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University of Northumbria (England)

located by Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

University of Northumbria
Coat of arms
Logo
Brand

University of Northampton

Originally known as Newcastle Polytechnic, the University of Northumbria was formed in 1969 from the amalgamation of three regional colleges: Rutherford College of Technology, the College of Art & Industrial Design, and the Municipal College of Commerce. These colleges themselves had origins which were deeply rooted in the region. It is a public research university located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne ). It has been a university since September 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877
Sources: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/history-of-northumbria/
https://uk.linkedin.com/school/northumbriauniversity and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbria_University

The flag is the logo over a black horizontal background.

For additional information go to Northumbria (official website): http://www.northumbria.ac.uk

Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

Coat of arms

located by Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

The coat of arms has four key elements; a shield, crest, motto and supporters. The shield is always the basis of a coat of arms and items that appear on the shield are known as charges. Northumbria's shield contains two triple-towered castles, representing the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, and an open book which represents learning. The arched line of battlements dividing the shield refers to the Roman Wall, a historic feature of Northumberland. Whilst the curve of the arch reflects the King George the Fifth Bridge over the River Tyne, more generally the bridge alludes to the University s role in the transmission of knowledge to, and strong links, with the society in which its located.

Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

Logo

located by Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

The new logo (source: https://nustem.uk/nu_logo_black), the shield, is not a new design. It comes directly from the University coat of arms. The only real change is to align it to the new brand palette black and white." The new logo was adopted in 2018.
Sources: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-new-identity and
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/2018/04/newspaper/

Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

Brand

located by Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025

Sources: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-new-identity and
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/2018/04/newspaper/

Esteban Rivera, 25 August 2025