Tartan

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The Queen’s tartan is held within The Scottish Register of Tartans as the "Queens University Kingston Ontario" tartan.

It was designed by distinguished alumnus John Matheson.

The colours of the tartan represent the six academic hoods at Queen's: 

  • blue for medicine
  • red for arts and science
  • gold for engineering
  • white for nursing
  • green for business
  • purple for theology

Shop for Queen's tartan products on the Alumni Merchandise site.