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{{Short description|Public university in England}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Coventry University
 | image_name             = File:Shield_of_the_Coventry_University.svg
 | image_size             = 160px
 | caption                = [[Coat of arms]]
 | motto                  = {{langx|la|Arte et Industria}}
 | mottoeng               = By Art and Industry
 | established            = {{Plainlist|
* 1992 – Coventry University (gained [[Universities in the United Kingdom|university status]])
* 1970 – Lanchester Polytechnic
}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]]
 | endowment              = £1.17&nbsp;million (2023)<ref name=annacc/>
 | budget                 = [[Pounds sterling|£]]480.6&nbsp;million (2022/23)<ref name=annacc>{{cite web|url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/globalassets/media/global/09-about-us/key-information/financial-reports/coventry_university_group_annual_report_2022-23_signed.pdf |title=Statement of accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = Eng Ahmed El Sewedy
 | vice_chancellor        = John Latham<ref name="Vice-Chancellor">{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/primary-news/75208/|title=Vice-chancellor and CEO appointed at Coventry University|publisher=Coventry University|date=18 March 2014|access-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054231/http://www.coventry.ac.uk/primary-news/75208/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | students               = {{HESA student population|INSTID=10001726}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation">{{HESA citation}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = {{HESA undergraduate population|INSTID=10001726}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
 | postgrad               = {{HESA postgraduate population|INSTID=10001726}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
 | city                   = [[Coventry]]
 | country                = England
 | campus                 = Urban
 | coordinates            = 
 | former_names           = Coventry Polytechnic (1987–1992)<br>Lanchester Polytechnic (1970–1987)
 | colours                = Coventry Blue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/5508-09_CU_Guidelines_2009.pdf|title=Brand Guidelines|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=23 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123125912/http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/5508-09_CU_Guidelines_2009.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | website                = {{Official URL}}
 | logo                   = Coventry University Primary HEX Blue Large (1).png
 | faculty                = 1,890<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/staff/download/staffinst1213.xlsx|title=All staff by HE institution, activity and mode of employment 2012/13|access-date=2 April 2014|format=[[Microsoft Excel]] spreadsheet|publisher=Higher Education Statistics Agency|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073736/http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/staff/download/staffinst1213.xlsx|archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>
 | affiliations           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]
* [[University Alliance]]
* [[Universities UK]]
* [[European University Association|EUA]]
}}
}}

'''Coventry University''' is a [[Public university|public]] research university in [[Coventry]], England. The origins of Coventry University can be linked to the [[Coventry School of Art and Design|Coventry School of Design]] in 1843. It was known as '''Lanchester Polytechnic''' from 1970 until 1987, and then as '''Coventry Polytechnic''' until it [[Further and Higher Education Act 1992|gained university status in 1992]].

Coventry is the larger of the two universities in the city, the other being the [[University of Warwick]]. The Coventry University Group operates campuses in Coventry, Scarborough, London and Wrocław. 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. Coventry also governs the higher education institutions [[CU Coventry]], [[CU Scarborough]] and [[CU London]]. Its colleges, 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 [[agroecology]] and peace studies to future of transport.

The annual income of the institution for 2022–23 was £480.6&nbsp;million of which £17.5&nbsp;million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £483.4&nbsp;million. The university holds an overall Gold rating in the 2023 [[Teaching Excellence Framework]]. Coventry is a member of the [[University Alliance]] mission group.

==History==
[[File:Coventry Municipal Art School - Prospectus 1927-1928.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Coventry Municipal Art School Prospectus for the academic year 1927–1928]]

The origins of Coventry University can be traced back to the founding of the [[Coventry School of Art and Design|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.<ref name="Vol8:PudEd">{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16036 |title=The City of Coventry: Public education |editor-last=Stephens|editor-first= W.&nbsp;B.  |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |year=1969 |work=A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8: The City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick |access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

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]].<ref name="Vol8:PudEd"/>

In 1970, the Lanchester College of Technology and the College of Art, along with the Rugby College of Engineering Technology in the neighbouring town of [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], amalgamated to form Lanchester Polytechnic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/life-on-campus/the-university/about-coventry-university/history/|title=History|publisher=Coventry University |access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> The institution was designated as such in February 1971 by then [[Secretary of State for Education|Education Secretary]] [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/101815|title=Speech at Coventry Polytechnic designation service|publisher=Margaret Thatcher Foundation|access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref> The name Lanchester gave the institution a certain degree of obscurity (it was often confused with both Lancaster and Manchester), notably when none of the contestants on the [[BBC Radio 4]] general knowledge show ''[[Brain of Britain]]'' could give its correct location.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jan/17/newuniversities19922012.highereducation|title=Watt's in a name|work= The Guardian|location=London|first=Peter|last=Knight|date=17 January 2006 |access-date=25 July 2013}}</ref> The polytechnic cancelled its graduation ceremony in 1974 following the [[Birmingham pub bombings]] in fear that public gatherings could be targeted; the ceremony was eventually held in 2009, 35 years later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8382000/8382504.stm|title=Graduation ceremony delayed – by 35 years|work=BBC News|date=27 November 2009 |access-date=25 July 2013}}</ref> Lanchester Polytechnic was renamed "Coventry Polytechnic" in 1987, and when the [[Further and Higher Education Act 1992]] afforded Coventry Polytechnic university status that year, the name was changed to Coventry University.

