Willmott Dixon has won £11.7 million contract to create a new learning hub for Coventry University.

The contractor will renovate the former 72,000m2 BT building on Mile Lane into the standards required for education in the 21st century.

Once finished, the facility will feature teaching rooms, IT suites, engineering and science labs, a moot court and a café, as well as extensive breakout areas for social learning to make teaching more flexible. Overall, the work will deliver a campus that offers a range of academic qualifications, including honours degree courses, foundation years, access to higher education diplomas, higher national certificates and higher national diplomas.


The development is part of a wider £33m campus transformation by CU Coventry to accommodate up to 3,000 students. Work on site is scheduled for completion in early 2019.

"We are very excited to announce the plans for our new state-of-the-art campus, which reflects the considerable investment, modern technology and innovation, and will enhance our student experience, propelling us forward for years to come.

"The new campus is ideally situated adjacent to Coventry University's Technology Park, which is already host to a variety of Coventry University activity as well as a number of exciting start-up businesses. It is also close to the railway station and includes good parking facilities."

Peter Owen, Managing Director for Willmott Dixon in the Midlands, said: "We are delighted to be working with Coventry University again to help create another state-of-the-art campus for generations of students to enjoy."

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