Works starts on Coventry University’s new science and health building

A TWO-year project to consolidate Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Science’s into a new building is underway.

Existing teaching and research facilities will move into a new building in Coventry city centre that will house state-of-the-art healthcare simulation, research and ‘super-lab’ environments.

The facilities will include a mock operating theatre, fully-equipped ambulance, and community house to demonstrate the latest developments in assistive living technologies.

The super laboratory will be capable of accommodating up to 240 students for teaching and research in biological and analytical sciences.

A running track, sports therapy clinic and facilities for food and environmental sciences will also be on site.

The five-storey,120,000 sq ft building on Much Park Street will link to the existing Coventry University Sports Centre in White Friars Street. A separate two-storey energy centre will also be constructed on site to efficiently power the Science and Health Building to world-leading environmental standards.

Coventry University Vice-Chancellor Professor John Latham said: “The new Science and Health Building is the second most important single building project after the Engineering and Computing Building that has been undertaken by Coventry University since full university status was attained in 1992.

“It will provide world-class teaching and research facilities that befit our status of Modern University of the Year, and will equip our health and life science students with highly-advanced skills to enable them to excel into the workplace.”

The total cost of constructing and equipping the build is expected to be in excess of £60m. The project, which has been awarded £4.9m by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), is due to be completed in 2017.

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