New £700m research investment for university

A former car park at the University's main campus will be the site for the new teaching spaces and laboratories under the new plans.

New research and education facilities are set to be built at the University of Warwick as part of a £700m investment program.

A former car park at the campus, just outside Coventry, will be transformed into new teaching spaces and laboratories.

The £700m, the largest investment in campus facilities across the university's 60-year history, will focus on facilities for the social sciences and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.

Vice chancellor Prof Stuart Croft said the new centre will allow researchers from the university to do "transformational work".

Plans for phase one of the investment, known as the STEM Connect Programme, were announced on Wednesday.

The university said 1,500 construction-related jobs would become available over the lifetime of the project

Construction for the STEM Connect Programme is expected to start in the next year

Jim O’ Boyle, Coventry City Council’s cabinet member for jobs, regeneration and climate change, said: "Coventry has always been a dynamic and innovative city and the University’s investment, announced today, underlines our status."

Construction for the STEM Connect Programme is expected to start in the next year.

A spokesperson for the university said the "unprecedented" investment will allow them to build on its" innovation and research excellence" and create more learning opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Prof Croft said: "2025 marks 60 years of The University of Warwick and this investment reaffirms our commitment to making a better world together through our research, education and innovation.