Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms was granted to the University in 1966 and is reserved for use on a restricted range of official insignia and documents. Its use in any new context must be approved.
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Its components and colours are laid down by the College of Arms and cannot be changed. Artwork for the Coat of Arms, including a simplified version for specialised uses (eg embroidery), is available in an electronic form.
Derivation of Brunel’s Coat of Arms
A number of representational images are incorporated into the Coat of Arms.
- The masonry arch symbolises I K Brunel’s bridges.
- The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology (referring to the University’s former status as a College of Advanced Technology).
- The ermine lozenge is an allusion to the Arms of Lord Halsbury, the first Chancellor of the University.
- The crest of the swan symbolises Uxbridge.
- Its mural collar links with the bridge motif.
