Coventry University

About

Coventry University is a public research university in Coventry, England. The origins of Coventry University can be traced back to the founding of the Coventry School of Design in 1843. It was known as Lanchester Polytechnic from 1970 until 1987, and then as Coventry Polytechnic until the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 afforded its university status that year and the name was changed to Coventry University.

With more than 29,000 undergraduate and almost 6,000 postgraduate students in 2019, Coventry is the larger of the two universities in the city, the other being the University of Warwick. It is the UK’s fastest growing university and the country’s sixth largest overall, being the fourth largest outside of London. It has two principal campuses: one in the center of Coventry where the majority of its operations are located, and one in Central London which focuses on business and management courses. Coventry also governs their other higher education institutions CU Coventry, CU Scarborough and CU London, all of which market themselves as an "alternative to mainstream higher education". 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 centers which specialize in different fields, from transport to peace studies. In 2017, the university gained Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (THE). Coventry is a member of the University Alliance mission group.

Faculties

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

• Design and Visual Arts
• Humanities
• Media
• Performing Arts
• Industrial Design

Faculty of Business and Law

• Coventry Business School
• Coventry Law School

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing

• Computing
• Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building
• Geography, Environment and Disaster Management
• Mathematics and Physics
• Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering
• Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

• Biomolecular and Sport Sciences
• Food Science and Nutrition
• Health Professions
• Nursing and Health Studies
• Psychology and Behavioural Sciences
• Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Accommodation

Accommodation for students is provided by the university and by private companies. Coventry owns four facilities: Priory Hall, Quadrant Hall, Singer Hall and 72a Margaret Road, as well as several houses around Coventry, mostly in the Earlsdon area. It also manages four facilities: Apollo House, Lynden House, Radford Road and Pillar Box, the latter being exclusively for postgraduate students.

Facilities provided through partnerships Coventry has with private companies, such as Unite, Liberty Living and Derwent Living, include Liberty Park (shared with the University of Warwick), Trinity Point, Paradise Place, Sherbourne House, Callice Court and Raglan House. New accommodation facilities shared with the University of Warwick down the city's Trinity Street and Market Way opened in autumn 2010, with two more along Corporation Street and Greyfriars Lane opening the following year. Further plans to expand accommodation for Coventry students in the city center was announced in April 2013 with the expected conversion of the former Hotel Leofric into student flats.

In total, the university's accommodation can provide for 3,579 students.

Rankings

National rankings

Complete (2021)                                      53

Guardian (2020)                                       15

Times / Sunday Times (2020)               44

Global rankings

ARWU (2019)                                          901–1000

QS (2020)                                                531–540

THE (2020)                                               601–800

British Government assessment

Teaching Excellence Framework              Gold