Anglia Ruskin University

Not to be confused with Ruskin College or Ruskin School of Art.

Anglia Ruskin University
Coat of arms
Former names
See History
MottoExcellentia per societatem (Latin)
Motto in English
Excellence through partnership
TypePublic university
Established1858 (as a school)
1992 (as a university)
Endowment£0.7 m (2015)[1]
ChancellorBernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro (2021)
Vice-ChancellorRoderick Watkins
Students35,080 (2022/23)[2]
Undergraduates25,350 (2022/23)[2]
Postgraduates9,730 (2022/23)[2]
Location
Cambridge, Chelmsford, Writtle, Peterborough, and London
,
United Kingdom

52°12′11.1″N 0°8′1.3″E / 52.203083°N 0.133694°E / 52.203083; 0.133694
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue and yellow    
Affiliations
Websitearu.ac.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university located in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins trace back to the Cambridge School of Art (CSA), founded by William John Beamont, a Fellow of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, in 1858. The institution became a university in 1992 and was renamed after John Ruskin, the Oxford University professor and author, in 2005. Ruskin delivered the inaugural speech at the Cambridge School of Art in 1858. ARU is classified as one of the "post-1992 universities." The university's motto is in Latin: Excellentia per societatem, which translates to Excellence through partnership in English.[3]

In 2022, Anglia Ruskin has 35,195 students. ARU has six campuses across the south-eastern portion of the United Kingdom in Cambridgeshire, Essex, and Greater London.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "ARU Annual Report 2014-2015" (PDF). Anglia Ruskin University. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ The College of Arms MS Gts 159/135.
  4. ^ "Where do HE students study? | HESA". www.hesa.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Anglia Ruskin and Writtle announce merger plan – ARU". www.aru.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Merger takes place between ARU and Writtle - ARU". www.aru.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.