The University Mace
The University Mace was created to mark the award of university title to Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.
It was created by Grant McCraig, silversmith and tutor at Edinburgh College of Art, and gifted to Queen Margaret University by the University of Edinburgh in 2007.
The shapes, materials and words within the design are all symbolic. The sustainable Scottish wood represents individualism with a blossom motif representing growth.
Scottish nationality is represented by the unity of the design which composes two contrasting materials – wood and metal – reflecting Scottish geology which has been created from opposing forces – molten rock verses the destructive power of erosion.
The local, national and global community, unity and diversity are represented by the positioning of the university crest within the three-pronged wood foundation.
