ARU was also highly commended in the Best Brand Evolution category following its 2019 rebranding exercise, assisted by agency Rufus Leonard, which saw the introduction of a new logo, colour scheme and new photography incorporating elements of ARU’s history and heritage.

While we’re moving forward with a new visual style and an emphasis on ARU, we still want to celebrate our history and heritage – so we’ve incorporated elements of our original University crest into our new brand. As an icon of the East of England, the heron represents self-actualisation, determination and focus.

ARU is an innovative global university with students from 185 countries coming to study with us. We're the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. Why choose ARU? Ambition. We’re not only academically ambitious for ourselves but for our students.

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Read about Anglia Ruskin University's history from 1858 - when Cambridge School of Art first opened its doors - to the present day as ARU.

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My most cherished memory of Anglia Ruskin University is undoubtedly the moment I received my MBA diploma. Seeing 'Master of Business Administration, Class of June 2022,' along with the ARU logo and the official stamp was incredibly gratifying.

During our course we were tasked with coming up with a design for a fictional brand of matches based off of the ARU brand/logo, this was my design. During my final year I created a ‘Dragonology’ book in the style of a scientists sketchbook, this is one of the pages.

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ARU Chelmsford campus maps and buildings Skip embedded map You can get a simple diagram of where each building is and see 360° pictures, or find us on Google Maps.