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image by Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021
Based on this photo located by Esteban Rivera, 29 February 2016

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Introduction: University of Warwick Flag

The University of Warwick is a public research university in Coventry, England. It was founded in 1965. (source)
Esteban Rivera, 29 February 2016

The University of Warwick was founded in 1965. Its business school was established in 1967, its law school in 1968, Its manufacturing group (WMG) in 1980, and its medical school in 2000. University of Warwick main campus is based on a 720 acres on the outskirts of Coventry, with a satellite campus in Wellesbourne and Central London. It has four faculties - The Arts, Science & Engineering, Medicine, and Social Sciences divided into 32 departments. The campus in Coventry has over 26,500 students from over 150 countries. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework rated them 7th among all the United Kingdom research universities.
Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021

The University of Warwick Flags

The university flag is a banner of arms of the university coat of arms on a horizontal flag as seen here. This picture was taken on February 3, 2016 "outside University House in celebration of LGBT History Month under the hashtag #LGBTHM." There seems to be another version of the University of Warwick Flag (possibly an older version), which is the name of the University in black capital letters over a blue horizontal background.
For additional information go to the Warwick Arts Centre (official website).
Esteban Rivera, 29 February 2016

University of Warwick Variant Flags

   
images by Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021
Based on this photo

Yet other version seems to have other colour backgrounds as can be seen here and seen here and yet again here.
Esteban Rivera, 29 February 2016

image by Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021
Based on this photo

The University of Warwick flag poles display these three flags, unfortunately I can't make out the line patterns that seem to exist in the upper white portion of the flags so I left them blank for the time being.
Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021

University of Warwick Coat of Arms

image by Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021

From a University of Warwick student blog:

"Like most universities, Warwick has its own coat of arms and motto:

  • The Bear: The bear and ragged staff has been a symbol of Warwickshire since the middle ages, and its first known use was in 1268, when the Beauchamps (beech-ums) became earls of Warwickshire. It has been used since then across Warwickshire, on coats of arms, signs, and as the crest of the county council.
  • The Elephant: The elephant on our crest is a symbol of Coventry, and carries the castle of Coventry on its back. Some theories are that the elephant is a symbol of strength, others that it is the enemy of dragons, and links to the legend that St George the dragonslayer hailed from Coventry. Whatever the case may be, the elephant can be found all over the city, from the FC's logo to the bollards outside Cannon Park shopping centre by the uni!
  • The Isotopes and DNA: These are representative of science, one of the university's first and proudest subjects. Since opening in the 1960s, Warwick university has done excellent work in the field of science and technology, and with the medical school opening just under two decades ago, this is an area of pride which the university continues to uphold.
  • The Motto: As a Latin student, the motto is of course the part of the crest that most interests me. Universitas Warwickensis simply means "University of Warwick", but the motto at the top is much more interesting. Mens Agitat Molem translates as "the mind moves matter". Some have interpreted it as "mind over matter", but I much prefer the similar (but slightly different) idea that it refers to the old saying of moving mountains: i.e that the mind is capable of even the most difficult of tasks."
Source: Student Essay by Rebecca Preedy on the University website.
Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021

University of Warwick Logos

   
images located by Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021

These are examples of the logos used by the University on publications, stationary and their website by the various departments and campuses.
Pete Loeser, 12 May 2021

University of Warwick Logo Flag

image by Randy Young, 2 October 2018

I came across another flag, featuring the university logotype in white on a blue field on this one.
Randy Young, 2 October 2018