Alison Gingell Building
CV1 2DS
This modern, multidisciplinary facility includes healthcare simulation, sport science, research and ‘superlab’ environments. Students can learn to care for patients at every stage of their healthcare experience - from ambulance and hospital treatment to physical and mental rehabilitation. It is named in memory of Alison Gingell, a city councillor who was at the forefront of health and social care in Coventry and Warwickshire for more than 40 years.
Alma
CV1 5QA
This was built in the 1920s and is used by Estates and Digital Services. It is the former site of the Singer Works, from which both the Singer Penny Farthing and Coventry City Football Club can trace their origins.
Armstrong Siddeley
CV1 5DL
The building was built in the 1970s and is named after the Coventry-based engineering group that operated during the first half of the 20th century. They were renowned for the design and build of cars, aero-engines and aircraft and were absorbed into Rolls-Royce in 1966.
Beatrice Shilling Building
CV1 5JH
Completed in 2020, this multi-million-pound building offers a range of teaching and learning facilities for our College of Engineering, Environment and Science. These facilities include a VR gaming studio, a specialist area for 3D printing and rapid prototyping, a laser facility and physics and electronics laboratories. It is connected to the Frank Whittle building by a covered bridge.
The building is named in honour of engineer Beatrice Shilling, best known for her contribution to the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine used in Second World War fighter planes.
Charles Ward
CV1 5FD
Built in the 1950s, this is used mainly by our School of Health and Care. The building was named after a key figure for the university, Charles Ward, who became Vice Chair of the Board of Governors in 1982.
Delia Derbyshire
CV1 5PH
This new development was opened in 2023 for the College of the Arts and Society. Over nine floors, it offers a range of creative teaching and learning spaces, including hack labs, VR and XR technology, gallery space and studios for fashion, art, photography, film, gaming, animation, architecture and more.
Delia Derbyshire was an innovative musician and composer of electronic music born in Coventry in 1937. She is best known for her ground-breaking work with the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop and her realisation of the famous Doctor Who theme music.
Ellen Terry
CV1 5RW
This building is used by the College of the Arts and Society, specifically for School of Media and Performing Arts students. Fittingly, the building was previously a cinema, originally built in 1880. It is named after Dame Ellen Terry, a star of the Victorian stage and a leading Shakespearean actress.
Sir Frank Whittle
CV1 2JH
This building was formerly known as the Engineering and Computing building. It uses a range of sustainable technologies, including rainwater harvesting, solar thermal energy and biomass boilers. Facilities include a precision wind tunnel, a high-performance engineering centre, a Harrier jet and three flight simulators.
Sir Frank Whittle was born in Coventry, and was an engineer, inventor and RAF officer. He is credited with inventing the turbojet engine.
George Eliot
CV1 5FB
This building offers teaching and learning spaces for the College of Business and Law and the College of Arts and Society. George Eliot was the pen name of the novelist Mary Ann Evans, one of the leading writers of the Victorian era who was born in Warwickshire.
The Hub
CV1 5FB
The Hub offers a welcoming social space for our students. Facilities include a food court, restaurant, Costa Coffee, convenience store, multi-faith centre, hairdresser and the Your SU offices. It has fully licensed function spaces and bars, including a multi-purpose venue hosting regular music and film events. It is also home to the university’s Health and Wellbeing Centre where the medical centre is located, as well as welfare, disability, counselling and mental health services.
Jaguar
CV1 5DL
Built in the late 1970s, this building was sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover, the Coventry-based car manufacturer. It is home to our postgraduate students, as well as our researchers within the Centre for Business in Society (CBiS).
Sir John Laing
CV1 2LT
This building is primarily used by the College of Engineering, Environment and Science, offering courses relating to the construction sector. It was built in 1970, and is named after Sir John Laing, a British entrepreneur in the construction industry. His firm rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, with profits from the contract being donated back to the cathedral.
Frederick Lanchester Library
CV1 5DD
This striking building houses the main Coventry University library. Opened in 2001, it was upgraded in 2019 with a new entrance, café and collaboration spaces on the ground floor. As well as books, journals, electronic resources and group and individual study spaces, it’s also home to the Centre for Academic Writing, the sigma maths support centre and Digital Services.
The library is named after Frederick Lanchester, the Coventry-based designer of the first British petrol-driven car. It also includes the Lanchester Interactive Archive, the largest and fully digitalised archive of the life and work of Frederick Lanchester.
Mile Lane
CV1 2TU
This is a bespoke campus for CU Coventry, which offers degrees designed to fit around the lives of students. It offers a modern learning environment for collaboration, creativity and innovation. The building has energy-efficient features, with on-site parking and catering facilities.
Multi-Storey Car Park
CV1 5DE
This is our multi-storey car park for staff and visitors. It has over 450 spaces over 15 floors, including spaces for electric vehicles.
Priory
CV1 5FB
Built in 1964, the Priory building contains a sports hall and teaching facilities.
Richard Crossman
CV1 5RW
This was built in 1971 and is named after the journalist and politician Richard Crossman, who was the Coventry East MP from 1945 to 1974 and a cabinet minister. It is primarily used for psychology, criminology and social sciences subjects, and includes psychology labs and mock prison cells.
Sport and Recreation Centre
CV1 2DS
The centre, which adjoins the Alison Gingell building, includes a fitness suite and gym, a mirrored studio, two large sports halls and an on-site physiotherapy clinic.
The Student Centre
CV1 2JH
The centre is home to many of our key student services as well as our International Office. This is where students enrol and is also a main information point for student finance queries.
Whitefriars
CV1 2DS
This is a hub of offices and shops and includes the Enterprise Hub. There is a suite of small offices above these units. Built in 1922, its name is drawn from the Carmelite Friary founded in 1342 in Coventry.
Sir William Lyons
CV1 5DL
This building is home to our Digital Services team. It is named after Sir William Lyons, the co-founder of the Swallow Sidecar Company, which later became Jaguar Cars Ltd.
William Morris
CV1 5DL
This building started as a factory in 1910. It's named after the founder of the Morris car company who used it as part of its engine production unit. Later, the university changed it for their use. It is now part of the College of Business and Law.
