Coventry University is a university in Coventry, England. It was known as Lanchester Polytechnic until 1987. From 1987  it was known as Coventry Polytechnic. It became a university  in 1992.

History 

Coventry School of Design  was created in 1843. It was renamed Coventry School of Art. Then it was  renamed Coventry Municipal Art School in 1902. another name change took place in the 1950s. It became known as Coventry College of Art.

Lanchester College of Technology opened in 1961. It was named after the engineer Frederick Lanchester.

In 1970, three organisations were merged. These were  Lanchester College of Technology, Coventry College of Art, and Rugby College of Engineering Technology. The new organisation was called Lanchester Polytechnic.

In 2010, the university opened a campus in London. This was done to attract more international students.

In July 2017, the university announced Margaret Casely-Hayford as its new chancellor. She replaced Sir John Egan.

Organisation

Management 

The "Chancellor" is the formal head of the university. This is a mostly ceremonial role. The current chancellor is Margaret Casely-Hayford. The Chancellor is appointed by the university's Board of Governors. The Chancellor is supported by six Pro-Chancellors. The Chancellor and Pro-Chancellors are appointed for a five year period. The Chancellor can serve for several of those periods. Pro-Chancellors are limited to two periods. The day-to-day management of the university is by the Vice-Chancellor. There are also four Deputy Vice-Chancellors and three Pro Vice-Chancellors. The is Vice-Chancellor John Latham. He has been Vice-Chancellor since March 2014.

Faculties and schools
Coventry is divided into four faculties. Each faculty is divided into different schools:

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Design and Visual Arts, now part of the School of Art and Design
School of Humanities
Media now part of the School of Media and Performing Arts
Performing Arts, now part of the School of Media and Performing Arts
Industrial Design, now part of the School of Art and 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

Notable people

Principals (Polytechnic) 

The head of the polytechnic was titled "Principal", and later "Director":

 Alan Richmond (1970-1972)
 Keith Legg (1972-1975)
 Geoffrey Holroyde (later Director; 1975-1987)
 Michael Goldstein (Director; 1987-1992)

Vice-Chancellors 

 Michael Goldstein (1992-2004)
 Madeleine Atkins (2004-2013)
 John Latham (2013-)

Alumni

Notable students of Coventry University (and its previous incarnations Lanchester Polytechnic and Coventry Polytechnic) include:
Neil Carson, CEO of Johnson Matthey plc 
Nick Buckles, CEO of security firm G4S 
John Iley, Aerodynamicist 
Riccardo Montesanto, Growth Executive of InstaShop and ex-Manager Palermo F.C.
David Yelland, Writer and journalist 
David Borrow, Politician and MP for South Ribble (1997-2010) 
Andrea McLean, Television presenter 
Adaora Onyechere, Nigerian TV/radio presenter, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author
Emma McGann, Singer-songwriter and live-streamer 
John Kettley, Meteorologist 
Simon Hayhoe, Educationalist and Author
Gerry McGovern, Design director of Land Rover
Spencer Kelly, presenter of the BBC's technology programme

References

Other websites 

 

Universities in England
Coventry