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Different universities award different colours, often based on the colour worn by their athletes. Sometimes these are known by the colour used, but they may also simply be known as "colours". These include: | Different universities award different colours, often based on the colour worn by their athletes. Sometimes these are known by the colour used, but they may also simply be known as "colours". These include: | ||
* Aberdeen: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/7320/|title=University celebrates top Athletes at 2015 Sports Ball|date=13 February 2015|publisher=University of Aberdeen|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * [[University of Aberdeen|Aberdeen]]: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/7320/|title=University celebrates top Athletes at 2015 Sports Ball|date=13 February 2015|publisher=University of Aberdeen|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Bath: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesubath.com/sport/bluesawards/winners2018/|title=Blues 2018|publisher=Bath Students' Union|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * [[University of Bath|Bath]]: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesubath.com/sport/bluesawards/winners2018/|title=Blues 2018|publisher=Bath Students' Union|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Birmingham: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportandfitness.bham.ac.uk/student-sport/sport-awards/|title=Sports Awards|publisher=University of Birmingham|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * [[University of Birmingham|Birmingham]]: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportandfitness.bham.ac.uk/student-sport/sport-awards/|title=Sports Awards|publisher=University of Birmingham|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Bristol: Red<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/news/2018/reds-winners-2018.html|title=Students win prestigious sporting awards|date=7 June 2018 |publisher=University of Bristol|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * [[University of Bristol|Bristol]]: Red<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/news/2018/reds-winners-2018.html|title=Students win prestigious sporting awards|date=7 June 2018 |publisher=University of Bristol|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Cambridge: [[Cambridge Blue|Blue]] | * [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]: [[Cambridge Blue|Blue]] | ||
* Cardiff: Colours<ref name=Cardiff/> | * [[Cardiff University|Cardiff]]: Colours<ref name=Cardiff/> | ||
* Dublin: Pink or Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/jargon/|title=Jargon Buster|publisher=Trinity College Dublin|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * [[Trinity College Dublin|Dublin]]: Pink or Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/jargon/|title=Jargon Buster|publisher=Trinity College Dublin|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Dundee: Blue (with Colours as a lower-level below Half Blue)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundee.ac.uk/stories/blues-and-colours-awards-ceremony|title=Blues and Colours Awards Ceremony|date=28 March 2024|website=University of Dundee|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> | * [[University of Dundee|Dundee]]: Blue (with Colours as a lower-level below Half Blue)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundee.ac.uk/stories/blues-and-colours-awards-ceremony|title=Blues and Colours Awards Ceremony|date=28 March 2024|website=University of Dundee|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> | ||
* Durham: Palatinate<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/8318053/The-quirks-of-Oxford-and-Cambridge.html|title=The quirks of Oxford and Cambridge|author=Nick Collins|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=12 February 2011}}</ref> | * [[Durham University|Durham]]: Palatinate<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/8318053/The-quirks-of-Oxford-and-Cambridge.html|title=The quirks of Oxford and Cambridge|author=Nick Collins|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=12 February 2011}}</ref> | ||
* Edinburgh: Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/sports-union/alumni/awards/colours|title=Colours|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]: Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/sports-union/alumni/awards/colours|title=Colours|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Glasgow: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_615103_en.docx|title=Constitution|publisher=Glasgow University Sports Association|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * Glasgow: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_615103_en.docx|title=Constitution|publisher=Glasgow University Sports Association|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Heriot-Watt: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hw.ac.uk/students/studies/graduation/edinburgh/dress-code.htm|title=Dress code|publisher=Heriot-Watt University|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * Heriot-Watt: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hw.ac.uk/students/studies/graduation/edinburgh/dress-code.htm|title=Dress code|publisher=Heriot-Watt University|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
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* Oxford: [[Oxford Blue|Blue]] | * Oxford: [[Oxford Blue|Blue]] | ||
* Robert Gordon: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rguunion.co.uk/getinvolved/awards/blues/|title=Sports Awards |publisher= RGU:Union| accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | * Robert Gordon: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rguunion.co.uk/getinvolved/awards/blues/|title=Sports Awards |publisher= RGU:Union| accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
