University College Isle of Man University College Isle of Man The University College Isle of Man (UCM) () is the primary centre for tertiary, vocational education and higher education on the British Crown dependency of the Isle of Man, being located in the Manx capital city of Douglas. Founded as the Douglas School of Art on Loch Promenade in November 1880, the college was renamed the School of Technology, Arts and Crafts upon relocation to the Government Building on Lord Street in 1947, with a 1960 rebranding as the College of Further Education and a 1971 move to the present campus on Homefield Road. As
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man "whichever way you throw, it will stand". This refers to the theoretical aerodynamical properties of the "triskele", which will supposedly always have a foot to land on whichever way it lands. The motto dates to 1668 when it is first recorded on coinage of the Isle of Man. The heraldic device of the "triskele" or "triskeles" has been associated with the Isle of Man for centuries. In 1405 Henry IV, King of England granted the Isle of Man to John Stanley (–1414), KG (whose eventual successor in 1485 was created Earl of Derby for his services to Henry VII at