Campus
The University currently occupies a purpose-built 33-acre (130,000 m2) campus in Coventry City Centre. Recent changes have included upgrading the accommodation for Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Science students in the newly refurbished Richard Crossman Building, and the opening of a Sports Centre. In addition, Coventry University Advanced Digitising and Modelling Laboratory opened in December 2002 and is formally known as the Bugatti Building. It provides full-sized vehicle design and styling facilities and is the only resource of its kind in the world attached to a university. The University has a £20 million library that has won awards for its highly innovative interior design which features a light distribution system to make the most of natural light throughout the building.
One of the most recent additions to the campus is an aerospace workshop, which features a Harrier Jump Jet and Westland Scout helicopter.
Another development for both the University and for the city has been the creation of the 20-acre (81,000 m2) Coventry University Technology Park. It is home to the TechnoCentre, a unique complex offering a focus for training, conferences and business opportunities; the Enterprise Centre, a £3 million development providing dedicated accommodation for new small- and medium-sized enterprises; and the Coventry and Warwickshire New Technology Institute, which works with companies to address skills shortages in ICT and advanced technology.
In September 2012, Coventry University opened a new £55 million engineering building as part of the University's £160 million redevelopment plan.
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