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The academic dress of the University of Newcastle prescribes the hats, gowns and hoods worn at formal public occasions by officers, academics, graduates and students to denote their status within the university community. The University Council is authorised by the to regulate the "form and use of academic costume" at the institution. The current rules governing academic dress were approved by the Council in 2007.

The University generally follows the patterns of Cambridge University in the UK. This article uses the Groves classification system in square brackets to describe the shape of hats, gowns, and hoods.

Officers and academics

 * Chancellor: A gown as worn by the Lord Chancellor with a black cap [h1] faced with gold and with a gold tassel.
 * Deputy Chancellor: A gown and hat similar to that worn by the Chancellor but simpler in decoration.
 * Vice-Chancellor: A gown and hat as worn by the Chancellor but decorated in silver.
 * Council members: The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. Members who are not graduates wear a gown [m2] of black cloth faced with cardinal red, and a black cap [h1].
 * Academic and professional staff: The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. Professional staff who are not graduates but declared by Council to have equivalent status to a lecturer wear a gown [m2] of black cloth.

Doctors

 * Higher doctorates: A gown [d1] of cardinal red cloth faced and lined with the discipline colour, a hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with the discipline colour, and a black velvet bonnet [h2] with gold cord and tassels.
 * Doctors of Philosophy: A gown [m2] of garnet cloth faced with silver grey to a width of 10cm, a hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silver grey, and a black velvet bonnet [h2] with silver cord and tassels.
 * Professional doctorates: A gown [m2] of dark blue cloth faced with silver grey to a width of 10cm, a hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silver grey, and a black velvet bonnet [h2] with silver cord and tassels.

Masters

 * Masters of Philosophy: A gown [m2] of black cloth and a black cap [h1] of the style worn by Masters of Arts of the University of Cambridge. A hood [f1] of garnet cloth fully lined with silver grey.
 * Coursework masters: A gown [m2] of black cloth, a black cap [h1], and black hood [f1] of the style worn by Masters of Arts of the University of Cambridge. Hoods are fully lined with the discipline colour.

Graduate certificates and diplomates

 * The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. If not a graduate, a gown [b2] of black cloth and a black cap [h1] of the style worn by Bachelors of Arts of the University of Cambridge.

Bachelors

 * A gown [b2] of black cloth, a black cap [h1], and black hood [f1] of the style worn by Bachelors of Arts of the University of Cambridge. Hoods are lined to a depth of 15cm with the discipline colour.

Students

 * Postgraduate students: The academic dress of their degree as prescribed by the awarding institution. If not a graduate, a gown [b2] of black cloth and a black cap [h1] of the style worn by Bachelors of Arts of the University of Cambridge.
 * Undergraduate students: A gown [b2] of black cloth as worn by scholars of the University of Cambridge.

Discipline colours
The colours for the academic disciplines are defined by reference to the British Council Dictionary of Colour Standards (BCC) or the Australian Standard 1700S-1985, Colour Standards for General Purposes (ASC), as follows: