                     
 
Hatfield CollegeJohn Snow CollegeSt Aidan's College
                 
                 
                 
 
St Chad's CollegeSt Cuthbert's SocietyCollege of St Hild and St Bede
                 
         
                 
                 
 
St John's CollegeSt Mary's CollegeTrevelyan College
                                 
                 
    
 
University CollegeVan Mildert CollegeDurham Law School
                                      
              
                                      
 

University of Glasgow

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University of Glasgow
 
ArtsDentistryDivinity
 
EngineeringLawMedicine
 
NursingScienceSocial Sciences
 
Veterinary Medicine

Imperial College London

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Imperial College London
                      
 
Royal College of ScienceCity & Guilds CollegeRoyal School of Mines
 
Imperial College School of Medicine

Lancaster University

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Lancaster University
           
           
 
The County CollegePendle CollegeFylde College
 
Lonsdale CollegeBowland CollegeGrizedale College
 
Furness CollegeCartmel CollegeGraduate College

University of London

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University of London
           
 
Birkbeck, University of London[6]King's College London[7]Guy's Hospital Medical School
               
          
                   
 
St Thomas' Hospital Medical SchoolLondon Business School[8]London School of Economics[9]
                
        
             
 
Queen Mary, University of London[10]Royal Holloway, University of London[11]Royal Veterinary College
           
                
                    
 
University College London[12]University College Hospital Medical SchoolGoldsmiths, University of London[13]
           
           
         
 
Barts and The London School of Medicine and DentistrySchool of Oriental and African Studies[14]Heythrop College[15]
        
           

Manchester University

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University of Manchester[16]
                    
 
Manchester School of Architecture[17]Hulme HallSt. Anselm Hall[18]
            
                         
                  
 

Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST (former)

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Victoria University of ManchesterUMISTVUM Faculty of Arts
          
                
          
 

Newcastle University

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Newcastle University[19]
                    
 
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)Newcastle University Medical SchoolFaculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAGE)
              
              
              
 

University of Oxford

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Balliol CollegeBlackfriarsBrasenose College

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally spaced triple-stripes of white, purple and white again

               

Scarf colours: black, with two narrow yellow stripes a fifth of a scarf-width in from either edge

 
Campion HallChrist ChurchCorpus Christi College
            

Scarf colours: navy, with two sets of narrow triple stripes a quarter scarf-width in from either edge, each set of triple stripes of red, white and brown from left to right

Scarf colours: five equal stripes alternating navy and dark red, with navy at the edges and in the centre

 
Exeter CollegeGreen Templeton CollegeHarris Manchester College

Scarf colours: black, with two purple stripes each a quarter of the scarf wide, separated from one another by a central black area itself a quarter of the scarf wide

Scarf colours: navy, with a wide central stripe of green, and a narrow yellow stripe through each of the navy areas to either side

Scarf colours: navy, with a wide central stripe of red, and a narrow yellow stripe through each of the navy areas to either side

 
Hertford CollegeJesus CollegeKeble College

Scarf colours: burgundy, with two narrow stripes of red lined with white a quarter scarf in from either edge

Scarf colours: green, with a central narrow white stripe, and two slightly thinner white stripes one fifth of a scarf-width in from either edge.

Scarf colours: navy, with two red stripes a fifth of a scarf-width in from either edge, each stripe divided by a white pinstripe

 
Kellogg CollegeLady Margaret HallLinacre College

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of medium-blue edged with white

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of yellow, each edged with a thinner stripe of white on the left-hand side only

Scarf colours: two equally-spaced thin yellow stripes separating the outer two-thirds of black and the central third of grey

 
Lincoln CollegeMagdalen CollegeMansfield College

Scarf colours: dark blue, with two pairs of sky-blue tramline stripes one quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced wide bands of white

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced pairs of thin tramline stripes, the left pinstripes in each pair of yellow and the right of red

 
Merton CollegeNew CollegeNuffield College

Scarf colours: purple, with two narrow white stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge

Scarf colours: brown, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced stripes of dark-red edged with yellow

 
Oriel CollegeReuben CollegePembroke College

Scarf colours: dark blue, with two equally-spaced pairs of narrow white tramlines

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of grey edged with pearl-pink

 
The Queen's CollegeRegent's Park CollegeSt Anne's College

Scarf colours: navy, with a wide band of white through the centre, and a white pinstripe through each of the two remaining navy areas

           

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of red edged with grey

 
St Antony's CollegeSt Benet's HallSt Catherine's College

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced wide bands of yellow, and a thin red stripe through each yellow band

               

Scarf colours: maroon, with two equally-spaced narrow stripes of purple edged with sky-blue

 
St Cross CollegeSt Edmund Hall[20]St Hilda's College

Scarf colours: navy, with two narrow double-stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge, the left of each double-stripe of white and the right of purple

Scarf colours: maroon, with two equally-spaced mustard pinstripes

Scarf colours: navy, with three equally-spaced stripes of white

 
St Hugh's CollegeSt John's CollegeSt Peter's College

Scarf colours: Two narrow double-stripes a fifth of a scarf-width in from either edge, the left of each double-stripe of white and the right of yellow, with the background areas to the left of each double-stripe of blue, and to the right of black, such that a black and a blue area meet in the centre of the scarf.

