Gowns
Undergraduate Diploma/Certificate
These graduands wear a black gown with a black and red hood.
Undergraduates wear a black academic gown and red hood.
Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate
Postgraduates wear a black academic gown. The hood is black and dark blue with a narrow red trim.
Masters graduands wear a black academic gown. The hood is black and dark blue with a wide red trim.
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Master by Research (MRes)
These graduands wear a black academic gown. The hood is black and red with a wide blue trim.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
These graduands wear a red academic gown. The hood is black and red with a wide blue trim.
Regalia
University Tartan
The Edinburgh Napier tartan was designed for the University by Kinloch Anderson, tailors and kiltmakers by Royal Appointment and based on Clan Napier tartan.
The sett has been adapted to reflect the features and colours of our Coat of Arms with red predominant against a white background.
The Edinburgh Napier tartan is registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans.
The Mace
The mace bearer leads the Chancellor’s Procession. The mace was presented to the University by Sir Donald and Lady McCallum on 7 July 1989. Sir Donald McCallum was the first Honorary Graduate of Edinburgh Napier University, when he received a Doctor of Science in July 1986.
The mace was made by Christie’s of Edinburgh and bears the names of the Honorary Graduates. The mace is carried at all ceremonial and formal occasions at which the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor of the University is present.
Without wisdom, all is in vain.
Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of Edinburgh Napier University was designed by the Court of the Lord Lyon. The shield is split into three sections, each of which reflects a different part of our heritage, including our association with John Napier and the City of Edinburgh.
The first section, on the top left of the Shield, a triple towered castle, is an allusion to our location in the City of Edinburgh. Moving in a clockwise direction, section two contains three crescent moons and celebrates our connections to Napier Merchiston. The third section/division displays a red saltire scalloped between four red roses, an allusion to later Arms of Napier.