In 2010, a campus in London was established to further attract [[international students]] to the university.<ref name="LondonCampus">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/feb/01/universities-london-foreign-students|title=Universities set up London bases to attract foreign students|work=The Guardian|location=London|first=Jeevan|last=Vasagar|date=1 February 2011|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> In 2012 "Coventry University College" was set up within the main university campus, offering qualifications up to degree-level at a lower cost compared to typical university fees.<ref name="CUC">{{cite news| title = University College Coventry launches half-price degrees| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-15333397|work=BBC News| date = 17 October 2011| access-date =28 June 2013}}</ref>

As of 2017 Coventry is the highest-ranked [[New universities (United Kingdom)|modern university]] in the UK in both the Guardian University Guide<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/may/16/cambridge-digs-in-at-the-top-of-university-league-table|title=Cambridge digs in at the top of university league table|last=Ratcliffe|first=Rebecca|date=16 May 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=14 July 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> – in which it ranks 12th overall – and the Complete University Guide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings|title=Top UK University League Tables and Rankings 2018|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> It also places in the top 200 in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/young-university-rankings|title=Young University Rankings|date=4 April 2017|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> which ranks universities around the world that are aged 50 years or under.

In July 2017, the university announced [[Margaret Casely-Hayford]] as its new [[chancellor]], replacing [[John Egan (industrialist)|Sir John Egan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/new-coventry-chancellor-urges-universities-to-defuse-town-v-gown-j7339p2cc|title=New Coventry chancellor urges universities to end town v gown hostility|last=Woolcock|first=Nicola  |access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Chancellor">{{cite web|url=http://margaretcasely-hayford.com|title=Margaret Casely-Hayford|publisher=Margaret Casely-Hayford|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>

The campus in Coventry is undergoing a £430&nbsp;million investment programme for the period up to 2022,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-university-outlines-430m-investment-12736261|title=Coventry University outlines £430m investment programme|last=Mullen|first=Enda|date=14 March 2017|work=Coventry Telegraph|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> with a new £37&nbsp;million science and health building and £73&nbsp;million student accommodation complex – opened in 2017 and 2018 respectively – central to the development scheme.

In September 2019, Coventry purchased the 22-acre farm [[Ryton Organic Gardens]] from the charity Garden Organic, who remains on site as a tenant along with the [[Heritage Seed Library]] and a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme '5-Acre CSA' sitting alongside the university's own Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Alex |title=Ryton Gardens sold to Coventry University in a move which charity says protects future of the site |url=https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/ryton-gardens-sold-to-coventry-university-in-a-move-which-charity-says-protects-future-of-the-site-1-9072778 |website=Rugby Advertiser |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927082233/https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/ryton-gardens-sold-to-coventry-university-in-a-move-which-charity-says-protects-future-of-the-site-1-9072778 |archive-date=27 September 2019 |date=16 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CAWR About Us |url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/agroecology-water-resilience/about-us/ |publisher=Coventry University |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>

==Campuses==

===Coventry campus===
[[File:Lanchester Library, Coventry University.jpg|thumb|The Frederick Lanchester Building, the university library (also known as the "Lanchester Library")]]
Coventry currently occupies a purpose-built {{convert|33|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus in Coventry City Centre adjacent to [[Coventry Cathedral]] and the [[Herbert Art Gallery and Museum]]. It occupies a mix of new purpose-built buildings, [[adaptive reuse|converted structures]], and those inherited from its predecessor institutions.<ref name=cu-buildings>{{cite web |url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/the-university/about-coventry-university/our-buildings/buildings/ |title=Buildings |website=Coventry University |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>

The centrepiece of the campus is The Hub<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architecture.com/RegionsAndInternational/UKNationsAndRegions/England/RIBAWestMidlands/Awards/ArchitectureWestMidlandsAwards2012/ArchitectureWMAwardswinners2012.aspx#.UdHerZxdzNo|title=RIBA regional awards 2012 – Architecture West Midlands Awards|publisher=Royal Institute of British Architects|access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref> which opened in August 2011. The Hub is the home of the Coventry University Students’ Union, student support services, a bar/nightclub, a food hall and food outlets which are catered by Sodexo<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.sodexo.com/home/media/press-releases/newsListArea/uk-press-releases/Coventry-Uni-win.html |title=Coventry University appoints Sodexo for catering and hospitality services |access-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119230751/https://uk.sodexo.com/home/media/press-releases/newsListArea/uk-press-releases/Coventry-Uni-win.html |archive-date=19 January 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2012, a new £55&nbsp;million engineering building was opened, with facilities such as a full-scale [[Harrier jump jet]], a wind tunnel and flight simulators.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2012/09/21/coventry-university-s-new-55m-engineering-facility-is-opened-92746-31876966/|title=Coventry University's new £55m engineering facility is opened|work=Coventry Telegraph|first=Jenny|last=Waddington|date=21 September 2012|access-date=4 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/architecture/coventry-university-the-%C2%A360m-prospectus/5050810.article|title=Coventry University: The £60m prospectus|publisher=Building.co.uk|first=Ike|last=Ijeh|work=Building |date=7 March 2013|access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref> The Hub was awarded a [[BREEAM]] 'excellent' rating and between them The Hub and the engineering building feature sustainable initiatives such as [[Greywater#Recycling|grey-water harvesting]], a biomass boiler and a [[green roof]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/primary-news/coventry-university-building-wins-prestigious-architecture-award/|title=Coventry University building wins prestigious architecture award |publisher=Coventry University|access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thebirminghampress.com/2013/06/12/university-scoops-clutch-of-awards-for-green-achievements/|title=University scoops clutch of awards for 'green' achievements|publisher=The Birmingham Press|date=12 June 2013|access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref> The opening of the buildings marks the first stage of a £160&nbsp;million redevelopment plan of the campus phased over 15 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/business/uni-unveils-futuristic-campus-world-3087277|title=Uni unveils its futuristic campus to the world |work=Coventry Telegraph|first=Jenny|last=Waddington|date=27 February 2009|access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>

Coventry's £20&nbsp;million library opened in 2000 and is on the outskirts of the campus. It was officially opened by [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] in September 2001 and contains over 2,000 print periodicals, 350,000 [[monograph]]s, and more than 6,000 video tapes, audio tapes and films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/royal-booking-for-library-3178086|title=Royal booking for library|work=Coventry Telegraph|date=25 August 2001|access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref> The library has a distinctive turreted exterior and has won awards for its interior design which features a light distribution system to make the most of natural light throughout the building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwn.org.uk/education/coventry-university/2000/12/001201-library-award.htm|title=University Library Wins Top Award|last=Hopker|first=Anthony|date=1 December 2000|work=CWN|publisher=Coventry Internet Developments Ltd|access-date=21 July 2009}}</ref>

There are two converted buildings on the campus. A former car engine factory built in 1910 located next to the university's library now houses the [[Coventry Business School]], and a cinema built in 1880 on Jordan Well is currently home to the School of Media and Performing Arts, now part of the College of Arts and Society, and formerly part of the Coventry School of Art and Design.<ref name="CovBuildings">{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/life-on-campus/the-university/our-buildings/buildings/|title=Buildings|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

To the south of the main campus is the {{convert|20|acre|ha|adj=on}} Coventry University Technology Park, a [[business park]] owned by Coventry University Enterprises Limited, a commercial subsidiary of the university, and through which several of the university's commercial subsidiary operations provide business services to local and national organisations. Tenants of the park are [[small and medium enterprises|small businesses]] which receive support from the university and are allowed access to the university's library.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.coventry.ac.uk/business/technology-park/facilities/|title= Coventry University Technology Park Facilities|publisher=Coventry University|access-date= 11 July 2013}}</ref> The park is also home to conference facilities at the TechnoCentre building, the Coventry and Warwickshire New Technology Institute, which works with companies to address skills shortages in ICT and advanced technology,{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} and a digital lab for [[serious game]] and other technology development.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/business/smes/touch-digital-tech-lab-opens-4798888|title=Coventry University's Technology Park opens new £5.8m lab |work=Coventry Telegraph|first=Jenny|last=Waddington|date=1 July 2013|access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref>

Coventry has adopted a policy of naming its buildings after people or organisations with a significant local or regional impact. These include former Coventry-based automotive company [[Armstrong Siddeley]]; Shakespearean actress [[Ellen Terry]]; Coventry-based automotive pioneer [[Frederick Lanchester]]; Victorian novelist, critic and poet [[George Eliot]]; the father of the bicycle industry [[James Starley]] (building demolished in early 2020); former MP for [[Coventry East (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry East]] and political journalist [[Richard Crossman]]; artist [[Graham Sutherland]], whose building was later demolished and replaced by a new building named after composer [[Delia Derbyshire]],{{citation needed|date=August 2025}} who is best known for composing the theme song to the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''; and founder of the [[Morris Motors]] automotive manufacturer [[William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield|William Morris]].<ref name="CovBuildings"/>

The College of Engineering, Environment & Science has a former RAF [[Harrier T.4]] aircraft, tail number XW270, used as a teaching aid.<ref name="UKSerials">{{cite web |title=XW270 |url=http://ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XW |website=UK Serials |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
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==== Gallery ====
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File:Priory Building, Coventry University by WTC Widefox.jpg|The Priory Building, used for pre-courses
File:Ellen Terry Arts and Media Building, Coventry by WTC The Nicholson Family.jpg|The Ellen Terry building is a former 20th century cinema that was refurbished in 2000.
File:Graham Sutherland.JPG|alt=The Graham Sutherland building was the main building for the Art and Design faculty. It has since been demolished and replaced with the Delia Derbyshire building.|The Graham Sutherland building was the main building for the Art and Design faculty. It has since been demolished and replaced with the Delia Derbyshire building.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry University naming flagship new building after city icon Delia Derbyshire |url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/news/2022/delia-derbyshire-building/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.coventry.ac.uk }}</ref>
</gallery>

===CU Coventry===
[[CU Coventry]] campus openedon Mile Lane, Coventry in 2012.