* St Andrews: Blue or Colours{{refn|A three-tier system of Full Blue, Half Blue and Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=http://squash.saints-sport.com/blues-and-colours-requirements|title=Blues and Colours|website=Saints Sport|publisher=University of St Andrewsaccessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref>}} | * [[University of St Andrews|St Andrews]]: Blue or Colours{{refn|A three-tier system of Full Blue, Half Blue and Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=http://squash.saints-sport.com/blues-and-colours-requirements|title=Blues and Colours|website=Saints Sport|publisher=University of St Andrewsaccessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref>}} | ||
* St Mary's: Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stmaryssu.co.uk/blues-awards|title=Blues Awards|publisher=St Mary's Students' Union|accessdate=4 April 2022}}</ref> | * [[St Mary's University, Twickenham|St Mary's:]] Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stmaryssu.co.uk/blues-awards|title=Blues Awards|publisher=St Mary's Students' Union|accessdate=4 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
* Sheffield: Colours | * [[University of Sheffield|Sheffield]]: Colours | ||
* Stirling: Blue or Colours{{refn|A three-tier system of Full Blue, Half Blue and Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/pageassets/sportsunion/sportsunionball/Blues-and-Colours-Code.doc|title=Blues and Colours Code|publisher=Stirling Students' Union|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref>}} | * [[University of Stirling|Stirling]]: Blue or Colours{{refn|A three-tier system of Full Blue, Half Blue and Colours<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/pageassets/sportsunion/sportsunionball/Blues-and-Colours-Code.doc|title=Blues and Colours Code|publisher=Stirling Students' Union|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref>}} | ||
* [[University College London|UCL]]: Colours<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to nominate individuals for Colours {{!}} Students Union UCL |url=https://studentsunionucl.org/how-to/clubs-and-societies/how-to-nominate-individuals-for-colours |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=studentsunionucl.org}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 24 June 2025
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Sporting colours or just colours[1] (sometimes with a modifier, e.g. club colours or school colours) are awarded to members of a university or school who have excelled in a sport. Many schools do not limit their use to sport but may also give colours for academic excellence or non-sporting extra-curricular activities,[2][3][4] Colours are traditionally indicated by the wearing of a special tie or blazer.
Many university colours are known by the name of the colour used, which is usually the colour worn by the university's sports teams, e.g. Blue at Oxford and Cambridge, Palatinate at Durham, Pink at Trinity College Dublin or Red at Bristol. These are similar to the varsity letters awarded by American universities.
The level of representation required for the award of a colour varies between the different schemes. A full Palatinate at Durham, a Royal Blue at Liverpool or Full Colours at Cardiff require a student to have represented their country,[5][6][7] while at Oxford the requirement for a full Blue is to have represented the university in a varsity match against Cambridge in an eligible sport.[8] In many colour award schemes, it is possible to receive a half colour. These are normally given for lower levels of achievement than a full colour.
History
University colours were first introduced in the second University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge in 1836.[9] Durham adopted palatinate purple for its degree hoods at about the same time. At Cambridge, teams would seek permission of the boat club to use their blue colour; by the 1860s the established sports with full blue status were rowing, cricket and athletics. In 1884, the rugby and football clubs awarded themselves blues following their varsity matches (against Oxford), leading to a debate at the Cambridge Union that was decisively lost by the boat club. The hockey club also gained full blue status (in 1894) before the system was formalised by the establishment of the blues committee in 1912.[10] The award of Palatinates for sports at Durham dates to at least 1883, when the cricket "Eleven" were permitted to wear the "university coat" (i.e. blazer) of palatinate purple rather than the claret coat of the club,[11] and the award of both Palatinates and half Palatinates was well established by the end of the century.[12] Manchester adopted maroon in 1905.[13] Trinity College Dublin adopted Pink in 1950.[14]
University colours
Different universities award different colours, often based on the colour worn by their athletes. Sometimes these are known by the colour used, but they may also simply be known as "colours". These include:
- Aberdeen: Blue[15]
- Bath: Blue[16]
- Birmingham: Blue[17]
- Bristol: Red[18]
- Cambridge: Blue
- Cardiff: Colours[7]
- Dublin: Pink or Colours[19]
- Dundee: Blue (with Colours as a lower-level below Half Blue)[20]
- Durham: Palatinate[21]
- Edinburgh: Colours[22]
- Glasgow: Blue[23]
- Heriot-Watt: Blue[24]
- Leeds: Colours[25]
- Liverpool: Blue or ColoursTemplate:Refn
- London: Purple[21]
- Loughborough: AU Colours[26]
- Manchester (pre-2004): Maroon[13]Template:Efn
- Nottingham Trent: Colours[27]
- Oxford: Blue
- Robert Gordon: Blue[28]
- St Andrews: Blue or ColoursTemplate:Refn
- St Mary's: Blue[29]
- Sheffield: Colours
- Stirling: Blue or ColoursTemplate:Refn
- UCL: Colours[30]
Gallery
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Oxford University, Oxford University Rifle Club Half Blue blazer and tie.
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Cambridge University Half Blue blazer and bow tie.
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An example of a blazer pocket from Carey Baptist Grammar School with school colours in umpiring and musical theatre, as well as house colours and music insignia. Pockets are a common method of displaying awards.
Notes
See also
References
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