New webpages added

Posted: 18th March 2025

Burgon Society has added new pages to its website - a Glossary of Academic Dress and Handlists listing the paper archive.

The Glossary is a useful source for understanding many of the terms associated with academic dress.

The Handlists detail the various documents and papers held by the Society, many of which are now available in digital format.

Other News

Celebrate 25 Years of The Burgon Society!

4th September 2025

Join us for the Burgon Society 25th Anniversary Congregation - see the full story for details.  Read More >>

U. Herts. Fellowship award for Bruce Christianson

21st August 2025

Burgon Founding Fellow Bruce Christianson to be invested as a Fellow of the University of Hertfordshire  Read More >>

25th Anniversary CONGREGATION

5th July 2025

Details of the 25th Anniversary Congregation are announced, to be held at Charterhouse in London on Saturday 11th October.  Read More >>

3rd North American Conference

14th May 2025

The Burgon Society will be the guests of Yale University in New Haven, CT for its third North American Conference to be held at the Greenberg Center, a state-of-the-art venue in the heart of Yale’s historic campus.  Read More >>

Spring Conference Update

28th April 2025

The Society had a very enjoyable and successful Spring Conference.  Read More >>

Burgon Society 2025 Spring Conference and AGM

24th March 2025

The Spring Conference and AGM will take place on Saturday 26th April 2025  Read More >>

Getting into Academic Dress - Caps and more

19th March 2025

The next in the series of Burgon Society online talks on Getting into Academic Dress takes place on 20th March 2025.  Read More >>

In the Hood..

18th March 2025

We are delighted to announce the next edition of the series of talks by Dr Alex Kerr FBS “Getting into Academic Dress” steering us through the nursery slopes of academic/academical dress.    Read More >>

Getting into Academic Dress - Online Tutorials

29th November 2024

For those curious to know more about the basics of academic dress or simply to have a refresher, do sign up for a new series of three online tutorials to be presented early in the New Year by Dr Alex Kerr FBS.  Read More >>