Lanchester College of Technology
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Former names |
Coventry Polytechnic (1987–1992) Lanchester Polytechnic (1970–1987) Lanchester College of Technology (1962–1970) Rugby College of Engineering Technology (1956–1970) College of Arts (1954-1970) Municipal School of Arts (1902-1954) Coventry School of Arts (1852-1902) Coventry School of Design (1843-1852) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established |
1992 – Coventry University (gained university status) 1970 – Lanchester Polytechnic |
| Endowment | £56.8 million |
| Budget | £347.8 million (2016-17) |
| Chancellor | Margaret Casely-Hayford |
| Vice-Chancellor | John Latham |
Academic staff |
1,890 |
| Students | 31,690 (2016/17) |
| Undergraduates | 25,705 (2016/17) |
| Postgraduates | 5,985 (2016/17) |
| Location | Coventry, England |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue |
| Affiliations |
Association of Commonwealth Universities University Alliance Universities UK |
| Website | www.coventry.ac.uk |
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Global rankings | ||
| ARWU (2018, world) |
901-1000 | |
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| QS (2019, world) |
571–580 | |
| THE (2018, world) |
601–800 | |
| Complete (2019, national) |
47 | |
| The Guardian (2019, national) |
13 | |
| Times/Sunday Times (2018, national) |
44 | |
British Government assessment | ||
| Teaching Excellence Framework | Gold | |
Coventry University is a public research university in Coventry, England, known as Lanchester Polytechnic until 1987, and Coventry Polytechnic until it was awarded university status in 1992. Its four faculties, which are made up of schools and departments, run around 300 undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Across the university there are 11 research centres which specialise in different fields, from transport to peace studies.
With more than 29,000 students in 2017, Coventry University is the larger of the two universities in the city – the other being the University of Warwick – and the fastest growing university in the UK. It has two principal campuses: one in the centre of Coventry where the majority of its operations are located, and one in central London which focuses on business and management courses. The university also runs offshoot higher education institutions in Coventry (next door to its main campus), Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and East London, each of which markets itself as being an "alternative to mainstream higher education".
Adjacent to the Coventry campus is Coventry University Technology Park, through which several of the university’s commercial subsidiary operations provide business services to local and national organisations. Coventry is a member of the University Alliance mission group, of which its vice-chancellor, John Latham, is the current chair.
The origins of Coventry University can be traced back to the founding of the Coventry School of Design in 1843. Later renamed the Coventry School of Art, it was again renamed in the early 20th century to the Municipal Art School as part of the Education Act 1902. One final name change took place in the 1950s, when it became known as the College of Art.
In the late 1950s, to address the need for a high level of technical training which the existing Coventry Technical College (now City College Coventry) could not meet, the construction of a new institution began. Opened in 1961, it was called the Lanchester College of Technology, named after the car engineer Frederick Lanchester.
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