History
Coventry University has a long tradition as a provider of education. It can trace its roots as far back as Coventry College of Design in 1843. It was in 1970 that Coventry College of Art amalgamated with Lanchester College of Technology and Rugby College of Engineering Technology. The resulting institution was called Lanchester Polytechnic: 'Lanchester' after the Midlands automotive industry pioneer, Dr Frederick Lanchester. In 1987 the name changed to Coventry Polytechnic and in 1992 it adopted the title Coventry University, under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992.
- 1829 Mechanics Institute: merges with the Religious & Useful Knowledge Society in 1835; becomes the Coventry Institute in 1855, merges with the new Technical Institute in 1902 and becomes the Lanchester College of Technology in 1960.
- 1929 Rugby College of Technology and Arts: work divided between Lanchester College of Technology and Rugby College of Engineering Technology in 1960.
- 1843 Coventry College of Design: becomes Coventry School of Art, 1852, and transfers science classes to the Technical Institute in 1888, becomes Municipal School of Art in 1902, and is designated College of Art in 1954.
- 1970 Merge of all three of the above (Lanchester College of Technology, Rugby College of Engineering Technology and College of Art) leads to Lanchester Polytechnic.
- 1987 Coventry Polytechnic
- 1992 Coventry University
Between 1970 and 1987 the institution's name (then Lanchester Polytechnic) caused a certain degree of confusion as it was occasionally mistaken for both Manchester Polytechnic and Lancaster University, whilst there is also a small town in Co. Durham called Lanchester. The history of the institution is explored in its new publication The Phoenix Rises.
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