Scarf colours: black, with three equally-spaced thin stripes, the central stripe of red and the outer stripes of yellow

Scarf colours: green, with two narrow yellow stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge

 
St Stephen's HouseSomerville CollegeTrinity College

Scarf colours: red, with two equally-spaced narrow black stripes

Scarf colours: navy, with two narrow white stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge

 
University CollegeWadham CollegeWolfson College

Scarf colours: navy, with two narrow yellow stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge

Scarf colours: black, with two grey-blue stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge, each stripe edged with a yellow pinstripe on the right-hand side only

Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of red edged with yellow

 
Worcester CollegeWycliffe Hall

Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced pearl-pink stripes

Sports colours

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Full BlueHalf BlueVincent's Club
 
            
   

Queen's University Belfast

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Queen's University Belfast
 
GraduateUniversity coloursQueen's University Belfast Boat Club
                 
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesSchool of LawSchool of Medicine and Dentistry

University of St Andrews

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University of St Andrews
                 
 
St Mary's CollegeBute Medical SchoolThe United College (Graduate)
                    
                 
                 
St Leonard's College (Postgraduate)
               

University of Wales

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University of Wales
                 
 
Aberystwyth UniversityBangor UniversityUniversity of Wales, Lampeter
            
           
             
 
University of Wales, NewportUniversity of Wales Institute, CardiffSwansea University
            
            
             

University of York

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University of York[21]
    
 
Alcuin CollegeConstantine CollegeDerwent College
 
Goodricke College[22]Goodricke College (old)[23]Halifax College
 
James CollegeLangwith CollegeVanbrugh College
 
Wentworth College

Scarf colours of other UK universities

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University of The Arts, LondonAston UniversityUniversity of Bradford
              
           
             
 
Cardiff UniversityCranfield UniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire
           
           
                 
 
University of DundeeUniversity of East AngliaUniversity of Edinburgh
              
   
                      
 
University of ExeterUniversity of GreenwichUniversity of Hertfordshire
           
               
               
 
University of HullUniversity of KentUniversity of Leeds
               
            
              
 
University of LeicesterUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpool Hope University
           
                    
 
Loughborough UniversityManchester Metropolitan UniversityUniversity of Nottingham
                    
         
                
 
Open University[24]University of PlymouthUniversity of Reading[25]
              
           
               
 
Richmond UniversityUniversity of Salford[26]University of Sheffield
             
 
Sheffield Hallam UniversityUniversity of WarwickUniversity of Westminster
              
             


United States

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Harvard University

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Harvard University[27]
           
 
Adams House[28]Cabot HouseCurrier House
   
               
 
Dunster HouseDudley HouseEliot House
 
Kirkland HouseLeverett HouseLowell House
           
 
Mather HousePforzheimer HouseQuincy House
 
Winthrop House
  

Yale University

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Yale University[a]
    
School of Art[a]Graduate School of Arts and Sciences[a]School of Nursing[a]
   
               
           
School of Drama[a]Divinity School[a]Berkeley College[a]
       
         
        
Branford CollegeHopper College[a]Davenport College[a]
                 
    
     
Ezra Stiles College[a]Jonathan Edwards College[a]Pierson College[a]
       
               
         


Silliman College[a]Timothy Dwight College[a]Trumbull College[a]
         
       
       
Morse College
         

Academic scarves of other American colleges

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Bates CollegeBrown UniversityCornell University
           
        
           
Colby CollegeColgate UniversityThe College of William and Mary
      
           
               
Columbia UniversityDartmouth CollegeMIT
           
         
            
Northwestern UniversityPratt InstitutePrinceton University
      
            
            
Sweet Briar CollegeState University of New York at BuffaloUniversity of California
         
             
         
University of PennsylvaniaVassar CollegeWesleyan University
            
           
           
University of MarylandUniversity of IllinoisWilliams College
            
            

Scarf colors of US High Schools

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Phillips Academy[29]
           

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Academic scarves.

Notes

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  1. "True colors: A field guide to Yale scarves". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. "Scarf Colours of the Cambridge Colleges". Queens' College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

References

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  1. ^ "A brief history of academic scarves". Study.EU. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  2. ^ "'The Bramley' -Pure Wool Collegiate scarf". 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Scarves of the University of Dublin". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14.
  4. ^ "Scarves of the University of Dublin". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  5. ^ "University of Birmingham, Social Sciences Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  6. ^ "Birkbeck, University of London Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  7. ^ "King's College London Scarf". www.ryderamies.co.uk.
  8. ^ "London Business School, University of London Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  9. ^ "London School of Economics". LSE Student Union. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  10. ^ "Queen Mary, University of London Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  11. ^ "Royal Holloway, University of London Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  12. ^ "University College London Scarf". Smart Turnout. Archived from the original on 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
  13. ^ "Goldsmiths, University of London Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  14. ^ "School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  15. ^ "Heythrop College Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  16. ^ "Knitted scarf". University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  17. ^ "MSA Official Scarf". Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  18. ^ "Hall Scarf". St. Anselm Hall Association. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  19. ^ "Newcastle University Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  20. ^ "St Edmund Hall". Shepherd and Woodward. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  21. ^ "University of York Scarf". University of York Official Merchandise. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  22. ^ "University of York, Goodricke College Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  23. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10157432400869238&set=gm.10157123635499087
  24. ^ "Open University (OU) Scarf - Ryder & Amies".
  25. ^ "Product Details". www.rusu.co.uk.
  26. ^ "Salford University Scarf". Ede & Ravenscroft. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  27. ^ "Traditional Harvard Scarf". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  28. ^ Colin Manning (13 March 2014). "Get up, it's Housing Day".
  29. ^ "Phillips Academy rowing scarf". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
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