Universities in the United Kingdom have generally been instituted by royal charter, papal bull, Act of Parliament, or an instrument of government under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or the
Trinity College at the University of Cambridge
University of Birmingham, the first of the red-brick generation
University of Sussex, the first of the plate-glass generation
Almost all universities by law require staff and student representation in the governing body. Lack of transparency means many rules, like under the King's College London Act 1997, have not yet been put into practice.
The armorial of British universities is the collection of coats of arms of universities in the United Kingdom. Modern arms of universities began appearing in England around the middle of the 15th cent
SHU crest
UCEM Coat of Arms
University of Winchester coat of arms
Brunel Crest Embroided