| Coventry University | |
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| Established | 1992 – gained University Status 1987 – Coventry Polytechnic 1970 – Lanchester Polytechnic 1843 – Coventry College of Design |
| Type | Post 1992 |
| Endowment | £834,000[1] |
| Chancellor | Sir John Egan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Madeleine Atkins |
| Students | 19,415[2] |
| Undergraduates | 16,430[2] |
| Postgraduates | 2,875[2] |
| Location | Coventry, England |
| Website | www.coventry.ac.uk |
Coventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institution's name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University. However, its roots can be traced back to 1843 with the Coventry College of Design.
The university is the first institution in the UK to offer the disaster management programme.[3] Its faculties and schools include the Coventry School of Art and Design, The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, The Faculty of Engineering and Computing and the Faculty of Business, Environment and Society which includes the expanding Coventry Business School.
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Coventry University has a long tradition as a provider of education. It can trace its roots as far back as Coventry College of Design in 1843. It was in 1970 that Coventry College of Art amalgamated with Lanchester College of Technology and Rugby College of Engineering Technology. The resulting institution was called Lanchester Polytechnic: 'Lanchester' after the Midlands automotive industry pioneer, Dr Frederick Lanchester. In 1987 the name changed to Coventry Polytechnic and in 1992 it adopted the title Coventry University.
Between 1970 and 1987 the institution's name (then Lanchester Polytechnic) caused a certain degree of confusion as it was occasionally mistaken for both Manchester Polytechnic and Lancaster University, whilst there is also a small town in Co. Durham called Lanchester. The history of the institution is explored in its new publication The Phoenix Rises.
The University's logo designed by A. Faris shows a phoenix, a mythical bird with splendid plumage, reputed to live in the Arabian Desert. Fabled to be the only one of its kind, it lived for five or six centuries, after which it burned itself to death on a funeral pyre of aromatic twigs ignited by the sun and fanned by its own wings. It rose from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle. Such a symbol is a fitting reminder of the way in which the City of Coventry rebuilt itself after suffering devastation during the Second World War. It is a symbol with which Coventry University is proud to be associated and to have adopted as its own. In the summer of 2006 the symbol was flipped on its vertical axis in order to portray the head of the phoenix looking to the right. The reason behind the decision was the desire to portray the university as looking forward rather than back. As such all of the signs on the campus buildings were removed and replaced with new stainless steel ones in which the phoenix looked right. The difference can be seen on this page. The logo to the top right of this page is the revised logo (post 2006). In the picture of Coventry University's main building, the Alan Berry Building to the right, the logo is pre-2006, as the building predates the change of logo. and also one of the good university around the world.
The University currently occupies a purpose-built 33-acre (130,000 m2) campus in Coventry City Centre. Recent changes have included upgrading the accommodation for Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Science students in the newly refurbished Richard Crossman Building, and the opening of a Sports Centre. In addition, Coventry University Advanced Digitising and Modelling Laboratory opened in December 2002 and is formally known as the Bugatti Building. It provides full-sized vehicle design and styling facilities and is the only resource of its kind in the world attached to a university. The University has a £20 million library that has won awards for its highly innovative interior design which features a light distribution system to make the most of natural light throughout the building.[4][5]
One of the most recent additions to the campus is an aerospace laboratory, which features a Harrier Jump Jet and Scout helicopter.
Another development for both the University and for the city has been the creation of the 20-acre (81,000 m2) Coventry University Technology Park. It is home to the TechnoCentre, a unique complex offering a focus for training, conferences and business opportunities; the Enterprise Centre, a £3 million development providing dedicated accommodation for new small- and medium-sized enterprises; and the Coventry and Warwickshire New Technology Institute, which works with companies to address skills shortages in ICT and advanced technology.
Coventry University has adopted a policy of naming its buildings after those with a significant local or regional impact. Buildings and their main faculty or school are:
Each year the University awards a number of Honorary Degrees. Some notable recipients are:
Based on the Sunday Times Good University Guide (UK) 2012, Coventry University is ranked 52 out of 122 ranked universities in the U.K. It is ranked among the Top Ten modern, post 92 universities. According to the Guardian University Guide, Coventry University is ranked 62 out of 119 ranked universities.
The HEFCE data (2009-2010) showed that based on the number of students entering the university with minimum A levels results of AAB, Coventry University is ranked 42 overall in the U.K.
Source Radio is the radio station of the Students' Union. The hot mix station has been running for several years, previously under the guise of Phoenix Radio, set-up by now Virgin Radio jockey Kelly-Anne Smith. The station was rebranded Source FM in 2001, ahead of a full relaunch in January 2006 as Source Radio. In Early 2007 Source Radio acquired its AM license. In 2008 Coventry University launched an internet TV station called CUTV, the link can be found in the video clips section below. In June 2009 Coventry University launches the University's iTunes U site which now has over 600 educational podcasts and videos for anyone to download for free.
Coventry University Students' Union CUSU has a variety of membership services including supporting more than 100 Sports clubs and societies, a free advice centre, a volunteering department. The Students' Union relocated to The Hub in August 2011.
CUSU is a registered charity that acts as a representative and campaigning organisation for students at Coventry University. There is also a commercial arm, CUSU Commercial Services which runs the Square One student venue, also located in The Hub.
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