Coventry University

**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 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 is Vice-Chancellor John Latham. He has been Vice-Chancellor since March 2014.

**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 
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