=== CU London ===
[[CU London]] Dagenham was established as a new campus in 2017 located in the former Dagenham Civic Centre.

CU London Greenwich opened in 2020 and operates from a new campus at 6 Mitre Passage, on the [[Greenwich Peninsula]].

===CU Scarborough===
[[CU Scarborough]] located in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|North Yorkshire]] opened in 2016.

=== Coventry University London ===
Coventry University's London campus was opened in 2010. The campus is located in University House, 109–117 Middlesex Street in the City of London.

===Coventry University Wrocław===

Coventry University Wrocław campus opened in September 2020, offering courses taught in English. It is the first foreign university in [[Poland]].

==Structure and organisation==

===Governance===
Coventry University is headed formally by the Chancellor, a largely ceremonial role, currently Eng Ahmed El Sewedy.<ref name="The Chancellor & Pro-Chancellors">{{cite web |title=The Chancellor & Pro-Chancellors of Coventry University |url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/the-university/about-coventry-university/governance/chancellors/ |website=www.coventry.ac.uk |publisher=Coventry University}}</ref> The Chancellor is supported by six [[Pro-Chancellor]]s and is appointed by the university's Board of Governors.<ref name="Chancellor" /> Terms for the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellors are five years in length; the number of terms a Chancellor can serve is unrestricted while Pro-Chancellors are limited to two.<ref name="Chancellor" /> The university is led on a day-to-day basis by the Vice-Chancellor, who is supported by four Deputy Vice-Chancellors and three [[Pro Vice-Chancellor]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/Documents/cu_vc_staff_org_chart.pdf|title=Vice Chancellors Staff Organisational Chart|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=5 July 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054321/http://www.coventry.ac.uk/Documents/cu_vc_staff_org_chart.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The position of Vice-Chancellor has been occupied, currently, by John Latham since March 2014.<ref name="Vice-Chancellor"/>

Coventry is a member of the [[University Alliance]] mission group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unialliance.ac.uk/blog/member/coventry-university|title=Coventry University {{!}} University Alliance|website=www.unialliance.ac.uk|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> of which Latham is a former chair.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-mission-groups-emerge-devolution-takes-hold|title='More mission groups to emerge' as devolution takes hold|date=1 September 2016|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>

===Colleges and schools===
Coventry is divided into three [[faculty (division)|colleges]], each divided into different schools, and 1 independent school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/study-at-coventry/faculties-and-schools/|title=Faculties and schools|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> In 2023, Coventry University de-established the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, whilst reorganising the remaining 3 faculties into Colleges
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
'''College of the Arts and Society'''
*Coventry School of Art and Design
*[[School of Media and Performing Arts]]
*School of Social Sciences and Humanities (formerly the School of Humanities and the School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences)

'''College of Business and Law'''
*[[Coventry University Business School|Coventry Business School]]
*[[Coventry Law School]]
{{col-2}}

'''College of Engineering, Environment and Science'''
*Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building
*Geography, Environment and Disaster Management
*Mathematics and Physics
*Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering
*Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
*School of Sciences (formerly the School of Computing and the School of Life Sciences)

'''School of Health and Care'''

The School of Health, formerly part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, was renamed, and sits outside of the college structure. 
*Allied Health Professionals
*Nursing, Midwifery and Health
{{col-end}}

===Finances===
In the financial year ended 31 July 2013, Coventry University had a total income of £220.43&nbsp;million and a total expenditure of £199.71&nbsp;million.<ref name="Finances2012-13">{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/Global/06%20Life%20on%20Campus%20section%20assets/The%20University/Key%20Information%20Page/Finance/CU-accounts-group-2013.pdf|title=Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2013|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> Key sources of income included £136.53&nbsp;million from tuition fees and contracts, £45.18&nbsp;million from funding body grants, £8.82&nbsp;million in research grants and contracts, £1.96&nbsp;million from investment and endowment income, and £27.92&nbsp;million from other income.<ref name="Finances2012-13" />

Coventry University is an [[exempt charity]] under the Charities Act 1960. Commercial activities are undertaken by six subsidiaries wholly owned by the university. These subsidiaries are together known as the Coventry University Group, and deliver education, business support, partnership and consultancy, and serious game development to local and national organisations.<ref name="Finances2012-13" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/business/coventry-university-group/|title=Coventry University Group|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref>

==Academic profile==
[[File:Grayham Sutheralnd Building2 - Coventry University 4m08.JPG|thumb|The Graham Sutherland building was built in 1959 and was used by the university's School of Art and Design. It has been replaced with the Delia Derbyshire building.|alt=The Graham Sutherland building was built in 1959 and was used by the university's School of Art and Design. It has been replaced with the Delia Derbyshire building.]]
Coventry offers more than 130 undergraduate degrees and 100 postgraduate degrees over its four faculties, as well as qualifications such as [[foundation degree]]s and [[Higher National Diploma]]s (HNDs). It has introduced the teaching of disaster management at undergraduate level (the first such course in the UK)<ref name="DisasterManagement">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3674126.stm |title=Degree in coping with disasters |work= BBC News |date= 20 September 2004 |access-date= 3 April 2007}}</ref> as well as parapsychology<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4753861.stm|title= Ghostly syllabus for new degree|work=BBC News|date=9 May 2009|access-date= 11 July 2013 }}</ref> and health journalism<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/creative/coventry-university-launches-health-journalism-3939338|title= Coventry University launches health journalism course|work=Birmingham Post|date=6 September 2009|access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref> at the postgraduate level.

The university's student body in {{HESA year}} consisted of {{HESA student population|INSTID=0056}} students: {{HESA undergraduate population|INSTID=0056}} undergraduates and {{HESA postgraduate population|INSTID=0056}} postgraduates.<ref name="HESA citation"/> Part-time students in 2013–14 made up 15% of undergraduates and 39% of postgraduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/pressOffice/sfr210/071277_student_sfr210_1314_table_3.xlsx|title=2013/14 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile|publisher=[[Higher Education Statistics Agency]]|access-date=8 November 2015|format=XLSX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231845/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/pressOffice/sfr210/071277_student_sfr210_1314_table_3.xlsx|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The drop-out rate for first year undergraduates is 8.9% and the undergraduate intake from [[State school#United Kingdom|state schools]] is 97%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2009/jun/04/university-drop-out-rates|title= University participation and student drop-out rates|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=4 June 2009|access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> The university employs over 1,800 academic staff and is the fourth largest employer in Coventry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/5621/coventrys_top_50_employers_in_2011|format=PDF|title=The Top 50 Employers in Coventry in 2011|publisher=Coventry City Council|access-date=19 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091247/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/5621/coventrys_top_50_employers_in_2011|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Tuition fees in the United Kingdom|Tuition fees]] for undergraduate students at the university are variable and range from £7,500 to £9,000 depending on the degree programme, following the United Kingdom government's [[Browne Review#Subsequent government proposals|decision in 2010]] to raise the maximum limit universities can charge UK and EU students.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2011/apr/21/coventry-university-variable-fees|title='Deputy VC, why am I subsidising another student's education?'|work=The Guardian|location=London|first=Ian|last=Marshall|date=21 April 2011|access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> The university cited the variable fee structure in explaining the rise in applications received for 2012 compared to the previous year, despite an overall national fall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-universitys-admissions-rise-new-3030902|title=Coventry University's admissions on the rise, new figures show|work=Coventry Telegraph|first=Cara|last=Simpson|date=10 January 2012|access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>

===Research===
The [[Research Assessment Exercise]] 2008 classed that research conducted by the university in the subjects ‘Allied Health Professions and Studies’, ‘Computer Science and Informatics’, ‘Electrical and Electronic Engineering’, ‘Library and Information Management’, ‘Politics and International Studies’, ‘Social Work and Social Policy & Administration’, and ‘Art and Design’ contained elements of 'world-leading' research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rae.ac.uk/Results/qualityProfile.aspx?id=55&type=hei|title=RAE quality profiles – Coventry University|publisher= Research Assessment Exercise 2008|access-date= 20 July 2013}}</ref>

===Rankings===
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| ARWU_W = 901–1000
| QS_N = 52
| QS_W = 558=
| THE_N = 72
| THE_W = 601–800
| LINE_1 = 1
| Complete = 59
| The_Guardian = 70
| Times/Sunday_Times = 78
| LINE_2 = 0
| TEF = Gold
}}
Nationally, Coventry is ranked 38th by ''The Guardian'' University league tables 2023, 44th by ''The Times and Sunday Times'' University Guide 2023 and 53rd by The Complete University Guide 2023. Internationally, Coventry is ranked within the top 601–650 universities in the world by the 2020 QS World University Rankings.

Subject strengths in ''The Complete University Guide'' 2020 rankings include Food Science (7th),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Food%20Science|title=Food Science League Table 2020|work=The Complete University Guide|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism (13th)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Hospitality%2c+Leisure%2c+Recreation+%26+Tourism|title=University subject tables 2014: Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism|work=The Complete University Guide|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Drama, Dance and Cinematics (20th).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Drama%2c+Dance+%26+Cinematics|title=University subject tables 2014: Drama, Dance & Cinematics|work=The Complete University Guide|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>

''The Guardian'' 2015 rankings include Architecture (16th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-architecture|title=University guide 2015: league table for architecture|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Building and Town and Country Planning (7th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-building-and-town-and-country-planning|title=University guide 2015: league table for building and town and country planning|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Design & Crafts (15th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-design-and-crafts|title=University guide 2015: league table for design and crafts|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Drama & Dance (19th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-dance-and-drama|title=University guide 2015: league table for dance and drama|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Mechanical Engineering (19th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-mechanical-engineering|title=University guide 2015: league table for mechanical engineering|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Film Production and Photography (1st),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-film-production-and-photography|title=University guide 2015: league table for film production and photography|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism (5th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-hospitality-event-management-and-tourism|title=University guide 2015: league table for hospitality, event management and tourism|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Mathematics (19th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-mathematics|title=University guide 2015: league table for mathematics|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Media & Film Studies (12th),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-media-and-film-studies|title=University guide 2015: league table for media and film studies|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Nursing and Midwifery (9th)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-nursing-and-midwifery|title=University guide 2015: league table for nursing and midwifery|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> and Social Work (10th).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/03/university-guide-2015-league-table-for-social-work|title=University guide 2015: league table for social work|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 2023, Guardian ranks its International Relations (7th) overall best in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2022/sep/24/best-uk-universities-for-international-relations-league-table|title=UK universities ranked by subject area: international relations|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>

A 2008 RAE ranking of UK Psychology programs ranked Coventry 73rd, which is near the bottom of all UK universities,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socialpsychology.org/ukranks.htm|title=Ranking of U.K. Psychology Ph.D. Programs|website=www.socialpsychology.org|accessdate=11 September 2025}}</ref> and a 2014 REF study ranked the overall quality of Coventry's Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience programs 45th out of 82 UK universities, placing it in the bottom half.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ref.ac.uk/2014/media/ref/content/pub/REF%2001%202014%20-%20results.pdf|title=2014 Ranking of UK Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience programs|accessdate=11 September 2025}}</ref>

[[The People & Planet Green League]] 2013, a UK ranking based on environmental and ethical performance, placed Coventry 43rd, gaining a 'First Class' rating.<ref name="GreenLeague2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jun/10/green-league-university-list|title=The Green league 2013: which universities are top of the class?|work=The Guardian|location=London|first=Ami|last=Sedghi|date=10 June 2013|access-date=29 June 2013}}</ref> According to the 2013 [[National Student Survey]], 90% of Coventry University students were satisfied with their course.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/specialist-universities-come-out-best-in-student-satisfaction-league-table-8758811.html|title=Specialist universities come out best in student satisfaction league table|work=The Independent|location=London|first1=Richard|last1=Garner|first2=Adam|last2=Withnall|date=13 August 2013|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>

In 2017, the university gained a Gold in the Government's [[Teaching Excellence Framework]] and maintained the rating in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk|publisher=Office for Students|access-date=28 September 2023|title=Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 Outcomes}}</ref>

===Awards===
[[File:Engineering and Computing Building, Coventry University, from north-west.jpg|thumb|upright|An aspect of the Engineering and Computing Building, officially opened by Princess Anne in February 2013<ref name=building-20130307>{{cite news |url=https://www.building.co.uk/focus/coventry-university-the-60m-prospectus/5050810.article |title=Coventry University: The £60m prospectus |last=Ijeh |first=Ike |newspaper=Building |publisher=Assemble Media Group |date=7 March 2013 |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Coventry University's Department of Industrial Design won the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize]] for Higher and Further Education in the 'Engineering and Technology' category for "[e]ducating tomorrow’s world leaders in automotive design" in 2007.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/index.php?article_id=7|title=Winners 2007|publisher=The Royal Anniversary Trust|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405205304/http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/index.php?article_id=7|archive-date=5 April 2008}}</ref> In 2020, Coventry's Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, a partnership with [[Unipart]] Manufacturing Group, received the same award.<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Prince of Wales presents Coventry University partnership with highest honour in UK higher education |url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/news/2020/the-prince-of-wales-presents-coventry-university-partnership-with-highest-honour-in-uk-higher-education/ |website=www.coventry.ac.uk |date=21 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>

Coventry University's BA Acting Stage and Screen/Theatre and Professional Practice Degree has been the recipient of several international awards for its 'Immersive Telepresence in Theatre' project<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telepresenceintheatre.coventry.domains/|title=IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE IN THEATRE|accessdate=12 September 2025}}</ref> conducted in conjunction with the Theatre Arts Degree at Tampere University and L'Escola Superior d'Art Dramàtic de les Illes Balears (ESADIB). The project, which enables student performers to rehearse and perform remotely using telepresence technologies won Gold in the Arts and Humanities category at the 2016 Reimagine Education Awards and won double Golds in the Arts and Humanities and Hybrid Learning Categories at the 2018/19 Reimagine Education Awards. It was also highly commended at the 2018 Times Higher Education Awards. The project has conducted several collaborations with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Purdue University in the US and a live motion-capture performance between New World Symphony in Miami and Tampere in Finland. In March 2018, the project was invited to Hong Kong as part of the GREAT Festival of innovation organised by the UK's Department of Trade as one of the key examples of innovative education practices in the United Kingdom. In November 2020 the project was awarded the Guardian University Award for Internationalisation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Internationalisation: award winner and runners-up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/25/internationalisation-award-winner-and-runners-up |access-date=2 December 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 November 2020 }}</ref> In 2025 the degree programme in partnership with  L'Escola Superior d'Art Dramàtic de les Illes Balears, Spain, won the PIEoneer Award for Study Abroad and Exchange Experience of the Year for their 'Romeo and Juliet Online' project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pieoneerawards.com/2025/en/page/winners-and-highly-commended-finalists-2025|title=The PIEoneer Awards 2025|work=The Pie News|accessdate=11 September 2025}}</ref>

Coventry was named 'Entrepreneurial University of the Year' in the Times Higher Education Awards 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.aspx?storyCode=2001501|title=THE Awards 2011|work=Times Higher Education|location=London|access-date=16 July 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The university is one of only a select few higher education institutions in the history of the Queen's Awards to be honoured. In the awards' 50th anniversary year, Coventry University has been commended in the International Trade category in recognition of its 'continuous achievement' since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for-enterprise|title = The Queen's Awards for Enterprise}}</ref>

==Student life==
The university holds an annual public degree show which exhibits conceptual designs and performances by final year undergraduate students of the Coventry School of Art and Design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebirminghampress.com/2013/04/03/pinball-wizards-launch-degree-show-at-coventry-university/|title=Pinball wizards launch Degree Show at Coventry University|publisher=The Birmingham Press|date=3 April 2013|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>

===Accommodation===
Accommodation for students is provided by the university and by private companies. Coventry owns four facilities for undergraduate students: Bishop Gate, Godiva Place, Singer Hall and Cycle Works as well as several houses around Coventry, mostly in the Earlsdon area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/life-on-campus/accommodation/applying/accommodation-fees/|title=Accommodation fees 2025/26|website=www.coventry.ac.uk|accessdate=11 September 2025}}</ref> It also manages four facilities: Apollo House, Lynden House, Radford Road, Parish Rooms and Pillar Box, the latter being exclusively for postgraduate students.<ref name="CoventryAccommodation">{{cite web|url=https://www.universityliving.com/united-kingdom/city/coventry|title=Search Best Student Accommodation in Coventry, UK|website=www.universityliving.com|accessdate=11 September 2025}}</ref>

Facilities provided through partnerships Coventry has with private companies, such as [[Unite Group|Unite]], Liberty Living and [[Derwent Living]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/Documents/Accommodation/Accommodation%20FAQs%202013-14.pdf|title=Coventry University Accommodation FAQs|publisher=Coventry University|access-date=24 July 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CoventryAccommodation"/> Further plans to expand accommodation for Coventry students in the city centre was announced in April 2013 with the expected conversion of the former Hotel Leofric into student flats.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2013/04/24/news-Former-Hotel-Leofric-to-be-student-flats-67960.html|title=Former Hotel Leofric to be student flats|work=Coventry Observer|first=Matthew|last=Bates|date=11 April 2013|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130819123520/http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2013/04/24/news-Former-Hotel-Leofric-to-be-student-flats-67960.html|archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>

In total, the university's accommodation can provide for 3,579 students.<ref name="CoventryAccommodation"/>

=== Students' Union ===
[[Coventry University Students' Union]] (CUSU) is a registered charity that acts as a representative and campaigning organisation for students at Coventry University. It is headquartered in The Hub and has a variety of membership services including supporting more than 100 sports clubs and societies, a free advice centre and a volunteering department. CUSU owns and runs an independent nightclub on Far Gosford Street which opened in November 2012 despite opposition from a rival nightclub.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2012/11/14/news-Students-only-club-get-the-go-ahead-55505.html|title=Students only club get the go ahead|work=Coventry Observer|first=Matthew|last=Bates|date=14 November 2012|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118121622/http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2012/11/14/news-Students-only-club-get-the-go-ahead-55505.html|archive-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>

Coventry University's sports team, Team Phoenix, represents the university in five sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yoursu.org/activities/sport/phoenix/|title=Team Phoenix |publisher=Coventry University Students' Union|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> Coventry annually competes with the University of Warwick in a series of formal and informal [[List of British and Irish varsity matches|varsity match]]es over a number of different sports. Coventry is an entrant in [[Formula Student]] through its Phoenix Racing team, finishing 42nd out of 102 entrants in 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.formulastudent.com/docs/results-2012/overall-class-1-scores.pdf?sfvrsn=0|format=PDF|title=Overall Results |publisher=Institution of Mechanical Engineers|date=19 July 2012|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref> and winning an award for the most fuel-efficient car in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-14190686|title=Coventry University's Phoenix Racing team wins award|work=BBC News|date=18 July 2011|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref>

Coventry's student radio station is [[Source Radio]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/student-radio-reach-more-ears-3114694|title=Student radio will reach more ears|work=Coventry Telegraph|first=Lucy|last=Lynch|date=7 March 2007|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref>

==Notable people==

===Principals (Polytechnic)===

The head of the polytechnic was titled "Principal" and, later, "Director":<ref>{{cite book |title=The Phoenix Rises – a portrait of Coventry University in its city |year=2009}}</ref>

The university holds an annual public degree show which exhibits conceptual designs and performances by final year undergraduate students of the Coventry School of Art and Design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebirminghampress.com/2013/04/03/pinball-wizards-launch-degree-show-at-coventry-university/|title=Pinball wizards launching Degree Show at Coventry University, UK|publisher=The Birmingham Press|date=3 April 2013|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>

* 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===
{{See also|:Category:Alumni of Coventry University}}

Notable students of Coventry University (and its previous incarnations Lanchester Polytechnic and Coventry Polytechnic) include:
*[[Neil Carson (businessman)|Neil Carson]], CEO of [[Johnson Matthey]] plc<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/79c37a76-7dec-11de-8f8d-00144feabdc0|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211151221/https://www.ft.com/content/79c37a76-7dec-11de-8f8d-00144feabdc0#axzz2ZWQVgvlE|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|title=Quiet Catalyst for Change|work=Financial Times|location=London|first=Peter|last=Marsh|date=2 August 2009|access-date=20 July 2013|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref> 
*[[Nick Buckles]], CEO of security firm [[G4S]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/Appointments/article518239.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213001744/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/Appointments/article518239.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2013|title=Leading edge: Nick Buckles|work=The Sunday Times|location=London|date=23 January 2013|access-date=20 July 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> 
*[[Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud (born 1986)|Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud]], Saudi prince and investor
*[[Sultan Al Jaber]], UAE politician, President of [[2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP28]], CEO of [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company|ADNOC]]
*[[John Iley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/q-a---john-iley--performance-director-at-caterham-f1-133939997.html|title=Q&A – John Iley, Performance Director at Caterham F1|publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport UK & Ireland|first=Will|last=Gray|date=3 July 2013|access-date=21 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726212855/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/q-a---john-iley--performance-director-at-caterham-f1-133939997.html|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref> Aerodynamicist 
*[[David Yelland (journalist)|David Yelland]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article1623283.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154836/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article1623283.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=A life in the day: David Yelland|date=8 April 2007|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|location=London|access-date=23 January 2010}} {{subscription required}}</ref> writer and journalist 
*[[Alex T. Smith]], author and illustrator
*[[Christopher Townsend]], visual effects supervisor, [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] and [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] nominee
*[[Ian Callum]], British car designer for [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Tom Walkinshaw Racing|TWR]], and [[Aston Martin]]
*[[Steve Mattin]], Chief designer of [[AvtoVAZ]] Lada, designer of [[Mercedes-Benz GLE|Mercedes ML-Class]] and [[Mercedes-Benz GLS|GL-Class E]]
*[[Angus Silver]], neuroscientist 
*[[David Borrow]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/candidates/candidates/4/47804.stm|title=Vote2001: Candidates: David Borrow|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref> politician and MP for [[South Ribble (UK Parliament constituency)|South Ribble]] (1997–2010) 
*[[Lev Pidlisetskyi]], Ukrainian MP and politician
*[[TBJZL|Tobi Brown]] (TBJZL), [[YouTuber]] and co-founding member of the [[Sidemen (YouTube group)|Sidemen]]<ref>{{cite web|author1=Mediabest |date=9 November 2019|title=Who are The Sidemen – KSI's YouTube group explained ahead of Logan Paul rematch|url=https://worldsportstale.com/boxing/who-are-the-sidemen-ksis-youtube-group-explained-ahead-of-logan-paul-rematch/|access-date=13 July 2020|website=World Sports Tale}}</ref>
*[[Nira Chamberlain]], mathematician and principal consultant at [[AtkinsRéalis|SNC-Lavalin]]
*[[Matthew Macklin]], professional boxer
*[[Hannah Cockroft]], British wheelchair racer and world record holder
*[[Horace Panter]], musical artist
*[[Jessica Barry]], super-featherweight boxer
*[[Andrea McLean]], television presenter<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/why-andrea-mclean-missed-most-of-her-40th-243753|title=Why Andrea McLean missed most of her 40th birthday party|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|first=Roz|last=Laws|date=8 November 2009|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref>  
*[[Louise Cook (rally driver)|Louise Cook]], British rally driver
*[[Pauline Black]], singer, actress and author
*[[Adaora Onyechere]], Nigerian TV/radio presenter, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author 
*[[John Kettley]], meteorologist<ref name="Weatherman">{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/find-things-to-do/weatherman-by-john-kettley-3074113 |title=Weatherman by John Kettley |date=25 April 2013 |work=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> 
*[[:id:Shalom Razade|Shalom Razade]], Indonesian actress
*[[Ralph Debbas]], CEO of [[W Motors]], designer of [[W Motors Lykan HyperSport|Lykan HyperSport]]
*[[Gideon Coe]], presenter and journalist
*[[Jerry Dammers]], musician
*[[Fanny Quenot]], French hurdler
*[[Simon Hayhoe]], educationalist and author
*[[Gerry McGovern]], design director of [[Land Rover]]
*[[Spencer Kelly]], presenter of the BBC's technology programme
*[[Kanika Tekriwal]], CEO of JetsetGo<ref>{{cite web |title=From battling cancer at 22, to building the Rs.500&nbsp;million "Uber of the skies" – Meet the effervescent Kanika Tekriwal |url=https://wow.outlookbusiness.com/kanika-tekriwal/ |access-date=14 December 2022 |website=Outlook Business }}</ref>
*[[Steve Knightley]], musician and songwriter
*[[Nagendra Nagaraja]], CEO of QpiAI and developer of [[QpiAI-Indus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=QpiAI raises $32 million in Series-A round led by Avataar Ventures and National Quantum Mission |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/brand-connect/qpiai-raises-32-million-in-seriesa-round-led-by-avataar-ventures-and-national-quantum-mission/96377/1 |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=www.forbesindia.com }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2025|reason=no mention of Coventry Univesity in article}}

==See also==
*[[:Category:Academics of Coventry University|Academics of Coventry University]]
*[[Armorial of UK universities]]
*[[Coventry University Business School]]
*[[List of UK universities]]
*[[Post-1992 universities]]

==References==
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