2000s
2020s
OUR CAMPUS: TIMELINE
A new Mathematics and Statistics building was opened in 2004 and a major investment in developing the Sports Centre has provided high-class sports facilities, amongst the best of any British university. Warwick’s Institute of Advanced Studies launched in 2007 and the Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning was launched in 2010. The Warwick Digital Laboratory was opened by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in July 2008. In 2009, the Arts Centre’s Butterworth Hall underwent a £8million development, and we made extensive improvements to the Students’ Union, building extra retail space, cafes, bars and performance areas.
Following the pandemic early in 2020, the RIBA award winning Faculty of Arts completed in 2021 bringing all the humanities subjects under one roof. IBRB research facility completed in 2021at Gibbet Hill for life sciences and medical research, with over 50% being manufactured off site, minimising disruption to the campus. The phased development of Cryfield Student residences (RIBA project of the year) concluded in 2021 rejuvenating the area close to the centre of campus. Also the Arts Centre completed is renovation and extension enhancing arts and cultural provision for the region. A refreshed campus masterplan (2023) responding to the changing climate, and post pandemic world, identifies major developments within the centre of campus, renewing the remaining estate and providing facilities for the faculty of Science and Social Sciences.
1960s
1980s
The main campus of the University is situated on land granted by Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council in the early 1960s. The first buildings were completed in 1965 (and now house Biological Sciences); by 1970 the Library, Science and Arts Buildings and Rootes Residences had been built on central campus.
The 1980s saw the further expansion of the Arts Centre, the construction of the Jack Martin Halls of Residence and of the purpose built post experience training centre, Radcliffe House (1986) referred to above. In 1989, in partnership with Rover and Rolls Royce plc, the University extended the new Advanced Technology Centre to provide extensive new research facilities.
1970s During the 1970s, further academic and residential accommodation was built on campus, including the Social Sciences building in 1977, Senate House and the Arts Centre (1974) and the Students’ Union Building (1975). In 1979, the former Coventry College of Education merged with the University to form what is now the Institute of Education on the Westwood site.
1990s During the 1990s, the built campus continued to develop. Between 1993 and 2000 over £100m of new buildings were erected, notably the construction of the Arthur Vick, Claycroft and Lakeside Residences, the International Manufacturing Centre (1994), the Ramphal Building (1996), and the new Medical School Building and associated Biomedical Research facilities generously funded by the Wolfson Trust and through a successful appeal (2001). Other notable developments have been a joint Students Union and Retail building (1998), Sports Pavilion (1998), the first two phases of a new building for the Warwick Business School (1999 and 2001) and a new building for Computer Science (2000). Since 2000 plans for further building have amounted to a programme of c.£50m.
2010s Two new student residences, Bluebell and Sherbourne, were opened in 2011 and 2012 respectively, and new science academic buildings are currently under development along with a new extension to Warwick Business School, which was completed in 2015. The mid 2010’s saw the start of a major capital investment programme across the campus to modernise the real estate, enabling university expansion, and to the physical foundations for another successful 50 years. A new sports centre, degree apprentice centre, maths and statistics building, 300 seater conferencing suite were delivered between 2015 and 2018. Demonstrating Warwick’s synergy with industry partners and opened by HRH Prince Charles the National Automotive Innovation building opened in 2018, making it the largest building on campus focused on research and development for Warwick Manufacturing Group, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata. A new campus Masterplan by BDP in 2018 provided the place making guidance to develop the real estate into the future.
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