Gowning, Dress Code and Photography

We ask all graduands to wear formal clothing, and to hire the University academic dress at their ceremony. Ede and Ravenscroft are our official gown hire company and all gowns should be hired directly through them.

• You can book your gown in advance of the ceremony using Ede and Ravenscroft’s online booking system.
• Gown booking opens when ticket registration for graduation opens in the Summer Term.
• Before you start your booking, please make sure you know your head circumference in centimetres, plus your chest and height measurements.
• You can also hire a gown, hood and cap on the day, but bear in mind that this may be more expensive than booking in advance.

Ede and Ravenscroft will be at Carrow Road on the day of your graduation so that you can pick up your gown, hood and cap. The Ede and Ravenscroft team will also help you to put these on correctly.

You can collect your gown and have your photographs taken by Ede and Ravenscroft at any time during the day of your graduation.

If you come to your graduation celebration without a gown, or if you are wearing clothes which the graduation ushers don’t consider appropriate to the occasion, you may not be able to cross the stage in recognition of your award.

If you are a current student at the University and you feel that meeting the cost of gown hire will be difficult for you, you can apply for hardship funding. Email student.finance@norwichuni.ac.uk for more information.

Book your photography

Ede and Ravenscroft, our robemakers, are providing a photography service at Carrow Road. We recommend you order photos from them in advance, look out for more information in the details we send to graduands.

Ede and Ravenscroft will also take a photo of you when you cross the stage at your graduation. These photos will be available to purchase on the day and online afterwards from Ede and Ravenscroft’s website.